Training swords were traditionally made heavy so you could build muscle and endurance. For technique you use the real thing for solo practice. You learn technique first then work on a wooden pole or partner. Atleast, that's what I was taught.
nice review:)... I find that it is hard to locate stores (both online and in denmark) that sell proper hand and a half training swords... can you recommend any shops? Also what do think about training european swordfighting with a bokken which is more avaible?... I know its not optimal but we only have access to real european steel swords once a week.
@usa2998 mmmm...... maybe there all different then,cause my training sword weights the same as my real sword. but if you are used to using heavy training swords then switch to a light real sword you might not be used to the weight and not do as well with it.
I bought this. No Im not a LARPer. I use it for sword practice with my friends for fun and for light training. Its probably my 2nd favorite training sword from Cold Steel, my favorite being the bokken. I've had quite a few rough battles with almost all the cold steel swords and this one seems to be in the best shape out of all of them (40+ matches). The guard hasn't given me any problems and I think this is the largest and comfortable western training sword that cold steel has.
Swords like the hand and a half were meant for heavy cuts and not necessarily cuts, they were meant for easy mobility and massive swing power to cut through people with ease, and to knock an armored enemy off their horse. Most swords of that nature have more weight on the blade to achieve a greater force in the swing.
If this is a training sword it is blade heavy for a reason. It is supposed to build your forearms and wrists. It's like light resistance training, and it's something that even the Romans used.
I feel like I can fix all the problems you listed here. I can sand down the pointy parts so it will be comfortable to hold and I can use a dremel tool or possibly a router tool to remove some material along the fuller of the blade to make the blade lighter and balance the sword properly. I think it's a buy for me.
Wow, a lot of whiners here! Yes, it's blade heavy!!! It's supposed to be blade heavy! It's a hacking weapon, not a cut and thrust sword. Lift a damn weight if you're too much of a weenie to wield this piece of plastic! How do you think a real one would balance? Bunch of damn sissy cry-tits!
It's a PLASTIC PRACTICE SWORD! It's not a finely finished piece of steel.
Of course, most of you here would never be able to swing a real sword.
Hand and half swords usually have a PoG about 8-12 cm measured from the crossguard, with some more cutting oriented swords with a PoG about 15 cm from the guard.
Many, if not most, hand and half sword are cut and thrust swords.
Unless your talking about a big ol lumbering falchion, swords arent ever hacking weapons. Most are cutting and / or thrust weapons. Axes are hacking weapons.
@BigSkippy1263 Martial arts require a certain level of finesse. A badly balanced weapon will be slower and less useful than a properly balanced one no matter your strength. I have a number of swords, real high carbon tempered swords, not stainless steel fantasy toys, and not a one has anywhere near that kind of blade balance.
In short, your comment is akin to telling a marksman that it's ok his gun shoots off to the left because he has a good eye. Try trolling like that at the shooting range.
@BigSkippy1263 I should amend that. It's more like telling a marksman to practice more when he mentions his sights being off. The flaw is with the weapon, even if sufficient skill/strength can overcome it.
Looking at your comment tells me you aren't particularly familiar with martial arts involving weapons and just want to do a macho He-Man/Conan act. If you don't know what you're talking about you shouldn't be posturing and talking smack.
@SkinnyGuy31 Ummm, SkinnyGuy, I've been training in martial arts for over 30 years. Everything from Judo to Wing Chun to Shooto. So STFU. I also worked at Cold Steel for 10 years. And, yes, I am on the "Proof" videos, up until 2004. So, again, STFU. The only thing I'm compensating for is....Huh. Nothing. Oh, and I shoot, too. So, once again, STFU. I've forgotten more about martial arts and weapons fighting than you'll know.
