I bought a Seax.....a big one
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horsemen61
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I am not saying you need a reason to own anything I am simply asking the op what he is using it for
Alaskan Ironworker
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Its for when you are being mugged at knifepoint, you tell the mugger his weapon is not actually a knife, then inform him that yours is actually a knife, at which point he will flee. I saw that somewhere.
DeepSouth
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Crocodile Dundee would be proud.
Fine looking knife you have there.
Fine looking knife you have there.
It is a modern interpretation of a Viking long seax (seaxes didn't have cross guards) . Lang seaxes were weapons. That is a sword size.
https://www.viking-shield.com/weapons/viking-seax-knives/
Whatever I want it for. 18 inch blade will come in handy for something in the woods.
I've used my mukti for delimbing trees when getting firewood, also chopped down trees with it.
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Does there need to be a reason? If I had cash to spare this would be cool, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nepalforge...55-0&campid=5337839255&customid=&toolid=10001 or this, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nepalforge...lationExplorer&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109
ApacheCoTodd
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I was thinking the same thing. Not from a place of judgement but rather - assuming he'd have some cool use that I did not yet see.
Real cutting, role-playing, theater.... Who knows?
It seems so specific a purchase that I was looking forward to a really cool motive.
If for no other reason, HSO's #8 would tweak my Norse heritage to buy one if I stumbled across. One would sit well with my Highland Dirk for the Scott-side - ironically or not - predominantly Norse as well.
Todd.
I use my knives, no theater work here.
Plus I have a very Viking sort of name so I obviously need a seax
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entropy
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Seaxes were worn horizontally across the back; they served one similar function to the Japanese wakizashi, that of a blade the owner was allowed to retain when entering another's home. They were not used for ritual suicide as in seppeku , as falling on one's own sword was the form used in Germanic societies. Their main function in warfare was in a shield wall, as they are handier for stabbing between sields or through a gap in the wall than a sword is.
They were usually the third weapon an aspiring Viking would acquire, a spear being the first, and axe second, then the seax, then a sword. Swords were highly prized and valued by Viking culture, as only the wealthy could afford to buy them. Winning a sword in battle using a 'lesser' weapon was considered a badge of honor and a rite of passage in a Viking warrior's carrer.
It is for making pedestrians of horsemen.
That's what a Dane axe is for.
Whew, that's big.
Can't believe I missed this the first time because my inner sarcastic needs to say this:
That's what she said! Lol
cslinger
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Be honest. If you break into my house and I greet you with a Glock or 12 gauge and a 3am attitude you are probably going to be thinking crap wrong house.
Now, same situation but the OP comes running down the stairs in his boxers, murder in his eyes and screeching a battle cry while throwing off the scabbard of that bad boy.........that’s gonna bring religion to you and make you re-evaluate ALL your life choices to that point.
bonus points if the OP yells “We gotta new gimp babe!!!!”
Now, same situation but the OP comes running down the stairs in his boxers, murder in his eyes and screeching a battle cry while throwing off the scabbard of that bad boy.........that’s gonna bring religion to you and make you re-evaluate ALL your life choices to that point.
bonus points if the OP yells “We gotta new gimp babe!!!!”
entropy
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NOBODY expects the Spanish Incision! Our two weapons are surprise and very sharp steel, and ....our three weapons are surprise, very sharp steel and a keen dedication to.....among our many weapons...........
Speedo66
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Maybe I can repurpose and sharpen an old lawn mower blade.
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