Could a knife or sword be made that could cut iron bars

Wolverine (the "real" Wolverine, not the fake Hugh Jackman Wolerine) would cut the Predator up. Too fast, too bad-ass.
On a side note I've seen Conan (the "real" Conan, not the fake Schwarzenegger Conan) cut through massive chains, helmets, armor and door bolts with a massively-armed swing of Hyrkanian steel.
 
Conan also had that steel from the burial chamber that could have been Atlantean, could even have been Kull's if I remember right. Stuff from Atlantis kicks ass!
 
From waht i understand about the machine gun barrels, whether or not its true, is that the barrels were red hot and soft at the point of being shot out.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
You know, the comic book geek buried inside of me wants to see the Predator and Wolverine duke it out. Give the Predator two sets of gauntlet claws, and lets see which material is tougher. Alien steel, or admantium?
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I'd have to give the edge to Wolverine. His bones are also adamantium so the Predator couldn't lop off a limb. Logan's hightened senses would enable him to track it even with the Presator's stealth field engaged. If the Predator used the cannon...I don't know. But claw to claw- Wolverine.

So, I'm a big geek

Frank
 
Yes, that was a bad-ass sword. Of course, they all fall short when matched against Elric's Stormbringer (or its sister sword Mournblade)... even all your Striders and Busses and Sebbies.
A sword that's actually got songs written about it by Hawkwind, Deep Purple AND Blue Oyster Cult has to be a pretty kick-ass blade. A movie's being done soon, maybe I should start a thread for suggestions of a maker for this sword. It's a fantasy sword but I think it needs to look fierce and evil more than anything else.
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
I'd have to give the edge to Wolverine. His bones are also adamantium so the Predator couldn't lop off a limb. Logan's hightened senses would enable him to track it even with the Presator's stealth field engaged. If the Predator used the cannon...I don't know. But claw to claw- Wolverine.

So, I'm a big geek

Frank
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The best characters (the ones that I enjoyed, anyway) have always been the ones with sharp weapons of some sort. It's good to have a healthy imagination and to be able to enjoy these things. Besides, certain stories have, honestly, helped shape my sense of ethics, honor, etc as a kid.
They also taught me that violence is a valid reaction to confrontation (my mom just loved my Conan books, I'd dig 'em out of the trash on a weekly basis) and that sharpened steel can kill evil things.
 
Yes, but who knows what type of material is used for the Predators blades?

Okay, enough geekiness for now... :p :D

I picked up an Elric comic once many many years ago, and didn't find any interest in it. I guess I was swayed by LOTR, if the elves, dwarves etc weren't like Tolkein envisioned, then they didn't interest me. As for Conans sword, I love that design! Never read the original books, although I want to, just can't find em!. Anyway, the old comics I have read, Conan never has the same sword, or if he does for a few issues at least, its some POS.

BTW, just a quick question. Conan the Barbarian is my favorite Arnie movie. Did anyone even remotely enjoy Conan the Destroyer? I've never seen Last Action Hero, so Destroyer gets my vote for next to worst Arnie movie, the worst Arnie movie being the one where he impregnates himself :confused: :confused: :confused: .


Sorry to go off topic, but this thread has already steered pretty far off the map!
 
Think back to the old Buck Logo, a knife being hammared through a nail, IIRC Buck used to say that was their test for hardness, hammering a knife through an iron nail.

Look at the booklet upper right side.

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SilentHunter, forget about the Elric comics, go to the books. They're much better than LOTR, in my opinion, much more to the story and it's got a really dark feel. I hate hobbits.
 
I feel the power of the Dark Side coming over me. Darth Mall Ninja is calling to me, I must not turn... :D


Okay, I guess I'll check out Elric, the library should have some copies.
 
Elric movie... I hope they don't butcher it. Silenthunter, the books are good, worth a read for sure. When looking for old Conan stuff, search for Howard. He invented the character and let others use it. Nobody really did it as well as him, but they are usually in short stories collection with several authors collected in one volume. The stories are not chronological so you can read them in any order. Conan the Destroyer sucked. I liked the Barbarian a lot though.
 
Bobwhite said:
Elric movie... I hope they don't butcher it.
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Me too.
Michael Moorcock is heavily involved and, hopefully, the movie will be as close to his original vision as possible.
You can find the original Conan stories by Howard (they are the best, incredible energy in his writing) compiled in 2 British volumes... definitely worth looking for. I liked the Conan movie when I was younger but, last I watched it, I felt there was no depth to Conan's character. He was dumbed down. The sequel flat-out sucked but there's talk of a new one with Arnold in the role of an older King Conan. He's expressed the desire to make it dark.
 
Bobwhite said:
Any idea who will play Elric?
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Moorcock likes Paul Bettany, Jude Law's been in the mix... not sure yet.
"Public" demand seems to range from pretty-boy types to Vin Deisel (what books were they reading?). Universal wants a big name in the part because of the $100,000,000 (!!!) budget. I'd prefer an unknown.
The Weitz Bros. are working on it and have just finished the script (which Universal, apparently, really likes). A strange choice, I thought at first, but they're huge fans of the saga and Moorcock seems pleased with their vision for the project. Before LOTR Jackson hadn't done anything like it, either.
Ang Lee's in the running for Director.
Here's a link for ongoing developments:
http://www.multiverse.org/forum29.html

Back to the topic:
Elric could cut through steel.
;)
 
Saw a pic of a samurai sword trying to split a steel helmet. Dented it a bit and left a little slit about an inch or two long, but a guy inside would have survived (perhaps with a bit of a concussion from the shock, but his skull would have been intact). Also saw a tv show about European armor (there are a couple of people who still hand forge the stuff), and they tried a broadsword on a European curved steel helmet and the sword just kept glancing off without cutting. Iron or unhardened steel yes... machine gun barrels... probably bend the sword and leave a gash but cut it in half... NOT.
 
Anybody interested in an authentic copy of Conan's Atlantean Sword (or his fathers sword) can have one made by the original maker, Jody Sampson. Or at least under his direction, whatever that means. Only cost you $2,500 bucks.

Atlantean Sword

Barbarian was a great flick.
 
I remember reading an article about the chinese swordsmith who forged the Green Destiny (the one used in the movie, not some legend. But it wasnt a mere prop). Reportedly one of the three best smiths in china. The article claimed that this same smith took one of his katanas that he forged himself, and cut through a 5cm thick steel cable on television. By cable I assume they mean twins of steel, the same way a rope is intertwined, but made of steel. Also, I suppose it wouldnt be too terribly difficult to find someone who actually saw this on tv. I believe the claim. A properly forged katana is much harder than your average run of the mill steel. Why does a butter knife cut through butter so easily? Because the butter is significantly softer.
 
kaosu04 said:
I remember reading an article about the chinese swordsmith who forged the Green Destiny (the one used in the movie, not some legend. But it wasnt a mere prop). Reportedly one of the three best smiths in china. The article claimed that this same smith took one of his katanas that he forged himself, and cut through a 5cm thick steel cable on television. By cable I assume they mean twins of steel, the same way a rope is intertwined, but made of steel. Also, I suppose it wouldnt be too terribly difficult to find someone who actually saw this on tv. I believe the claim. A properly forged katana is much harder than your average run of the mill steel. Why does a butter knife cut through butter so easily? Because the butter is significantly softer.
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Here's a link to that article you're referring to. Cable is much different than a solid piece of iron or steel though.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/20/2003068609
 
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