@BigSkippy1263 a real one would handle like there is almost nothing there (i have a darksword armory medieval knight sword, and have handled a giant cold steel 2 hander), swords arent suppost to handle like a heavy weighthted clumps of sharpened metal. When one talks about it being blade heavy doesnt mean its too heavy for someone to use, it just means it handles sloppily and wont be able to accelerate anything like a well balanced sword
@shdggsdv and the rest of you who have never handled a real sword. I didn't feel like getting into this in my orig post. shdggsdv, you have come the closest. This yabo is talkingl like the blade should balance in the middle. There are two points of balance for a sword: static balance and active balance. The active balance is far more important. It shouldn't feel like you're working too hard to handle the weapon. It should feel "alive"!
I have heard good things and bad things about this practice sword. Problem is I never hear of any better made two-handed training swords on the market.
If there is one, someone should post a video showing it.
shame about the point of balance, just a shame. It's such a shame. I MEAN IT , IT'S A SHAME !
@SamGCampbell the reason he is inspecting this was as a possible cheaper alternative to the rawlings something for new students to buy so the initial price for participating in the art is not so daunting
Nice review: I was tempted to get one of these because of the competitive price, and because these tend to hold up better than wooden wasters... not so sure now, however.
@Stratocaster05 - Rubbish. The point of balance should be closer towards the cross. That type of sword is used just as much for thrusting as it is slashing.
I wonder with different types of blades such as something like you have there, I wonder if it is blade heavy like that for a reason. Reason i say this is because with the physics of cutting and slashing with a real sword that has a straight blade, i'd imagine you want it to be a little heavier than the grip so your weapon hits harder and as with a splitting maul, the weight does most of the work so you arent fighting to get a good "dig", if that makes any sense.
@Cowboy3590 Swords themselves relied more on force of the user for penetration as you noted, axes, did the work with weight and location of said weight. Many Swords, were left weighted slightly forward as you noted for cutting power, and generally, the longer the blade, the more weight it had up front.. Great Comment.. And nice to see a good tough training aid for western style swords.
@TheFoundersWereRight - Technique is used for penetration, not brute force when it comes to this type of sword. The blade is rotated about the balance point as the strike begins so that the point section is travelling at the maximum speed possible at the moment of impact. It's the basic principles of leverage applied to most martial arts. With axes it's probably different though.
@frostek Leverage was the point of the Axe, along with Amplification of impact force. An example would be that you can Push a Pencil through leather, but if you lay it on its side and try to push it through, it won't work. The Axe put all it's weight behind a strike zone about 4 to 8 inches long at the end of a long fulcrum(the Handle). The longer the Fulcrum, the more powerful it was. The swords were lighter, and longer, again, using the pencil idea, used for thrusting.
@frostek Leverage was the point of the Axe, along with Amplification of impact force. An example would be that you can Push a Pencil through leather, but if you lay it on its side and try to push it through, it won't work. The Axe put all it's weight behind a strike zone about 4 to 8 inches long at the end of a long fulcrum(the Handle). The longer the Fulcrum, the more powerful it was. The swords were lighter, and longer, again, using the pencil idea, used for thrusting as opposed to cutting
looks like your dog doesnt know what exactly is goin on in the part when you were smacking the sword on the bench. would have been interesting if you happen to smash the bench with that plastic sword lol
lol the talking about how unevenly balances it is.... thats the point for it to balance on the blade is because with this type of sword u grab alot on the lower blade
@Innoxiaful Not when Swinging the sword.. If a Knight or soldier had chainmail or metal gauntlets, he would grab the sword fore(Middle) area for added control when stabbing.. However, I think the sword technique you are thinking of is atribbuted to the CLaymore and Great swords, that have a dedicated area for holding onto at the base of the blade above the hilt.
@Innoxiaful - Only if you're using a half-sword technique against an armoured opponent. If you were fighting an unarmoured opponent, the more common occurrence, that doesn't tend to apply as much.
I think you put the hand guard on backwards. It will sit flush if it's put on the other side. Thanks for showing it's strength. I bought one for me and my wife, which was probably a big mistake on my part.
