Bawanna:
What's the overall length on that big one? I have a 31" OAL sirupati, but yours looks bigger in the picture.
I guess this is as good a place as any to show off my hand-forged William Wallace claymore. It's 54" overal length with a 40" blade.
Part of the blade near the handle is wrapped in leather, allowing for a multitude of grips. These swords were not just swung or thrust as in the movies. They could also be bludgeons, and the hilts were almost as deadly as the points and edges, in the hands of a strong, well-trained fighter.
It's a replica, of course, since an original would be rusted out and residing under guard in a museum. Still, it's a very well made blade that could be used if you were a giant defending your homeland against similarly armed barbarians..
The unfortunate thing is that it was made way too heavy -- about 9 lbs, which is more than twice the weight of a historical claymore. Most of the excess weight is in the handle and solid brass guard.
That would make it a wall hanger, except that it's too heavy to hang on the wall safely, so I keep it leaning against a corner, with the hilt end down and the pointy end protected by a cardboard sleeve. Someday maybe I'll make a wooden scabbard, but it will never be carried into battle, or anywhere else for that matter.
