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Post by RufusScorpius on Jun 26, 2018 10:28:10 GMT
Shield maiden. Yup. We are a bunch of dirty old men...
From what I gather from most of the responses, it would seem that for a "living" sword that we would carry on a daily basis is different from the sword we would carry if we knew it was the last go round. On a daily carry, I would take one of my katana's simply because I have been trained for a long time with that style of blade and I am comfortable with it.
For a last stand, I think the consensus is that we would each carry an ancestral blade. I find this very interesting because (assuming daily carry of a sword was the "in" thing) we wouldn't know if we got into a random sword fight if it would be our last anyways, so logically we should always carry our ancestral blade. But if we knew we were cornered and it was the proverbial big "IT", then we would choose something other than a daily carry sword to leave the Earth with. That is an interesting psychological dichotomy.
Perhaps I should sell my other swords and focus on collecting and training with a gladius? You know, just in case...
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Post by wlewisiii on Jun 26, 2018 20:00:11 GMT
Saber in my right hand, revolver in my left, and a shot of whiskey as thanksgiving sitting on my prayer book on the berm for right before that last moment.
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Post by zabazagobo on Jun 27, 2018 4:06:10 GMT
Saber in my right hand, revolver in my left, and a shot of whiskey as thanksgiving sitting on my prayer book on the berm for right before that last moment. Sounds like the perfect answer. Well said, sir
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Post by zabazagobo on Jun 27, 2018 4:11:12 GMT
I'd have to cheat and go with a pair of katana, probably my Hanwei folded Musashi & Bushido, or my Huawei kanmuri-otoshi zukuri and unokubi zukuri. If I went down fending off the zombie ninjas (now there's a Michael Bay movie concept), I'd have to have a pair of those in hand. Wouldn't necessarily want to be buried with them, they'd be better off being put to use by someone else if I'm out of the picture. Especially if the zombies got me first, last thing the world needs is a zabazazombiegobo
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jun 27, 2018 4:22:42 GMT
Whooaaaah, ... Zombie Ninjas!
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Post by tonystark on Jun 27, 2018 5:03:10 GMT
Good question Andi. Probably either my Dojo Pro O-Katana, or my two favorite Gladius’ -one in each hand!
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Post by Venom on Jul 2, 2018 4:48:33 GMT
One made from the carbon harvested from my slain enemies .... Too dark? I can never tell.
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Post by JakeH on Jul 3, 2018 3:13:12 GMT
The same sword at the end that I'd carry every day if I lived in a context where carrying a sword every day made any sense.
A basket-hilted broadsword with a Glasgow-style hilt and a broad, thin, cut-centric blade.
I do like the idea of a revolver for the off hand, but I'd settle for a targe and a dirk in the left fist if we're limiting the field to cold weapons and just a dirk if we're limiting it to EDC weapons. (Guillespe the Proud not withstanding, a targe is a pita to haul around all day)
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Post by Cos on Jul 4, 2018 17:34:56 GMT
Albion Gaddhjalt. Not my favorite in terms of performance or aesthetics, but it's my first real sword and was a gift from my wife at our engagement. It's the one sword I will never sell.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 20:35:49 GMT
My Hanwei Praying Mantis...
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 5, 2018 0:52:33 GMT
Whooaaaah, ... Zombie Ninjas! Next role-playing campaign I run is going to prominently feature zombie ninjas. Awesome concept. One made from the carbon harvested from my slain enemies .... Too dark? I can never tell. How would you even get the carbon out of a human body? You'd need some advanced chemistry equipment... I mean, it's not like carbon is an organ you could just yank out. Knives or shortswords made from the bones of your enemies would be easier....
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jul 5, 2018 4:06:25 GMT
Or: Zombie Ninja CLOWNS !!! Some time ago someone asked in another thread if it's possible to make a sword out of iron from corpses. Every-body contains some iron in blood and flesh. What's next? Brass fittings ? ? ?
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