I purchased one of those a while ago, I would say that it is TREMENDOUSLY blade heavy, however, the handle is very narrow, so i might be able to find something i can wrap the handle with to balance the weight a bit. But i;d still say its WELL worth the money for how durable it is.
I just received mine in the mail, and I noticed that you seem to have installed the guard upside-down on yours; mine is almost flush with the top of the handle, with no sharp edge beneath the guard to speak of.
just some pointers use some sande paper to get the sharp edges off the pomel or just wittle them off and if you waht it to balance better drill some holes in the handle and glue lead fishing sinkers in it with a hot glue gun then use a knife or sand paper to smoothe it off to feel even with the rest of the handle just don't let your baby chew on it
I could use something like this. However ordering from cold steel in britain has problems. Like having to pay for the shipping (which can cost more than the item itself) and the fact that customs will probably seize anything that resembles a weapon.
I just got two today from BudK, I haven't got a chance to use them yet but as you said they do seem like they will hold up well.
Did you get your cross guard problem fixed? As others have said, it appears yours is on upside down. Mine slide all the way down past that bump when put on properly. If your cross guard isn't cut out a bit wider on one side, it may be a defect and you should be able to exchange it. I can see how the grip would be uncomfortable if it didn't slide down right.
I was considering to try them out, good thing I saw your review. Considering I already have a wooden waster and metal blunt, I'll stick to the waster and save the money for other pieces of equipment.
I was considering to try them out, good thing I saw your review. Considering I already have a wooden waster and metal blunt, I'll stick to the waster and save the money for other pieces of equipment.
Yes, you do indeed have the guard on upside down. Look inside, you'll see that the interior is cut to fit onto the blade in one direction - this will make the guard more secure, and will also let the guard fit closer to your hand, removing the other grip problem you encountered. Oh, and one other tip - don't leave polypropylene swords in the car - excessive heat isn't good for the material.
@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
Training swords were traditionally made heavy so you could build muscle and endurance. For technique you use the real thing for solo practice. You learn technique first then work on a wooden pole or partner. Atleast, that's what I was taught.
deathpunish2 2 days ago
nice review:)... I find that it is hard to locate stores (both online and in denmark) that sell proper hand and a half training swords... can you recommend any shops? Also what do think about training european swordfighting with a bokken which is more avaible?... I know its not optimal but we only have access to real european steel swords once a week.
falloutshit 4 days ago
Do you have a site that you would recommend buying from or one better than this?
MrWingedhorse 5 days ago
you do realize that the sword is blade heavy so that when you transition to a real sword it is easier right?
usa2998 1 week ago
@usa2998 they should be about the same weight, maybe a tiny bit diffrent
KaMaKoZzie2651 1 week ago
@KaMaKoZzie2651 well in the commercial they even said that it was heavier
usa2998 1 week ago
@usa2998 mmmm...... maybe there all different then,cause my training sword weights the same as my real sword. but if you are used to using heavy training swords then switch to a light real sword you might not be used to the weight and not do as well with it.
KaMaKoZzie2651 1 week ago
@KaMaKoZzie2651 yeah maybe i dont have any training swords yet but i did just order some throwing knives
usa2998 1 week ago
good review though, thanks for the info
KinSmallProductions 1 month ago
why not just get a steel blade
KinSmallProductions 1 month ago
Thanks for the review. A lot of jerks here.
fabioeoch 1 month ago
really.... a sesame street shirt......
Veradel97 1 month ago 4
I bought this. No Im not a LARPer. I use it for sword practice with my friends for fun and for light training. Its probably my 2nd favorite training sword from Cold Steel, my favorite being the bokken. I've had quite a few rough battles with almost all the cold steel swords and this one seems to be in the best shape out of all of them (40+ matches). The guard hasn't given me any problems and I think this is the largest and comfortable western training sword that cold steel has.
