modern vs. historical swords.
Aug 24, 2008 23:03:54 GMT
Post by ShooterMike on Aug 24, 2008 23:03:54 GMT
If gen2 lucerne and BP is the right size, then Atrim ARE on the thin and light side. I'm not saying they aren't well thought out, non historical or any of that...but they are thinner and lighter then even the more historical gen 2. Also Atrims are HT harder and better to allow for more flex. But the fact that gen 2 are HT soft does have it's advantages. It'll bend instead of breaking. A HARD hit to a nail with a gen 2 is a dent. With an atrim, it's fracture lines. We are talking about things going really wrong after all...not just a light bump. Yes against small things, the atrim will have no damage while the gen 2 will have small dents and nicks.
Cold, respectfully I have to say that's mostly guessing. I have cut nails and wood screws by accident with several ATrim swords in the last year or two. Some handled it better than others, because there is no such thing as "the ATrim sword" when it comes to shape and thickness. Gus builds swords everywhere from super light and wicked-fast to thick and massively powerful, with stops just about everywhere in between. But the one thing they all have in common is proper heat treat and good steel that allows them to take a brutal beating and stay in service.
Unfortunately, I cut completely through a hardened 3 inch wood screw with this AT1562 one day.
Yeah, it's the one that went to Christian Fletcher for scabbard, belt and side rings on the guard. I wasn't very happy. But it only took a little bend in the edge, about half the diameter of the screw, and it cleaned up nicely with just a little filing and buffing back to an edge.
In my experience, Albions are equally tough in the areas of steel, heat treat and edge retention. I haven't used any swords from Arms&Armor enough to comment with authority. But from what folks like hotspur tell us, they seem about the same.
However, I think I probably also hold the record for the number of sub-$300 swords I have trashed or done to the point of being unserviceable. That would include five from Hanwei, six from Gen2, and three from MRL. While some of them have given good service, they all suffer from one or more drawbacks that caused them to become more or less unserviceable.
On the other hand, I have used my ATrims MUCH more and I've never had one fail on me. My 1315 even stood up to extended use by Tsafa while he was here. In one botched cut he basically slapped two bottles so hard that the blade bent almost into a horseshoe shape during his follow through. The bottles flew at least 20 feet across the pasture. But the sword is still sound and like-new. ;D