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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 19:18:17 GMT
Ah, yes that's unfortunate...I am looking for a real weapon, true. Too bad Kult of Athena doesn't have it unless I make it myself with parts. Maybe I'll try doing that as someone suggested, it might turn out to be a disaster but maybe I'll learn Thanks again everyone EDIT: Actually, I think I'll buy a closet rod (long wooden pole) and practice with that until I find something to buy.
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 16:42:39 GMT
Wow, lots of great info here, thanks everyone
I would probably get a more accurate Dory if I find one, I'll keep searching. Also maybe 6 lbs wasn't right, I forgot where I saw that. But I wouldn't mind something so heavy really (maybe not THAT heavy), I think Roman legionaries used to train with swords and shields that were twice the weight of the real weapons. But maybe it's easier with swords.
Also about that helmet, I find the historically accurate one looks a lot better than the movie version
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 4:28:03 GMT
Yeah I was looking for a Dory, but that does indeed look nice, Kult of Athena seems to have great prices, that's where I got my first sword a few weeks ago. Also, on further reading of one of the spear listings, it says "Blade Material: Cast Metal", as opposed to "stainless steel" for a different listing. This sounds pretty vague to me, since they don't mention the metal, can anyone shed some light on this? Sorry for the noob questions
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 2:09:12 GMT
It may be sharp but usually stainless steel is soft so it will bend easy and you bend it back and forth enough it will break. Ah I see, well for my purposes it's probably fine...But I'm in no hurry I suppose I'll shop around, that Scorpion swords site you linked looks great, unfortunately it seems they don't take orders anymore. I'm sure it would be FAR more expensive though, but of course very well-made. Thanks again
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 1:58:06 GMT
Well if you're not going to be striking anything with it it isn't that important. There is a company called Sporpion Swords and Knives who use to make a real Dory but I just checked their site and they're not taking orders on spears and bows for some reason. If you're not in a real hurry let me check some more. But on the one you're looking at Amazon has the best deal. Yeah that's fine, don't worry, I just want a real, functional replica from the movie, and at that price how can I complain, lol, it looks great. They mention that the spearhead is extremely sharp so I assume it's made to stand up to at least a little bit of abuse.
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 1:48:02 GMT
Oh nice, that saves me like $30 thanks a lot! Honestly I'd love to get the full thing in a long tube just to see the look of confusion on the delivery person's face What do you think about the construction/spearhead, is stainless steel acceptable? As I said stainless steel for swords is bad, right? Apparently it's fine for stabby type things?
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Post by antoine99 on Dec 16, 2017 1:11:35 GMT
Hey everyone! I am looking to buy a replica Dory spear from the movie 300 (a reproduction, not ACTUALLY used in the movie, lol), but I want it to be functional (battle-ready). I don't intend to cut/stab anything with it, only handle it and practice with it daily. I found this one which looks pretty sturdy, functional, and cheap, since I kind of assume making a spear is less expensive than making a sword of the same level of quality: www.armoryreplicas.com/spear-of-sparta-300-spear/Specifications: Overall Length: 83 inches overall Shaft: Solid wood with cast metal outer shell. Head: Black Anodized Stainless steel spear head and end cap. Includes: Black Anodized Stainless steel spear head and end cap, Brown suede leather wrapped handgrip, Two piece construction for easy transport The weight I think I remember reading somewhere was around 6 lbs. I've seen this spear (or what are basically the same thing) on a few sites, and on E-bay. The splitting in two thing is pretty much unavoidable for shipping I guess. I'm sure it can be done but it's probably not worth it. Anyway, I just want something that captures the look, feel and weight of the movie spear and the real Dory, with a functional tip, etc. The tip is "Black Anodized Stainless steel", is that alright for this weapon to be functional? I've heard stainless steel in swords is a no-no if you want them to be functional, is it alright for a spear though? Thanks everyone!!
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