KitsuneKun8 1 month ago
Swords like the hand and a half were meant for heavy cuts and not necessarily cuts, they were meant for easy mobility and massive swing power to cut through people with ease, and to knock an armored enemy off their horse. Most swords of that nature have more weight on the blade to achieve a greater force in the swing.
976723 2 months ago
thanks
YugiohZEXALWATKINS 2 months ago
Wooden or metal please answer?
YugiohZEXALWATKINS 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@YugiohZEXALWATKINS polycarbonite plastic wrapped with a durable rubber
Vadion12 2 months ago
Does it have a full tang?
Thunor232 3 months ago
@Thunor232 its a polycarbonite tube wrapped with durable rubber
Vadion12 2 months ago
How da fuck did you get that rubber piece on so easily? It's taken me an hour and a half!!
DowntownBoyz17 3 months ago
@DowntownBoyz17 lube is the secret (and I am not talking KY jelly, you can use cooking oil just a little bit)
magnum1165 3 months ago
what is this shit?
that isn't a real sword, it's just a training replica, so change the title
looser
laurentiupopa 4 months ago
I got this sword last week ^_^
megadeath45 4 months ago
If this is a training sword it is blade heavy for a reason. It is supposed to build your forearms and wrists. It's like light resistance training, and it's something that even the Romans used.
Lukos0036 6 months ago 3
what the fuck do you really use for that?
carlyle0229 6 months ago
About how much does the sword weigh?
Craziboy135 9 months ago
@Craziboy135
0.90kg/31.7oz
MirroRMimi 8 months ago
I feel like I can fix all the problems you listed here. I can sand down the pointy parts so it will be comfortable to hold and I can use a dremel tool or possibly a router tool to remove some material along the fuller of the blade to make the blade lighter and balance the sword properly. I think it's a buy for me.
Selsiuss2 10 months ago
You might want to smooth them out
kornownsu 11 months ago
Wow, a lot of whiners here! Yes, it's blade heavy!!! It's supposed to be blade heavy! It's a hacking weapon, not a cut and thrust sword. Lift a damn weight if you're too much of a weenie to wield this piece of plastic! How do you think a real one would balance? Bunch of damn sissy cry-tits!
It's a PLASTIC PRACTICE SWORD! It's not a finely finished piece of steel.
Of course, most of you here would never be able to swing a real sword.
Pansies!
BigSkippy1263 11 months ago
@BigSkippy1263
"How do you think a real one would balance?"
Hand and half swords usually have a PoG about 8-12 cm measured from the crossguard, with some more cutting oriented swords with a PoG about 15 cm from the guard.
Many, if not most, hand and half sword are cut and thrust swords.
gurkfisk89 11 months ago
@BigSkippy1263
Unless your talking about a big ol lumbering falchion, swords arent ever hacking weapons. Most are cutting and / or thrust weapons. Axes are hacking weapons.
Jonbino 11 months ago
@BigSkippy1263 Martial arts require a certain level of finesse. A badly balanced weapon will be slower and less useful than a properly balanced one no matter your strength. I have a number of swords, real high carbon tempered swords, not stainless steel fantasy toys, and not a one has anywhere near that kind of blade balance.
In short, your comment is akin to telling a marksman that it's ok his gun shoots off to the left because he has a good eye. Try trolling like that at the shooting range.
SkinnyGuy31 11 months ago
@BigSkippy1263 I should amend that. It's more like telling a marksman to practice more when he mentions his sights being off. The flaw is with the weapon, even if sufficient skill/strength can overcome it.
Looking at your comment tells me you aren't particularly familiar with martial arts involving weapons and just want to do a macho He-Man/Conan act. If you don't know what you're talking about you shouldn't be posturing and talking smack.
