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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 10, 2022 17:30:29 GMT
Yup, a Banshee, good dah sword. Good balance, blade not too heavy, not too light. No blade coating and a different design compared to the APOCs. The grip is totally round, I made it a bit thicker and oval with tape and grip band for better edge alignment.
The APOC kat has an a bit extreme mass distribution. The blade is very light and agile without being flimsy but the massive full tang slab handle grip makes the sword hilt heavy. When I got the kat and the broadsword my first thought was that the broadsword is heavier than the kat while it's 200 g lighter. It just has more blade presence.
My Hanwei Tactical Katana has a better balance, nearly ideal for my taste.
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Post by cearball on Aug 11, 2022 21:00:12 GMT
I own the Broadsword and I love it, it's a bit sluggish in handling, but I don't see it as a nimble fighting sword. A nimble fighting sword would have difficulty biting into a zombie skull, instead best as thrusting organs, cutting vital arteries and so on. But the APOC line is designed to be used "on zombies" so I imagine they're intended to be hard hitters, capable of standing the strain of being used on thick bones like skulls You could use a TH dotunaki modern steel katana just as easily for this, but if you crave the shorter, stiffer, heavier blade of a TH Dotunaki and are off put by how light and flexible European swords can be, the APOC line is perfect. But if you are just looking for a tactical design of a standard European sword, and expect the same handling and characteristics, there are better swords for it, like J&L. The best handling tactical sword I've ever held Thanks đź‘Ť I have never owned a katana or replica have only held a WW2 model as a kid.
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Post by cearball on Aug 11, 2022 21:02:17 GMT
Yup, a Banshee, good dah sword. Good balance, blade not too heavy, not too light. No blade coating and a different design compared to the APOCs. The grip is totally round, I made it a bit thicker and oval with tape and grip band for better edge alignment. The APOC kat has an a bit extreme mass distribution. The blade is very light and agile without being flimsy but the massive full tang slab handle grip makes the sword hilt heavy. When I got the kat and the broadsword my first thought was that the broadsword is heavier than the kat while it's 200 g lighter. It just has more blade presence. My Hanwei Tactical Katana has a better balance, nearly ideal for my taste. I found your reviews of all your tactical katana the other day was a good read.
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Post by ghost on Aug 11, 2022 23:17:06 GMT
I don’t have a lot of time to respond to this right now, but I need to say that Shad’s take on the sword was pretty mind numbing. Of course a thin machete-like blade will bite deeper into a board than the thicker sword. That doesn’t translate to superior cutting power on all targets. I have all the APOC swords but the katana now. The wasteland gladius handles pretty well and is a tank of a blade. It won’t perform as well on cuts as some others, but it’s versatile. I do prefer the broadsword and cutlass as single handers. The gladius is decidedly a short two hander. I have the APOC gladius and unfortunately must agree with shad un-wieldy: a two hander...it is a heavy and the pob quite far out steep edge geometry and comes with a very poorly sharpened edge uncomfy / nearly a square grip pretty much reminded me of swinging an axe
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Post by shepherd214 on Aug 24, 2022 5:21:03 GMT
To comment on the HEMA thing, Shad has never consistently trained in HEMA, only attended a few classes and events. He seems to think he's educated in it though, as Shad dug himself a deep hole with Scholagladatoria and refused to admit defeat when Matt was confronting him about certain details about the subject.
Commenting about Apoc swords, they are all under 200 swords. Being super picky about them seems really useless. It's okay to acknowledge the shortcomings but you have to constantly remind yourself that it's a fun time, tough sword in a very cheap price point.
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