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

[David Mary]

 

[DrRollinstein]

I'm

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Wow those look amazing.

 

[David Mary]

Thank you for the very kind words DrRollinstein

 

[DrRollinstein]

Thank you for the very kind words DrRollinstein

Whats the length and handle material?

 

[David Mary]

Steel: AEB-L
Stock thickness: 1/4"
Hardness: 61 HRC
Blade Length: 13.25"
Handle Length: 6.25"
Blade height: 1.24" at the base, and 0.95" where the belly starts.

Handles on this pair of commissioned pieces are Bolivian Rosewood, with black G10 and natural canvas liners, carbon fiber spacers and a central GripX inlay.

 

[carlitobrigante]

My most recent sword acquisition from South African maker Rucus Coetzee...........

Oh my thats gorgeous. I'm after a similar high quality gladius myself. Can you advise what this cost if you feel comfortable doing so, and advise how i can contact Rucus?

 

[David Mary]

Is anyone familiar with this type of wide katana?

I am now, thanks to my friend Z zaedion who challenged my knife making limits by designing one for me to make. It’s not exactly a katana. We call it Kaijutana.

26" blade, AEB-L, and Bolivian Rosewood.

 

[sharp image]

I am now, thanks to my friend Z zaedion who challenged my knife making limits by designing one for me to make. It’s not exactly a katana. We call it Kaijutana.

26" blade, AEB-L, and Bolivian Rosewood.

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This blade is well tested

 

[Taz]

Some pics of my antique Japanese Nihonto!

Gimei Wakizashi:


Papered Kashu Iehira Katana:




Kashu Iehira on top, Gimei Wak, then a SBG T10 wakizashi, then my Heinjo Ishido Masatoshi wakizashi and the Shigekuni Yondai (4th Gen) wakizashi:


Unknown wakizashi with a sanbonsugi hamon and lots of activity and clear hada:


3 Katana: Minamoto Norikuni from 1978, unknown in the middle and the papered Kashu Iehira on the bottom. The Kashu Iehira is around a 26" blade...the top one is around 28.5" blade!

 

[Taz]

More of the Gimei Wakizashi:

 

[Taz]

Heinjo Ishido Masatoshi, late 1600's:

 

[sharp image]

 

[DrRollinstein]

No swords recently due to saving money, but i have been reading through all of Oakeshotts books. Next up

 

[horseclover]

 

[David Mary]

Not exactly a sword, but heavily influenced by the ginunting, my Barax machete model, so named for combining attributes of barong handle with seax blade.

 

[DrRollinstein]

Not exactly a sword, but heavily influenced by the ginunting, my Barax machete model, so named for combining attributes of barong handle with seax blade.

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Awesome combo. Even a short sword has sword in the name, and machetes are just jungle short swords.