Starfire Swords Axe vs. Sword at GARF Battle Chess

Taken from the Battle Chess match on Sunday May 27th, 2007 at the Georgia Rennaisance Festival, this fight features one of our axes and swords being used in combat. For more details abvout the weapons including their famous guarantee, see www.starfireswords.com.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• GARF
• 2007
• Starfire
• Swords
• Battle
• Chess
• Combat
• axe

[santanoreal1096]

iv heard these swords and badger blades are both tough. anyone got any feedback specifically about badger blades?

[Pellaz2112]

@santanoreal1096 Sorry, I don't have any personal experience with Badger blades. Check to see if they carry a guarantee, etc.

[SixElementsTheatre]

@santanoreal1096 They're a bit hefty and not that well balanced, as they beef up their thickness to withstand the beating they put them through.

[Pellaz2112]

@SixElementsTheatre Depends on which Starfire blade you're referring to. For the best balance on non-curved blades, I suggest two of their 28" blade varieties: light sword with 1" blade and the hand-and-a-half ridged, aka an RS-28. Once you get used to it, the latter has an awesome heft, as you'd expect from a hand-and-a-half.

For curved blades, I suggest their 26" Mongolian-style scimitar (not the middle-eastern style), and the new 25" cutlass.

[argofreak]

that disarm looked incredibly dangerous to the audience...

[Pellaz2112]

Yep, but it was well-choreographed. Note that the direction the sword flies off toward is completely empty of participants.

Also, the sword is not tipped or edged (that's how Starfire swords are sold...for stage combat), so it's not quite as dangerous as it might seem even if there had been cast personnel 'downrange.' :)

[1buergervonatlantis]

Good action. More in the forest? If you like:

watch?v=2nE55oKZyRo

[VurbanTheRed]

As a proud owner of a Starfire 28" light sword, I feel great seeing them in action. =)

Great vid.

[Pellaz2112]

Well, it -is- just a one-handed Viking-style throwing axe. Starfire Forge makes a longer two-handed double-headed axe which is a bit more impressive and just as durable....plus some monstrous battle-axe heads designed to mount on a wooden pole.

[MorteWulfe]

So... how many axe fights you get in lately? Nerd...