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Oh, the good'ol Samoans and their fierce-looking and dangerous clubs, paddles and variations on this theme. Like a big Samoan would need such implements to be scarier or rip one's head off more effectively.
 
According to "The secret history of the sword" (can't remember the author, but it's a truly excellent collection of explorations in western martial arts over the centuries) the most common murder weapon in medieval England was the quarterstaff.
Blue-one of the Filipino quench methods was to heat the blade to critical and then sink the edge in a melon that was cut to match the curve. I tried it once and it worked-you do hafta keep thumping the thing deeper in the melon, to keep it from annealing itself.
A lot of the smaller ones are through hardened-this little Batangueño fighter was warped when I got it (which drives me nuts) and I had to put a heat sink at the guard, heat it to 350/straw and thump it o get it straight. It's one of my favorite carry knives, though it stays at home a lot

It was also convex ground on a wheel-you can barely see it in the pic but it's really a masterful job. I'm not sure I could do it as cleanly:
 
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J W Bensinger said:
According to "The secret history of the sword" (can't remember the author, but it's a truly excellent collection of explorations in western martial arts over the centuries) the most common murder weapon in medieval England was the quarterstaff.
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I've heard that before. Good to have a source. Let's see, Secret History of the Sword, J Christopher Amberger author according to Amazon. Ought to be good to have in addition to The Sword and the Mind by Munenori Yagyu.
 
kronckew said:
the south sea islanders have a variety of 'paddle' clubs. they are definitely the wooden version of a sword. tales abound of them not only breaking, but severing heads and limbs. 8n the hands of a master, the japanese wooden bokken is considered deadlier than a sword.
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There's a brief but very good scene in the movie "Last of the Mohicans" where the Mohican Chingachgook kills the Huron warrior Magua with a traditional wooden war axe.


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Magua (who previously killed Chingachgook's son) is armed with a tomahawk and knife. Chingachgook's technique is as impressive as his weapon. The "fight" lasts only a few seconds and Magua looks genuinely surprised when he realizes that he has been dealt a fatal blow. You can see this in the photo, where Magua's weapons are already lying on the ground.
 
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There's a brief but very good scene in the movie "Last of the Mohicans" where the Mohican Chingachgook kills the Huron warrior Magua with a traditional wooden war axe.


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Magua (who previously killed Chingachgook's son) is armed with a tomahawk and knife. Chingachgook's technique is as impressive as his weapon. The "fight" lasts only a few seconds and Magua looks genuinely surprised when he realizes that he has been dealt a fatal blow.
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I need to rewatch that movie one of these days.
 
Scara said:
I need to rewatch that movie one of these days.
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The music alone makes it worth watching, and Daniel Day-Lewis is an amazing actor. Have you noticed that he looks like a completely different person in each movie? Watching his character in "Gangs of New York," it's hard to believe that it was played by the same actor as "Last of the Mohicans." He becomes the character that he plays in each role.
 
love both movies, soundtrack is killer as you say, and there will be blood is another good lewis movie where he is totally convincing
 
My old Silat teacher had two Filipino fighting sticks, made of kamagong. They were 3/4" thick, 1-1/4" wide (ish-it was twenty years ago) and beveled like a double edged sword to about a 3/8" edge. And they were HEAVY. Worlds apart from rattan.
 
Good book, based on some excerpts I read. Single swing, cutting two legs at once...still prefer the sword :), it's just that wood can be incredibly effective.
 
Wow, a bunch of knife and weapon lovers love Last of the Mohicans. I am shocked, SHOCKED.

I might as well post a pic of my Chainpuri after all. It is the lightest of the HI made Chainpuri in recent memory, and it has become my favorite kukri.

 
davidf99 said:
There's a brief but very good scene in the movie "Last of the Mohicans" where the Mohican Chingachgook kills the Huron warrior Magua with a traditional wooden war axe.
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Magua (who previously killed Chingachgook's son) is armed with a tomahawk and knife. Chingachgook's technique is as impressive as his weapon. The "fight" lasts only a few seconds and Magua looks genuinely surprised when he realizes that he has been dealt a fatal blow. You can see this in the photo, where Magua's weapons are already lying on the ground.
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Cold steel make an unbreakable version of the gunstock club. besides the clubbing section, it has a nice steel spike like the mohican's.
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i've got one of the other clubs, the ball one, they make. it has a (re-moveable) steel striking 'skull-crusher' stud on the ball face.
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a cheap entry into impact weapons.

a baseball bat will do too. if you carry it in the car trunk, it's a good idea to have a mitt & a baseball there too. don't want to give them cops too much ammunition.
 
I've considered buying the Cold Steel gunstock warclub before, but never actually done it. I always hear so many mixed reviews of Cold Steel that it puts me off when I go to lay down the cash.
 
Making my own gunstock club funny enough. Got the spike forces, tempered, and ready to be inserted into the club. Still gotta do finish work on the club itself, stain it, and put in them brass tacks. Might throw a thread up for it later.
 
you do need to be careful of what you get from cold steel, especially the machetes... haven't seen any bad reviews on the clubs. the ball one is a bit front heavy, i hear the gunstock has better balance tho, might order one. ;)
 
Handled both (they weren't mine) but I think the Gunstock felt better IIRC. Less weight towards the head allowed for a slightly quicker strike and that spike makes a big mess. The ball headed club is nice but the blunt spike really needs to be sharp to maximize it's effect.
 
DarthTaco123 said:
Handled both (they weren't mine) but I think the Gunstock felt better IIRC. Less weight towards the head allowed for a slightly quicker strike and that spike makes a big mess. The ball headed club is nice but the blunt spike really needs to be sharp to maximize it's effect.
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You're underestimating that sharp cornered, cup faced (if I remember correctly) stud on the ball end warclub. Friend of mine made one with a big bolt-nothing more-epoxied into the head.
Thinkboxes are very fragile, and ANY steel projection is going to do very bad things...
Doesn't get stuck in "things" either...
 
Check out this rare one I received today by a gent who donated the money to the HI earthquake fund. Its a first Gen Tirtha Farmcata. Its a cross between the Farm knife Tirtha did so well and the Falcata Gentlemans Sword.

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The part above the bevel with the scale is actually hollow forged up to the spine.

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Its very nicely balanced and the handle shape lets you hold it very loosely and swing with excellent control. Cant wait to chop some chickens on my new ironwood chopping block:thumbup:
 
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