SkinnyGuy31 11 months ago 5
@SkinnyGuy31 Ummm, SkinnyGuy, I've been training in martial arts for over 30 years. Everything from Judo to Wing Chun to Shooto. So STFU. I also worked at Cold Steel for 10 years. And, yes, I am on the "Proof" videos, up until 2004. So, again, STFU. The only thing I'm compensating for is....Huh. Nothing. Oh, and I shoot, too. So, once again, STFU. I've forgotten more about martial arts and weapons fighting than you'll know.
BigSkippy1263 3 days ago
@SkinnyGuy31 Oh, forgot! Did Live Steel fighting for many years. So....Oh, you know....
BigSkippy1263 3 days ago
@BigSkippy1263 a real one would handle like there is almost nothing there (i have a darksword armory medieval knight sword, and have handled a giant cold steel 2 hander), swords arent suppost to handle like a heavy weighthted clumps of sharpened metal. When one talks about it being blade heavy doesnt mean its too heavy for someone to use, it just means it handles sloppily and wont be able to accelerate anything like a well balanced sword
shdggsdv 3 days ago
@shdggsdv and the rest of you who have never handled a real sword. I didn't feel like getting into this in my orig post. shdggsdv, you have come the closest. This yabo is talkingl like the blade should balance in the middle. There are two points of balance for a sword: static balance and active balance. The active balance is far more important. It shouldn't feel like you're working too hard to handle the weapon. It should feel "alive"!
Anyway, he needs to kift weights.
BigSkippy1263 3 days ago
@BigSkippy1263 yea, haha thats what i was meaning to get at, but im only a very beginner with all this, so i wouldnt know too exactly :P
shdggsdv 2 days ago
lol.. yep.. theres a baby there
Grimganker 1 year ago
This is the best training sword EVER.
bellakazza 1 year ago
:( hmm. and I just ordered one a few days ago.
I have heard good things and bad things about this practice sword. Problem is I never hear of any better made two-handed training swords on the market.
If there is one, someone should post a video showing it.
shame about the point of balance, just a shame. It's such a shame. I MEAN IT , IT'S A SHAME !
bye.
hellome2u2me 1 year ago
Thanx very much for showing that, i hate buying Produkts, without knowing what it actaly is.. and for some beginnerpractise its allright..
ThorgalsWalhalla 1 year ago
why not make the endges of the pommel not sharp? y'know just a file or a knife or something could round those points off.
neovenetar 1 year ago
sesame street!
dingbat667 1 year ago
well it ISSSS a western style sword O__O
SkogsHallen 1 year ago
this is good for the price...and it is light enough to where u can deal with the blade heavy balance point
mouthforwar17 1 year ago
they came out with a new longer one i think
mouthforwar17 1 year ago
Thank you for this vid.
LessaAlessandro 1 year ago
Try a Rawling Sythetic one.
SamGCampbell 1 year ago
@SamGCampbell the reason he is inspecting this was as a possible cheaper alternative to the rawlings something for new students to buy so the initial price for participating in the art is not so daunting
lockbreak12 1 year ago
Nice review: I was tempted to get one of these because of the competitive price, and because these tend to hold up better than wooden wasters... not so sure now, however.
symsee 1 year ago
you put the guard on backwards so stop complaning when you ASSEMBLE IT WRONG
speedster661 1 year ago
Thx a bunch for this review - I'm getting myself one of these asap
winfehler 1 year ago
is a solid piece of polypropylene?; es una pieza solida de polipropileno?
Reycabu 1 year ago
Hand-and-a-half swords are supposed to be blade heavy... they are for slashing, not thrusting.
Stratocaster05 1 year ago
@Stratocaster05 - Rubbish. The point of balance should be closer towards the cross. That type of sword is used just as much for thrusting as it is slashing.
frostek 1 year ago
Great review. Even with leather gloves those parts that stick out near the guard can give you blisters.
Brynhi1d 1 year ago
Silly SCA types....
