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Post by swyss on Feb 17, 2017 4:37:01 GMT
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Post by Uhlan on Feb 17, 2017 5:28:40 GMT
I would go for the Cold Steel. Slightly better taper and much better reputation. Deepeeka blades are soft and the finish and build quality is much less. Hence the lower price. You get what you pay for. Deepeekas are good with their Roman stuff and therefore very much liked in the reenactment scene. The rest is below par. But what I am meaning to ask: you know these are Degen right? Not battle sabres. More encoutrements of the Dress Uniform?
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Post by Afoo on Feb 17, 2017 6:17:05 GMT
Have you looked at this? kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=USS146It says it's a cavalry sabre. However, dimensions and weight much closers to infantry sword size. Taper is reasonable and unlike the deepeeka stuff for this era, it does not fill you with sadness The cold steel 1852 sabre wasn't bad either. Again, it's labeled as a cavalry sword but it's, much closer in proportions the an infantry weapon. Not as lively and has some inaccuracies, but not bad overall
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 17, 2017 8:04:33 GMT
Out of the two the Cold Steel is better.
But you seem to want an actual sabre, one meant for combat by design. I'd try to find an antique, because nothing will scratch your itch but what you want. Save save save, scratch scratch scratch.
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Post by howler on Feb 17, 2017 8:28:43 GMT
CS Marine NCO is very fast and cuts with more authority than the Army Officer due to being more robust (more in line with infantry saber dimensions). You'll have to decide how much cutting power you want/need.
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Post by harrybeck on Feb 17, 2017 14:44:35 GMT
Try the princess of wales light dragoon model. Its just about the best handling replica saber out there.
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Post by stopped1 on Feb 17, 2017 15:29:33 GMT
Out of the two the Cold Steel is better. But you seem to want an actual sabre, one meant for combat by design. I'd try to find an antique, because nothing will scratch your itch but what you want. Save save save, scratch scratch scratch. How about a Japanese type 32 sabre? Long pointy blade, pretty light and fast yet fully meant for combat and the heat treating is not bad. Functional examples can be had for $400 or so.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 17, 2017 18:41:49 GMT
Out of the two the Cold Steel is better. But you seem to want an actual sabre, one meant for combat by design. I'd try to find an antique, because nothing will scratch your itch but what you want. Save save save, scratch scratch scratch. How about a Japanese type 32 sabre? Long pointy blade, pretty light and fast yet fully meant for combat and the heat treating is not bad. Functional examples can be had for $400 or so. It's a very interesting and unique sword, but if you want an example of a traditional cavalry sabre I'd go for say, a French 1822, or one of the many copies made for America and Mexico. The Germanic cavalry sabres are also good and readily available. The type 32 is a very short blade for Cavalry use. I like 'em long and curved ![;)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) Or long and straight. For cavalry I think length is a very important thing to have.
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Post by pgandy on Feb 17, 2017 19:42:26 GMT
I was going to point out Universals M1845 and saying patience. Afoo beat me to it.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 17, 2017 20:19:53 GMT
A consideration for antiques, the Imperial German swords are pointy dueling swords, and usually less than a repro in price.
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