pgandy
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Post by pgandy on Jul 2, 2020 20:27:27 GMT
Matt Easton put this out today and it happens to be one of my favourite swords. He puts Windlass down for not sharpening the blade putting him off base there as that would be illegal. I also think he’s missed the point about the steel throat they put on the sheath. There is no core or other support in the area and I doubt with the quality of leather they use if the sheath will hold up without the additional support. I did wrap my grip with cord making it more pleasing to hold. The sword hasn’t been available for several years in the west but I assume otherwise in Europe. It’s a shame it’s no longer available in the west.
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Post by MOK on Jul 2, 2020 20:58:26 GMT
Irongate Armoury over here apparently order a new batch of them from Windlass now and then.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 2, 2020 23:01:55 GMT
I was wondering about availability. I tried to price it after seeing Matt's video.
Given my budget (or lack thereof) I'll just keep saving up for a dao from LK Chen.
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Post by nddave on Jul 2, 2020 23:21:44 GMT
Cool to see them back in stock at least over in Europe in limited run. Be nice to see them come back in the US as well. Yea I think a lot of his complaints stem from him not understanding generic Windlass tropes like their scabbards and the India export laws preventing then from being sharpened 1st party.
Overall good video but of course I like mine better, lol.... 😉
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