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thoughts on this sword

Postby Dylan palmer » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:33 pm

http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/therionarms_c909.html

i am going to start practicing cut and thrust sword in silver and swetnams style and was wondering if this would make a good cheap starting sword finacal limits are holding me back from anything good. but how do you think this would hold up for some light test cutting and solo drills.


also if its crap can somone lead me to some cheap practical cut and thrust swords.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Brian Hunt » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:49 pm

I have been thinking about getting that one my ownself. I own 5 swords from Paul Chen that I am happy with. 2 practical knightly, 2 practical hand and a half, and the sharp version of their hand and a half. If this one handles as well as their sharp I have, it should be a decent sword for the price. I would like to add that I have seen better prices that the one at Therion arms.

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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Byron Doyle » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:55 pm

Apparently, according to their description, that is an insanely sweet sword. Seriously, though, do they have a blunt version? I'm curious.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Matt Easton » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:16 pm

No, but it's not hard to blunt a sharp sword <img src="/forum/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Byron Doyle » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:19 pm

I was mainly asking because I've noticed that blunts tend to be cheaper. Of course just blunting a sharp is an option as you say.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Brian Hunt » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:44 pm

There will be a blunt version of this sword, but it is not availible yet AFAIK.

http://www.casiberia.com/cas/product_details.asp?id=SH2279

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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby JeffreyHendricks » Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:03 pm

I dont know a lick about If a sword is good by looking at it but it sure is pretty... <img src="/forum/images/icons/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Byron Doyle » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:02 pm

Thanks Brian. This is of course way out there for me but it's nice to be informed. <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Allen Johnson » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:41 am

What kind of ugly blade is that on the proposed practical? It looks like a colichemarde smallsword blade! Certainly not cut and thrust. You probably would be better off blunting the sharp version.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Brian Hunt » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:06 am

Hi Allen,

I assume it must be their version of a flexi-blade.

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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Byron Doyle » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:32 am

You probably would be better off blunting the sharp version


I was thinking the same thing... What a goofy-looking blade.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Allen Johnson » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:59 pm

no doubt they are paranoid about safety and trying to make sure they get the SCA crowd in.
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Re: thoughts on this sword

Postby Dylan palmer » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:32 pm

thats what i was thinking <img src="/forum/images/icons/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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