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Post by jaronk on Oct 15, 2018 7:57:57 GMT
Hi all, I have a girlfriend who really wants a Bagua Dao. I'd like to get her something relatively nice as a birthday present, though hopefully not fully bank breaking. I've looked around, but everything I've found was either stainless steel or terribly reviewed (ryan swords had a 1095 Dao but their reviews are horrible). I was hoping to stick to under $300 if possible.
If it matters, she's likely going to be using it for dance purposes, but she's a solid martial artist, so I don't want something that would shatter if it were used as a sword.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Oct 15, 2018 8:31:28 GMT
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Post by pellius on Oct 15, 2018 12:50:42 GMT
www.wle.com/products/WGL135.html55.25” long 4.6 pounds Some distal taper Self-supporting blade Made of “combat steel.” Not sure what that is. Maybe WLE will tell you. It’s a little difficult to imagine using one as an actual weapon.
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Post by pellius on Oct 15, 2018 12:54:50 GMT
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Post by LeMal on Oct 15, 2018 13:54:32 GMT
www.wle.com/products/WGL135.html55.25” long 4.6 pounds Some distal taper Self-supporting blade Made of “combat steel.” Not sure what that is. Maybe WLE will tell you. It’s a little difficult to imagine using one as an actual weapon. Eh. Same overall length as a Hanwei claymore, and more than a half pound lighter. It still would depend on what its POB and overall weight distribution is (hope the lighter weight isn't from a thinny-thin-thin tang!). But as a battlefield weapon, sure, could be perfectly viable. |
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Post by jaronk on Oct 15, 2018 17:35:21 GMT
Timo: www.ryansword.com/Qian-Kun-Bagua-Dao--sgl9018-p-972.html That's the one I was looking at. She was very clear about "Bagua Dao". Said a wushu version of the same was not what she wanted. She knows her Chinese weapons relatively well, so in theory she ought to know what she was asking for. She also referred to it as a "Bagua Saber" which, from what I can see online, is the same thing. I pinged WLE asking what sort of metal theirs was, but got no response. |
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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 15, 2018 20:16:32 GMT
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Post by Jayhawk on Oct 16, 2018 17:01:20 GMT
I bought a really nice jian from WLE a few years back. They're not good communicators, but the sword was excellent. My son uses it for cutting all the time...I passed it on to him. It was a little heavy for my tastes and I preferred my Hanwei cutting jian (I just love that sword!).
Anyway, I would be shocked if it's anything other than a high carbon steel...but it could be as low as 1045.
Eric
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on Oct 17, 2018 0:22:10 GMT
I have one of those 1 1/2 hander and also the smaller version, both nice for sure, really good cutters, after I sharpened them, holding the edge nicely.
But the size of the big one does not really messure up to one of those huge Bagua Sabres. If you want such a beast, in high quality, you probably need to go custom made.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Oct 17, 2018 0:58:04 GMT
Yes, the CS Bagua dao is pretty tiny for a Bagua dao. Mini-Bagua dao.
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Post by harrybeck on Oct 17, 2018 0:59:16 GMT
I have one as well and I agree.
I also have a nagus I got on a trade a couple years ago but it's not nearly sturdy enough for your needs.
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Post by ambulocetus on Apr 4, 2019 0:50:45 GMT
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