Sword Posting Mega thread? What sword are you....carrying? Swinging? Chopping/cutting with?

The Zieg said:
That Walloon-hilt is probably my favorite "pattern" as both a horseman's and pedestrian sword. It needs to come out of the shadows! 🙂
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When I received it, I was surprised at how much it reminds me of a 19th century sword of mine

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A little more hilt weight but the dynamics very close (except a thumb ring).

Cheers
GC
 
horseclover said:
When I received it, I was surprised at how much it reminds me of a 19th century sword of mine

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A little more hilt weight but the dynamics very close (except a thumb ring).

Cheers
GC
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Something with a stylized guard is high up on my list, i have not expanded my repertoire that far yet. Havent decided quite what to get yet.
 
I was big into the fantasy stuff in my late teens, early 20s and this was always the grail for me. Finally picked it up in 2019 or so. Still a massive fan of fantasy novels, but the swords have unfortunately taken a massive turn towards film and TV show models, not a big fan there.

Windlass Raptor

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I have a meager selection of swords, but I hope to change that soon. Here's one I've got, a Cold Steel rendition of a Blücher Sabre (by Windlass):

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I try to keep it handy, but I don't get many chances to lunge at French Dragoons these days. I ought to give it a proper cutting edge.

I've also got a blade from an old Gunto sword that was pretty badly notched and removed from its handle before it came to me. I'd like to re-polish the blade and give it a new Tsuka and Tsuba at some point. One more project for tomorrow.
 
oldmanwilly said:
I have a meager selection of swords, but I hope to change that soon. Here's one I've got, a Cold Steel rendition of a Blücher Sabre (by Windlass):

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I try to keep it handy, but I don't get many chances to lunge at French Dragoons these days. I ought to give it a proper cutting edge.

I've also got a blade from an old Gunto sword that was pretty badly notched and removed from its handle before it came to me. I'd like to re-polish the blade and give it a new Tsuka and Tsuba at some point. One more project for tomorrow.
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I actually have the persian style windlass sabre, which also has a cold steel version haha. Cold steel has managed a few gems in the sword world over the years.
 
Slowly entering into this avenue. Started with Choppers and Slashers. At what size does a sword begin?

My progression.
Late Spring I'm grinding a sword for my daughter graduating highschool. I liked the feel of it so much that I already blanked out another. I'm currently working on the two-handed big guy. I tested it out last week on some trees. It needs a handle and a little more edge work. Next to my "No Sizzle " chopper for reference.

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Crag the Brewer said:
Slowly entering into this avenue. Started with Choppers and Slashers. At what size does a sword begin?

My progression.
Late Spring I'm grinding a sword for my daughter graduating highschool. I liked the feel of it so much that I already blanked out another. I'm currently working on the two-handed big guy. I tested it out last week on some trees. It needs a handle and a little more edge work. Next to my "No Sizzle " chopper for reference.

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When in doubt, just call it a hanger ;)

18" seems to be a common modern term. A lot of old think would regard it all a knife and a big knife. Others look at a civilian vs military definition. The latter, generally looking at the 18", like the saber bayonets, or the 1832 foot artillery thingy they list as a sword. Where a Frenchman would call that a glaive. :)

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(an 1831, their 1816 was our 1832)

Since the 1832 was issued in a cutlass context for the Navy, then we look at cuttoe as a term becoming cutlass :) A Grerman would call those hunting cuttoe hirschfangers.

There was an ancient debate here, iirc, Ken Cook wrote a law :D

Cheers
GC
 
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Crag the Brewer said:
Slowly entering into this avenue. Started with Choppers and Slashers. At what size does a sword begin?

My progression.
Late Spring I'm grinding a sword for my daughter graduating highschool. I liked the feel of it so much that I already blanked out another. I'm currently working on the two-handed big guy. I tested it out last week on some trees. It needs a handle and a little more edge work. Next to my "No Sizzle " chopper for reference.

As I work and finish my daughter's I'll post more.View attachment 3154407View attachment 3154408View attachment 3154409View attachment 3154410View attachment 3154411View attachment 3154412
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At the point where stainless steel stops working, youre probably hitting dagger territory, and what is a dagger if not a small sword.
 
Hi guys, I've posted some stuff on my subforum here that hasn't made it to the sword area.

One is this blunt longsword for a Buhurt competition world champ:

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Blunt blade and guard are titanium alloy, pommel is steel provided by the Buhurt competitor.

It's big. Here it is in action:



Another is this blade based on a Seme, a type of blade from Kenya:

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Forged from Ti alloy 6-2-4-2



Here is a futuristic tanto forged from part of an SR-71 Blackbird airframe's titanium. In Japan a tanto is considered a nihonto and falls into the category of a short-short sword:

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It was actually pretty big. Here is a video of the making of it, and a take-down video:




Here is a sword-like machete:

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And a titanium alloy san mai short sword/huge dagger:

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This ring dao was a really good one, I thought:

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There's a lot more pics and info on my subforum.
 
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Mecha said:
Hi guys, I've posted some stuff on my subforum here that hasn't made it to the sword area.

One is this blunt longsword for a Buhurt competition world champ:

RSLtNEb.jpg


Blunt blade and guard are titanium alloy, pommel is steel provided by the Buhurt competitor.

It's big. Here it is in action:



Another is this blade based on a Seme, a type of blade from Kenya:

laP3N2G.jpg


Forged from Ti alloy 6-2-4-2



Here is a futuristic tanto forged from part of an SR-71 Blackbird airframe's titanium. In Japan a tanto is considered a nihonto and falls into the category of a short-short sword:

yo9Eapi.jpg


It was actually pretty big. Here is a video of the making of it, and a take-down video:




Here is a sword-like machete:

oG6hSii.jpg



And a titanium alloy san mai short sword/huge dagger:

a5IR7OC.jpg



This ring dao was a really good one, I thought:

XWEfEX7.jpg


HzQB6E9.jpg



jWNPx9q.jpg


FisCxae.jpg


hegk6AO.jpg



There's a lot more pics and info on my subforum.
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Wow absolutely fantastic post. I lean more medieval for sure, but i love Tantos, and that one is a beauty. And i was just reading an article earlier today about chinese swords, so that dao is sick. I'd love to get at least one or two Jian/Dao replicas one day.

I've also read a handful of xianxia style progression fantasy novels in recent years, and the main characters almost always use these types of swords, so always fun to see.
 
Mecha said:
Hi guys, I've posted some stuff on my subforum here that hasn't made it to the sword area.

One is this blunt longsword for a Buhurt competition world champ:

RSLtNEb.jpg


Blunt blade and guard are titanium alloy, pommel is steel provided by the Buhurt competitor.

It's big. Here it is in action:



Another is this blade based on a Seme, a type of blade from Kenya:

laP3N2G.jpg


Forged from Ti alloy 6-2-4-2



Here is a futuristic tanto forged from part of an SR-71 Blackbird airframe's titanium. In Japan a tanto is considered a nihonto and falls into the category of a short-short sword:

yo9Eapi.jpg


It was actually pretty big. Here is a video of the making of it, and a take-down video:




Here is a sword-like machete:

oG6hSii.jpg



And a titanium alloy san mai short sword/huge dagger:

a5IR7OC.jpg



This ring dao was a really good one, I thought:

XWEfEX7.jpg


HzQB6E9.jpg



jWNPx9q.jpg


FisCxae.jpg


hegk6AO.jpg



There's a lot more pics and info on my subforum.
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I got to start adding music to my videos . 🤗
 
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