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Post by eastman on Dec 26, 2023 21:40:48 GMT
Sorry, what do you mean by this? A hollow rivet? Shoot, autocorrect got me. Nagel is what I meant.
that's too bad, I wanted to see one with a bagel attached
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Post by thana357 on Jan 15, 2024 3:54:47 GMT
Outstanding review. I was about to get one with Midway USA birthday discount in December but it wasn’t available until 2 days after I placed order for something else , go figure, always a day late and a dollar short. I find the review mentioned of slightly curve blade not being authentic very interesting because I like the look of Cold steel one for aesthetic reason, it just look nicer with slightly curve blade.
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Post by Turok on Jan 15, 2024 7:58:37 GMT
Cold Steel did a very fine job at finally improving their talwar after about 3 attempts. They even had Shastar Vidya master, Nidar Singh Nihang, help get the distal taper right!
I also handled the first Chinese gim sword they made back in the 2000's with the red cord and bat guard. I really didn't like it and always remembered it as the "fat bat!" The current gim is a HUGE improvement.
Who knows give it some time and maybe they might learn from their mistakes!
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 15, 2024 18:36:34 GMT
... I find the review mentioned of slightly curve blade not being authentic very interesting because I like the look of Cold steel one for aesthetic reason, it just look nicer with slightly curve blade. It's an interesting aesthetic choice and I can see the appeal, but authentic examples almost all feature forward-curving/recurved spines and almost-straight edges. I've only seen a very small handful of antiques with any visible upsweep and those were attributed to India, so perhaps it's an India thing? Still not "correct" for the overarching type, though. Edit- Here's a phenomenal exception to the norm, for reference sake (yes this website is safe): www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=2764Heck, here's what's probably the greatest collection of this type available on the Internet: www.oriental-arms.co.il/search.php?q=Khyber |
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Post by curiomansion on Feb 24, 2024 8:17:41 GMT
Excellent review znamcatWhat do you think is fair value for this piece? I think this piece is still on my list after your review but only on sale. |
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Post by thana357 on Aug 30, 2024 20:58:33 GMT
It's an interesting aesthetic choice and I can see the appeal, but authentic examples almost all feature forward-curving/recurved spines and almost-straight edges. I've only seen a very small handful of antiques with any visible upsweep and those were attributed to India, so perhaps it's an India thing? Still not "correct" for the overarching type, though. Edit- Here's a phenomenal exception to the norm, for reference sake (yes this website is safe): www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=2764Heck, here's what's probably the greatest collection of this type available on the Internet: www.oriental-arms.co.il/search.php?q=Khyber Thanks you kindly for the link .I can’t really tell the advantages between the curve up and curve down blade tip but I think aesthetic had more to do than the technique and tactical application. I just get my hand on used ColdSteel with deep discount and really like it . Now I am curious about the look and feel of authentic Choora. |
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 30, 2024 22:31:08 GMT
I've been debating picking one up and doing a side-by-side with mine, but I really don't want to give Cold Steel money, or support an inaccurate replica.
Still, if I can get one cheap enough, I might.
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Post by znamcat on Sept 12, 2024 1:13:58 GMT
Excellent review znamcat What do you think is fair value for this piece? I think this piece is still on my list after your review but only on sale. I can't give a fair value, because it's a unique style, it may be more work to forge or grind out, and I don't have enough similar items to compare it to. No real frame of reference. But Cold Steel MSRP is certainly overpriced at $299.99 and this applies to every Cold Steel item. Amazon has them for $242, but with free shipping, which seems alright. Ballpark? Maybe $200. There is an eBay seller offering two dozen of these for only $125.99 each, "open box", and that is a very good deal, seems like a steal, if they're in decent condition, but from the description, that is somewhat unclear, eg: "May have been used, have scratches or blade blemishes, may be missing a sheath, but all items come as is". Owning it for a while now my main issue with the blade itself is only that it's extremely quiet in the swing and gives no audible feedback on edge alignment. This is unique among all my long blades. So it's good that it has a fairly flat handle. The sheath also has some parts where the leather squishes, in fact it does so on most parts, and this does not feel super well-made. I've been debating picking one up and doing a side-by-side with mine, but I really don't want to give Cold Steel money, or support an inaccurate replica. Still, if I can get one cheap enough, I might. That would be interesting. Above I mentioned the cheapest I've seen them so far. Unfortunately I doubt anyone will ever make an accurate commercial replica given the relative obscurity, difficulty of manufacture, and simply the market's expectations for this type of weapon (big chopper = powerful and heavy). Especially Cold Steel, who advertises their weapons' toughness and overbuilt qualities. It's so much different that I would consider it an original design, versus a historical replica. Likewise the Windlass Charay. |
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