DmakAttack 1 year ago
3:50 lol at the scared dog
Jonbino 1 year ago
i would have been tickled shitless to get that or the bokken when i was a kid, i had wood swords that just didn't cut the mustard.
FatGuyWithAKatana 1 year ago
I wonder with different types of blades such as something like you have there, I wonder if it is blade heavy like that for a reason. Reason i say this is because with the physics of cutting and slashing with a real sword that has a straight blade, i'd imagine you want it to be a little heavier than the grip so your weapon hits harder and as with a splitting maul, the weight does most of the work so you arent fighting to get a good "dig", if that makes any sense.
Cowboy3590 1 year ago
@Cowboy3590 Swords themselves relied more on force of the user for penetration as you noted, axes, did the work with weight and location of said weight. Many Swords, were left weighted slightly forward as you noted for cutting power, and generally, the longer the blade, the more weight it had up front.. Great Comment.. And nice to see a good tough training aid for western style swords.
TheFoundersWereRight 1 year ago
@TheFoundersWereRight - Technique is used for penetration, not brute force when it comes to this type of sword. The blade is rotated about the balance point as the strike begins so that the point section is travelling at the maximum speed possible at the moment of impact. It's the basic principles of leverage applied to most martial arts. With axes it's probably different though.
frostek 1 year ago
@frostek Leverage was the point of the Axe, along with Amplification of impact force. An example would be that you can Push a Pencil through leather, but if you lay it on its side and try to push it through, it won't work. The Axe put all it's weight behind a strike zone about 4 to 8 inches long at the end of a long fulcrum(the Handle). The longer the Fulcrum, the more powerful it was. The swords were lighter, and longer, again, using the pencil idea, used for thrusting.
TheFoundersWereRight 1 year ago
@frostek Leverage was the point of the Axe, along with Amplification of impact force. An example would be that you can Push a Pencil through leather, but if you lay it on its side and try to push it through, it won't work. The Axe put all it's weight behind a strike zone about 4 to 8 inches long at the end of a long fulcrum(the Handle). The longer the Fulcrum, the more powerful it was. The swords were lighter, and longer, again, using the pencil idea, used for thrusting as opposed to cutting
TheFoundersWereRight 1 year ago
looks like your dog doesnt know what exactly is goin on in the part when you were smacking the sword on the bench. would have been interesting if you happen to smash the bench with that plastic sword lol
Cowboy3590 1 year ago
lol the talking about how unevenly balances it is.... thats the point for it to balance on the blade is because with this type of sword u grab alot on the lower blade
Innoxiaful 1 year ago
@Innoxiaful Not when Swinging the sword.. If a Knight or soldier had chainmail or metal gauntlets, he would grab the sword fore(Middle) area for added control when stabbing.. However, I think the sword technique you are thinking of is atribbuted to the CLaymore and Great swords, that have a dedicated area for holding onto at the base of the blade above the hilt.
TheFoundersWereRight 1 year ago
@Innoxiaful - Only if you're using a half-sword technique against an armoured opponent. If you were fighting an unarmoured opponent, the more common occurrence, that doesn't tend to apply as much.
frostek 1 year ago
I think you put the hand guard on backwards. It will sit flush if it's put on the other side. Thanks for showing it's strength. I bought one for me and my wife, which was probably a big mistake on my part.
mosstrooper1000 2 years ago
you're wrong about the bump, the handguard actually competely covers it if you slide it down all the way (it might take a little push)
micahdc 2 years ago
thanks for the info
micahdc 2 years ago
I purchased one of those a while ago, I would say that it is TREMENDOUSLY blade heavy, however, the handle is very narrow, so i might be able to find something i can wrap the handle with to balance the weight a bit. But i;d still say its WELL worth the money for how durable it is.
ninjatanuki 2 years ago
Nice video. Thank you for posting this.
Mantinae 2 years ago
is it light enough to use with one hand?
