DSA Nomad Short Review
May 20, 2017 9:09:19 GMT
Post by ashesndust on May 20, 2017 9:09:19 GMT
This Nomad was picked up on sale from DSA ($260) sharp with scabbard. What a wonderful little surprise it is. It had damage to a tip on the guard which was easily fixed with a file and balanced on the corresponding tip. It differs significantly from the description on the site but these differences are great as far as I am concerned! The blade is 34.5" long rather than 30". The blade is not fullered and the POB is 3" from the hilt rather than 1" as described. May be subjective but all of these variations seem, I believe, beneficial for this particular sword.
This is an extremely agile sword which seems to have an amazing balance between cut and thrust with the blade pivot point out at the tip which keeps the tip trained on the target when changing angles for thrusts but the percussion point in a nice meaty part of the blade to deliver heavy cuts. The handle point of percussion is on the heel of the hand when holding the blade close to the hilt minimizing vibration on target contact. Here is the dynamics profile using my numbers:
The hilt was not perfect but was easily modified and now fits very well
The lines are nice and straight and a magnet check reveals a good tang profile. The width of the hilt is 8.25" and the handle is 11" long to the top of the cross guard. The sharpening was done very well, the blade is 2" wide at the base and the peen is finished very well on the block. The leaf piece in the middle of the guard provides an excellent, "grippy", forward resting place for the thumb when using a flat grip on the sword. This sword was an amazing surprise and one of the best balanced swords I have held yet. Good job DSA!
This is an extremely agile sword which seems to have an amazing balance between cut and thrust with the blade pivot point out at the tip which keeps the tip trained on the target when changing angles for thrusts but the percussion point in a nice meaty part of the blade to deliver heavy cuts. The handle point of percussion is on the heel of the hand when holding the blade close to the hilt minimizing vibration on target contact. Here is the dynamics profile using my numbers:
The hilt was not perfect but was easily modified and now fits very well
The lines are nice and straight and a magnet check reveals a good tang profile. The width of the hilt is 8.25" and the handle is 11" long to the top of the cross guard. The sharpening was done very well, the blade is 2" wide at the base and the peen is finished very well on the block. The leaf piece in the middle of the guard provides an excellent, "grippy", forward resting place for the thumb when using a flat grip on the sword. This sword was an amazing surprise and one of the best balanced swords I have held yet. Good job DSA!
