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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 7:09:22 GMT
What does anyone think of Cold Steel's zweihander? I have yet to see a better functioning modern version for under $1000. I realize that generally the parrying hooks are a little shorter, and the pommel in that time period was fish tail styled, but historical accuracy isn't too much of a issue. Thanks much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2008 12:28:58 GMT
i've yet to see it can you post a link ?
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Post by alvin on Nov 11, 2008 15:38:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2008 17:43:35 GMT
that is a beast
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2008 17:53:17 GMT
Too heavy...and whats worse very badly balanced. Not worth the retail price by a very VERY long shot. Might be an option since you can find these for around 300 bucks...But I'd much rather get other swords if I wanted a two hander at this price over this one. Like the hanwei bastard sword or the windlass english two hander. But honestly for swords of this styule, I would say the best bet is to save up and get a good one.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2008 19:21:42 GMT
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Post by 293master293 on Nov 11, 2008 19:43:40 GMT
I have heard bad things about this sword. Too many owners have gotten lemons, and Cold Steel refuses to replace them. Well, most of the time, if you get lucky they might.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2008 20:08:35 GMT
I must admit I don't understand the apeal of the big zweihanders anyway. I've seen a 6'7" man wield a claymore, and anything bigger than that seem just... a bit ridiculous.
... re-reading that, that's not a very helpful comment. So: Not from personal experience, but from what I have read on the web, even the biggest zweihanders that were meant for use in battle were not that much heavier than longswords (say 4-6 pounds?) So this one seems a bit heavy.
The more I think about it, the more it seems to me that making a good zweihander is more challenging to make in the 300$ range than a good say, arming XII sword. There is more metal, more work needed, and more structural challenges.
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Post by enkidu on Nov 11, 2008 22:16:59 GMT
The Cold Steel Two-hander is not that bad, at least for me. The problem with Cold Steel is that since they are mass producing their items you will inevitably have some lemons here and there. Keep in mind that you can avoid that problem if you go with a trusted retailer and that you demand that the sword will be inspected prior to shipping. Now, for this model itself, its big, very big, and its as heavy as it can be. But i tried mine on very thin plywood sheets and it has gone through them like butter with no damage whatsoever to the blade or tang bending problem like i've seen in a review here on SBG ( i must say that my sword is definitly not of the same batch of the one reviewed ( there's two reviews, the other one is exactely the same model as mine,besure to get that one )). But the balance is poor and the handle is way too big.
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