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Post by howler on Mar 1, 2020 6:13:07 GMT
I don't have the sword but the warsword machete. At c. 2 lb it doesn't feel lightweight at all and matches the compact indoor fighter dao idea. I don't want to have to move double the mass (and pay a significant amount extra for it, 440 € in Germany). Nothing wrong with the machete version for sure, and I have a lot of stuff in that size & weight class. The weight diff is around a pound (2lb 10oz. vs 3lb 10oz.) but the POB may be closer to the guard on the heavier one, still substantially heavier, but I kind of want to chop a man in half (a guy has to have a dream, right) . Now DRINK dat beer.
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Post by themuffinslayer on Mar 1, 2020 14:21:04 GMT
I had one ages ago. It was a good sword. Quick in the hand for being a big slab of steel. It was well fit with the exception of the cord wrap that I ended up removing. It's been a while but it was fast handling and had a lot of power. I have no experience with antique examples mind you so I'm not sure how it compares but the cold steel version felt like a good sword to me. Around the 250 mark I think it's well worth it. I have no experience with the machete version.
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Mar 1, 2020 21:57:54 GMT
As someone who has used the machete version quite a lot, it does start to feel lightweight and an extra pound or two would not make it sluggish.
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Post by howler on Mar 2, 2020 0:07:50 GMT
As someone who has used the machete version quite a lot, it does start to feel lightweight and an extra pound or two would not make it sluggish. I saw a YouTube vid (DaDaoChen, I think) where the guy reworked edge to 20 degree convex and the thing was an insane cutter. That long handle and short wide blade wasn't the fastest, but it sure wasn't slow (double cuts), and you know that if needed it could instantly incapacitate with a single blow no matter what the criminal was wearing (minus ceramic plate armor).
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