DKassaian1219 2 years ago
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ninjatanuki 2 years ago
@DKassaian1219 The weight is 0,9 Kg so I would say YES.
krullboll 2 years ago
yeah that's basicly the point of the hand and a half sword. You can use either one or two hands.
lynxord 1 year ago
I just received mine in the mail, and I noticed that you seem to have installed the guard upside-down on yours; mine is almost flush with the top of the handle, with no sharp edge beneath the guard to speak of.
Vinchlane 2 years ago
couldn't you just file down the sharp edges and corners- it seems fairly easy to do.
VengeanceIV 2 years ago
toward the end whats that moaining?
machetey 2 years ago
i like how the bench clip was cut in
machetey 2 years ago
is this made out of a thick plastic?
sunbabybull 2 years ago
yes, but is polipropilene plastic, is virtually unbreakable
NekoKunX 2 years ago
i though you were gonna review the real deal :P
Faarao69 2 years ago
I find the real ones much better. Less blade heavy.
thedragonstrainer 2 years ago
just some pointers use some sande paper to get the sharp edges off the pomel or just wittle them off and if you waht it to balance better drill some holes in the handle and glue lead fishing sinkers in it with a hot glue gun then use a knife or sand paper to smoothe it off to feel even with the rest of the handle just don't let your baby chew on it
aerodynamicband 2 years ago
looks good enough for a LARPer.
alphanumeric1971 2 years ago 13
I could use something like this. However ordering from cold steel in britain has problems. Like having to pay for the shipping (which can cost more than the item itself) and the fact that customs will probably seize anything that resembles a weapon.
Vampmonkey616 2 years ago
Thanks for the review (nice overview). We were beginning to discuss this within our history group and your video answered many of our questions.
roeyrboat 2 years ago
Yeah its true, I had that guard on backwards. Sorry to mislead anyone.
agentc0r3 2 years ago
ok the guard this the other way around, but is a bad sword? why
Reycabu 2 years ago
then what he means is that the guards had turned upside down and this is a bad sword?
Reycabu 2 years ago
entonces lo que quiere decir es que el guardamano esta al reves y que esta es una espada malisima no?
Reycabu 2 years ago
I just got two today from BudK, I haven't got a chance to use them yet but as you said they do seem like they will hold up well.
Did you get your cross guard problem fixed? As others have said, it appears yours is on upside down. Mine slide all the way down past that bump when put on properly. If your cross guard isn't cut out a bit wider on one side, it may be a defect and you should be able to exchange it. I can see how the grip would be uncomfortable if it didn't slide down right.
brianduty 2 years ago
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Thanks for a very sincere review.
I was considering to try them out, good thing I saw your review. Considering I already have a wooden waster and metal blunt, I'll stick to the waster and save the money for other pieces of equipment.
chevalion 2 years ago
Thanks for a very sincere review.
I was considering to try them out, good thing I saw your review. Considering I already have a wooden waster and metal blunt, I'll stick to the waster and save the money for other pieces of equipment.
chevalion 2 years ago
Yes, you do indeed have the guard on upside down. Look inside, you'll see that the interior is cut to fit onto the blade in one direction - this will make the guard more secure, and will also let the guard fit closer to your hand, removing the other grip problem you encountered. Oh, and one other tip - don't leave polypropylene swords in the car - excessive heat isn't good for the material.
TherionArms 2 years ago 11
@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
great practice sword!
coralreefdotch 11 months ago
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@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
great practice sword!
coralreefdotch 11 months ago
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@TherionArms: noticed the guard thing too, funny is I made the same mistake as I put mine together for the first time... though on the first grip I thought 'there's something wrong with this' and changed it :-)
great practice sword!
coralreefdotch 11 months ago
Is that right? I'll take a look at that when I get home.
agentc0r3 2 years ago
You have the guard on backwards if you flip it around it will fit better, it will be more ergonomic. Sucks the distal taper is non existant.
AlbionFan57 2 years ago