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Post by SlayerofDarkness on Feb 25, 2009 15:45:59 GMT
Hey, guys! Guess what I just found? Yep, the discontinued Windlass War sword, in stock, at www.brothersmith-swords.com/F24-500924-War-Sword-p-24914.htmlFor only $160, it seems like a steal... Here's the review, located thanks to james Gall's recent efforts on the quick list: /index.cgi?board=swordreviews&action=display&thread=1939&page=1#33370 I hope this helps someone! Man, I want this sword... -Slayer
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Post by shadowhowler on Feb 25, 2009 16:10:21 GMT
Meh... your welcome to it. I don't trust the longer windlass swords... even in the reveiw he mentions it's whippy... and that grip is just odd.
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Post by SlayerofDarkness on Feb 25, 2009 16:13:13 GMT
Well, it's a cutter not a stabber, so a bit of 'windlass whippyness' doesn't matter. I agree that the grip is weird, but it seems to be comfortable, at the very least...
-Slayer
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Post by shadowhowler on Feb 25, 2009 16:21:42 GMT
The whippiness doesn't mater as MUCH since it's a cutter... it's DEATH to a thruster for sure. It still matters a bit tho. The amount of whip you see on many windlass blades make accurate cuts diffcult... and the durability of the sword is slightly suspect to me when it's like a wet noddle. You want SOME flex in that style of sword, sure... but you don't want it hanging down an inch or more when it's resting horizontally, and a lot of windlass blades do that, especially the ones over around 28-30 inches.
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Post by kidcasanova on Feb 25, 2009 19:21:24 GMT
I dunno Sean. I personally agree that I do not like whippiness on a blade at all, though flexibility is a must. But Mike's Arbedo was like a wet noodle and he still said it cut really well. Of course, Mike has much more experience than I do cutting, and I would not be comfortable using it.
100% agree with you on that grip, though....
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Post by shadowhowler on Feb 25, 2009 19:27:43 GMT
I dunno Sean. I personally agree that I do not like whippiness on a blade at all, though flexibility is a must. But Mike's Arbedo was like a wet noodle and he still said it cut really well. Of course, Mike has much more experience than I do cutting, and I would not be comfortable using it. 100% agree with you on that grip, though.... If you mean ShooterMike... I am firmly convenced he could cut bottles and mats with a rusty butterknife better then the rest of us could with a L6 Howard Clark Katana.
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Post by kidcasanova on Feb 25, 2009 19:53:19 GMT
+1 Sean, I laughed hard. And yeah I was talking about Shooter.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 21:35:54 GMT
Shooter's able to cut tatami with a stern stare ....... and his chin whiskers have minimal flex and whippeness and are perfectly tempered ......... and he doesnt cut bottles, they refuse to disobey him by staying together
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 21:49:10 GMT
I handled that sword yesterday. Quite noodly. :-) Tiberias is similar but a bit stiffer.
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Post by shadowhowler on Feb 25, 2009 21:51:24 GMT
I handled that sword yesterday. Quite noodly. :-) Tiberias is similar but a bit stiffer. Thats good to hear... I like the look of the Tiberias sword more anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 19:51:17 GMT
Tiberias is actually a very nice sword. I was just dissapointed that it was not peened.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2009 5:46:09 GMT
This was the first real sword I ever got, and it is a bit more flexible than I really like. For the price I don't think it's that bad for a beginner (I got mine for $150), and I think it would make a great project blade (I'm considering trying my hand at making a more historically accurate grip for it) but I don't think I'd like to use it for serious cutting due to the flex, which I would describe more as "wobbly" than "whippy." If the blade were just a bit stiffer it would be a huge improvement. As for the not very historically accurate grip, it's actually far more comfortable than it looks, but you can get some bad blisters from the bare wood and rawhide.
Well I'm rambling. In short, I think it's not bad for the money, but if you can afford a $300 sword or aren't looking for a project blade, you should probably get something else instead.
Edit: This was my first post? I was sure I'd introduced myself already a few months ago, oops. In that case, I guess I should say howdy.
Howdy.
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Post by shadowhowler on Mar 5, 2009 5:58:16 GMT
Edit: This was my first post? I was sure I'd introduced myself already a few months ago, oops. In that case, I guess I should say howdy. Howdy. Wow... you lurked for a year... impressive. Howdy to you too...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2009 16:45:40 GMT
I handled that sword yesterday. Quite noodly. :-) Tiberias is similar but a bit stiffer. Thats good to hear... I like the look of the Tiberias sword more anyway. I would agree, but as there are differing schools of thought as to what the Tiberias sword actually was (I think it was the sword that Guy carried but was mislabeled as the Tiberias, which would mean that the Guy sword is actually the Tiberias sword) so, is it the Tiberias as advert'd by MRL? If so, I must say, I really like that one- if that is the one, and it is not peened, well, I find that to be a bit disappointing. That War Sword's nice looking, I just read the review, a good review, and I like the look of this sword but I doubt I'll acquire it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2009 15:38:05 GMT
I thought of Tiberias (or Guy?) with octagonal pommel and cord grip...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 19:45:19 GMT
Well, in all of the advertisements, it is called the Tiberias sword, however, if you watch closely, especially in the scene where Guy slits (or beheads, depends on whether or not you're looking at the Director's cut or not) the Saracen messenger he then holds the blade aloft and you can clearly see the octagonal pommel of what I saw advertised as the Tiberias sword. I believe we are talking of the same sword; as the one advertised as Guy's sword had a brass cross and pommel with steel wire wrap, singlehand grip.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2009 13:22:49 GMT
Yes, we are of talking of this sword. It's just that everyone is marketing it as Tiberias so we also call it like that.
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