MachIVshooter
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Finally got around to buying one blade that I've been wanting for some time. My camera is on the fritz, so I just stole a stock photo from google for now:
It's the Cold Steel hand and a half sword (which is really a full two hander, unless you have gargantuan palms). Man, this thing is awesome! No, it doesn't compare to a hand-crafted 4 or 5 figure custom, nor is it particularly ornate. What it is is a very high quality, no frills, all business blade. Extremely sharp, well balanced, just generally robust. Which is exactly what I was looking for. There are scores of decent rapiers and Katanas out there, but I just don't care for those styles. I like medieval European designs, and there are just not a lot of options out there for a cost effective yet well made bastard sword. But Cold Steel filled the niche between $100 costume swords and high end customs that few of us can afford, let alone be willing to actually play with.
For the record, I'm no master swordsman. In point of fact, I really don't know the first thing about sword fighting. I just like swords. So for me, this is really just a neat toy (and a back up weapon when I run out of bullets during the zombie apocalypse
). But I do intend to practice some blade wielding techniques, and for that, it is nice to have a sword that was inexpensive enough I don't mind some scuffs and scratches from honest use, yet of sufficient quality that I needn't worry about dodging a flying blade due to a broken pommel tang.
For anyone else who has an interest in blades of this style, I highly recommend the Cold Steel!
It's the Cold Steel hand and a half sword (which is really a full two hander, unless you have gargantuan palms). Man, this thing is awesome! No, it doesn't compare to a hand-crafted 4 or 5 figure custom, nor is it particularly ornate. What it is is a very high quality, no frills, all business blade. Extremely sharp, well balanced, just generally robust. Which is exactly what I was looking for. There are scores of decent rapiers and Katanas out there, but I just don't care for those styles. I like medieval European designs, and there are just not a lot of options out there for a cost effective yet well made bastard sword. But Cold Steel filled the niche between $100 costume swords and high end customs that few of us can afford, let alone be willing to actually play with.
For the record, I'm no master swordsman. In point of fact, I really don't know the first thing about sword fighting. I just like swords. So for me, this is really just a neat toy (and a back up weapon when I run out of bullets during the zombie apocalypse
). But I do intend to practice some blade wielding techniques, and for that, it is nice to have a sword that was inexpensive enough I don't mind some scuffs and scratches from honest use, yet of sufficient quality that I needn't worry about dodging a flying blade due to a broken pommel tang. For anyone else who has an interest in blades of this style, I highly recommend the Cold Steel!
