rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 9, 2022 16:42:12 GMT
Saw this in the usual MRL promo email today. www.museumreplicas.com/peloponnesiandaggerUsually I can safely ignore what they send, but for some reason, that dark blade and that bone handle really caught my attention. Very evil looking! I know a bronze blade won't hold an edge well, but as long as I don't kill TOO many people with it, I think I'll be fine. No reviews yet, but I'm thinking if it's Windlass and basically just a piece of metal with a bone sandwich for a handle, what's to go wrong? Attachments:
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 9, 2022 16:50:45 GMT
Well, that's a very striking piece. I'm certainly intrigued.
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Post by eastman on Apr 9, 2022 18:07:08 GMT
I like it. I don't have any bronze blades in the collection (yet)
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Post by legacyofthesword on Apr 10, 2022 3:39:16 GMT
Oh damn, I need that.
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Post by stormmaster on Apr 10, 2022 3:41:30 GMT
looks like a nice display piece for conversation at parties
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Post by legacyofthesword on Apr 10, 2022 5:47:20 GMT
"Yeah, that's the one Brutus shanked Caesar with. Here, lemme demonstrate."
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rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 12, 2022 19:40:01 GMT
Well, I went for it. I'll give ya'll a quick review when it gets here. Says "unsharpened" so I'm wondering just how unsharp that is...
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Post by eastman on Apr 13, 2022 1:38:44 GMT
looking forward to the review. I'm still considering one.
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rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 16, 2022 23:35:15 GMT
Well, I got it today. Unsharpened is an understatement. Came very dull and with an all over matte black coating on the blade, not the bronze with a fade to black on the edges. So dull it wouldn't make a decent letter opener, so I Flitz polished the blade to reveal the bronze underneath but left some of the coating, and took my Accusharp to the edges. It created sort of a chattered stairstep edge so I broke out my Lansky, which was a pain because of the steep angle it wouldn't stay put in the clamp and kept popping out. I ended up just using the different stones and tried to gauge the angle by eye. It's still not sharp by any definition, but at least the edges aren't rounded. It's not a large dagger...7" blade and I included a Tod Cutler dagger for size. The sheath is leather but fairly thick and seems solid. The handle is WAY too thin. I know they based it on something that looked like that, but it's like trying to grip a pencil. The bone is whiter on one side and a bit discolored on the other. The bone also has a chip on the corner where it should go up to the blade. The dagger is full tang though. I'd be careful not to drop it because the bone layer is fairly thin and would probably crack if it hit something hard or was dropped. If it looks a bit skewed, yeah, it is. The bottom area (not calling it a pommel) isn't perpendicular to the top where the blade starts. Personally, not sure what I was expecting though, after I bought it, I had a feeling it was a mistake. It's ok if you want an interesting letter opener if you're willing to sharpen it a bit and can get one for $40 or so. That's all I feel it's worth with materials and build quality. With retail at $140 it was a stupid impulse buy.
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 17, 2022 0:12:21 GMT
I admit, I had reservations, but that's incredibly disappointing.
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Post by eastman on Apr 17, 2022 0:21:40 GMT
looking forward to the review. I'm still considering one.
read the review, not doing as much considering anymore
(and a KoA waitlist item came back in stock yesterday so I already bought that)
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Post by treeslicer on Apr 17, 2022 0:31:35 GMT
...........I'm thinking if it's Windlass and basically just a piece of metal with a bone sandwich for a handle, what's to go wrong? Well, now you know.
Thanks much for the review.
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rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 17, 2022 0:43:06 GMT
looking forward to the review. I'm still considering one.
read the review, not doing as much considering anymore
(and a KoA waitlist item came back in stock yesterday so I already bought that)
Man! Did you buy my Dog head Sword Cane?!? I got the notice and put it in my cart, went to check out and it was gone! That was MINE!
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Post by eastman on Apr 17, 2022 0:46:54 GMT
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rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 17, 2022 2:36:00 GMT
Ah ok, nevermind. I have one of those!
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Post by eastman on Apr 17, 2022 2:56:18 GMT
and KoA says they wouldn't ship a sword cane here anyway
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rschuch
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Post by rschuch on Apr 17, 2022 20:28:07 GMT
and KoA says they wouldn't ship a sword cane here anyway You live in CA or something?
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Post by eastman on Apr 18, 2022 1:21:04 GMT
for some unknown reason (at least unknown to me) KoA won't ship sword canes to WI. We have statewide knife preemption and carrying an automatic knife is fine statewide.
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Post by pgandy on Apr 18, 2022 13:54:18 GMT
Thanks for the review. I normally like Windlass knives but the last one was a disappointment. That one sounds bad and then I got to thinking. I know nothing of bronze blades other than being not as strong as steel. So understandably those blades reflect the issue. And while a sharp edge on a dagger would allow for easier penetration and a dagger is designed for thrusting and not cutting trying to judge a bronze dagger by steel dagger standards may not be fair. But as I said I know nothing about bronze weapons.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Apr 18, 2022 14:05:58 GMT
Here's a thought. I bet you could make a cool spear outta that. That's what I was considering when I saw it. Functional, maybe...pretty? Definitely.
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