Victorian sailors practicing close quarter combat

[TheBelldiver]

I thought they were 22" for a boarding sword.

[SwordsmanMercenary]

Just minding your own business and some maniach charges you with a wooden sword.

Happens to me all the time.

[abfdragon]

sweet I really like the pratice sabers I have never seen them b 4 & I own a sword fighting club (please tell me ware u got them) 5 star

[HongKongPhooey89]

"That'll teach you...oh wait...your dead..."

[dabigdonj]

WHY IN THE FUCK are we still using swords ?!

[DoughboyJonesmk2]

Aren't they swords a bit long for close quarter combat?

[Wistan450]

The actual cutlasses we use have a 26.5" blade -the single sticks are a bit longer.

It's closer quarter than firing a Martini bullet a mile or lobbing a shell 17 miles! :)

[DoughboyJonesmk2]

I just always thought that a naval sword was a lot shorter than one intended for land combat due to the cramped nature of a ship.

[Wistan450]

The drill we use keeps the point down and uses both hands to make fighting below decks easier, but the sword still needs to have the reach to do damage without exposing the user too much...

[7jdm7]

i agree with adam, thats uber bent

[BluePhoenixAJ]

tjats the gayest thing iv ever seen