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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2008 19:27:16 GMT
Hey guys i need a little help here.
I have recently purchased the Cold Steel Viking sword and i love it. but after some light cutting i began to notice a slight rattle in the guard, i decided that it was'nt a big deal and continued to use it, but its getting worse.
What started out as a slight shifting of the guard now is an official rattle. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to fix this.
Thanx, Gnarly
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2008 4:22:35 GMT
i could really use some help here.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2008 7:40:55 GMT
Hey Gnarly,
Generally the way I've read people fix these issues is to increase the tightness of fit of the grip to the sword... by putting some extra stuff in whatever gap there may be or tightening the fit of the pommel to the tang.
One solution I've seen mentioned that seems to be a decent fix (as it's reversible) is if you have a gap between the guard and the grip or pommel, fit/wind a loop of fishing wire into the gap to fix things tightly, tying or gluing the end off.
Your sword will likely have a screw on pommel and so you might have avenue there for taking that off and putting in a spacer of some kind (fishing wire would work pretty well too as it seems somewhat inert). I don't know how well the pommels come off and go back on again, however - they may be glued. Depending on how it's assembled you may be able to tighten the fit by means of a nut or the pommel by turning it but that's potentially a way to alter the alignment of the hilt, damage the grip, threading... or something else.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Oct 29, 2008 8:45:36 GMT
The fishing line method does work for peened swords. I explained that method in this thread: /index.cgi?board=swordcustom&action=display&thread=1811
Otherwise yes, if it is a nut simple - tighten it.
If it a screw on pommel which will need to stay aligned, then you can insert a shim of leather which is compressible to help you aim for correct alignment.
Let us know what you can and we can offer more. Cheers
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 0:00:28 GMT
Awesome thanx for your help guys. got some fishing line and the rattle is all fixed.
Thanx again!
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Post by ShooterMike on Nov 4, 2008 1:47:39 GMT
WARNING!!! Both my Cold Steel medieval swords started showing these exact symptoms as the welded-on threaded rod holding the pommel on began to stretch and crack. Then the pommels fell off and the hilts came off. Luckily I wasn't swinging either sword at the time.
Forewarned is forearmed...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 4:00:14 GMT
Thanx mike thats good to know.... I expected more from a sword that ran me about $240 U.S. but you live and learn i guess.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 8:07:42 GMT
I have personally modified my old Coldsteel Viking sword, and I Emailed them to find out haw it was atached........... Still waiting to hear from them after nine months.... So, I took a hack saw to the tang just under the pommel, thats how I found out for shure that it was bolted on, I suspected it, but since I was going to shorten the tang it didn't mater, So, look at the round lump coming out the top of the pommel, the part that they used to screw it in with has been ground/polished! You will beable to tighten it by turning it clockwise, the wood covering the tang is fir, softwood, so expect to tighten it every once in a while..........Hope this helps,
.......SanMarc.
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