Swords?

[Kevin]

There is a nice Local Gun Store in Dallas, it's:
https://www.jacksonarmory.com
I haven’t been there in a while so I took my daughter.

They’ve got a nice selection, but I’m not sure why it doesn’t show up on their website.

Anyway, they also have some swords. My daughter tried her hardest to get me to buy one. I had a hard time trying to come up with a good reason to say “No.” But I managed, today at least.

I asked her why she wanted a sword. She said to get better prepared, “for the Reckoning.”

I started laughing. And then told her about the thread here about enough ammo, how someone (Blume) said if he needed too, he could get more ammunition with the ammo he already had. She really cracked up with that story.

Maybe she’ll get a sword for Christmas.

 

[contender]

Not a big sword collector or anything. I only have a couple. Both came home with my Dad from the Pacific Theater after WWII. Good quality ones,, and if I ever were to need one,, well, I'm prepared.

 

[Kevin]

Contender: Awesome! This place had a lot of WWI swords from Germany and then also swords from Japan and one from the 1890’s (German, I think.)

 

[Snake45]

Maybe she wants to someday join the Cossack Sabre Dancing Team and go to the Olympics. Every young woman needs a dream.

 

[Kevin]

Wow! Lots of talent there. I watch the whole video. Thanks!

 

[Snake45]

I had a feeling you might be impressed. Good luck to you and your daughter.

 

[beentheredone]

Since carrying edged weapons of all types became legal in my state, I have found myself torn between a sword and a small axe...

 

[Jeepnik]

I have one sword. Strictly a wall hanger, but it is sharp enough to lop off limbs or heads. It is true Toledo steel (think Damascus) not the tourist junk. The easiest way to tell the difference if you can tell visually is the weight. Because the real stuff is layers of steel heated and hammer welded over and over and over again it is much more dense.

 

[Jeepnik]

Since carrying edged weapons of all types became legal in my state, I have found myself torn between a sword and a small axe...

The axe would be much cheaper that a quality handmade sword. True swordsmiths are a rare breed. The work takes many, many hours of forge time.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Hey Kevin maybe you can have your daughter give you one like this. We were given this one by my Daughter
They are a weeeeeee bit hard to come by and not sold in gun stores

 

[Mobuck]

A medium(or better) quality 'fighting axe' is more economical, more practical for general use, and easier to carry/use than a sword. I'm beyond much use of either due to various skeletal issues but I can still wield a light axe pretty handily.
In fact, I just bought a Cold Steel walking cane that is basically a polymer version of a medieval battle axe complete with 'skull breaker' tip(makes an awesome back scratcher BTW) opposite the 'cutting edge'. With that ADA compliance device, a moderately capable user can certainly hold his own up close.

 

[Hvymax]

 

[Hvymax]

Seriously get her some training and practice swords, bokens etc. Swords can be as dangerous as guns. Practice armor etc. For a working sword a spring temper is probably best. They don't take the edge some of the other finishes but you are unlikely to break one. A cheap Katana or sabre can be a good place to start after establishing that they aren't a danger to themselves to start practicing actual cutting. They'll break a few but once they can do a few drills spend money on something decent.

 

[Fox Mike]

WOW! I have one 'edged' weapon. I was presented a cavalry sabre when I retired. If I tried what those ladies were doing I would destroy everything close to me.

 

[Hvymax]

We used to set up sword courses. 10'x10' frames arranged to pass through with either wooden dowels or steel bars depending on how hard core and either ribbons or ropes between them. We called it the steel challenge when we used steel rods 4" apart with 1/2" hemp stretched between. They would be at various heights and even overhead. You would enter the course and engage the various gates scored on efficiency and technique. Kinda like IDPA with swords. I miss the 1970's

 

[Snake45]

Hey Kevin maybe you can have your daughter give you one like this. We were given this one by my Daughter
They are a weeeeeee bit hard to come by and not sold in gun stores

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Damn, Jim, once again you impress the snot out of me. Respect!

On Tuesday I attended a "Seniors Luncheon" at my new church. Didn't know if I was gonna stay or not, since I didn't know anyone. Fortunately a woman I'd met invited me to sit with her and some friends. Almost immediately I spotted that the old man's cane was topped with the aluminum T-handle from a '60s Hurst shifter, the last piece he still had from his old '64 Chevelle SS. His name's Stan and he's now my friend too. And so is Joanie, the other old lady at the table, who had once owned a '65 GTO. Oh yes, I am really enjoying this new church and feeling right at home.

Anyway, I thought that Hurst T-handle-topped cane was The Coolest Thing I've Seen All Week. Until now. A girl's USAFA sword? Oh man, that's WAY up there, too, my friend.

 

[Hvymax]

Damn, Jim, once again you impress the snot out of me. Respect!

On Tuesday I attended a "Seniors Luncheon" at my new church. Didn't know if I was gonna stay or not, since I didn't know anyone. Fortunately a woman I'd met invited me to sit with her and some friends. Almost immediately I spotted that the old man's cane was topped with the aluminum T-handle from a '60s Hurst shifter, the last piece he still had from his old '64 Chevelle SS. His name's Stan and he's now my friend too. And so is Joanie, the other old lady at the table, who had once owned a '65 GTO. Oh yes, I am really enjoying this new church and feeling right at home.

Anyway, I thought that Hurst T-handle-topped cane was The Coolest Thing I've Seen All Week. Until now. A girl's USAFA sword? Oh man, that's WAY up there, too, my friend.

Nothing like the feel of those Hurst T handles. I'm thinking about modifying the shifter in my HHR. I can use the line lock rings for the Reverse lockout. This is my current shifter.

 

[diyj98]

I’ve got a few swords, civil war through WWII. Here’s the hilt on the last one I picked up. A German SS degan.

 

[Snake45]

WOW! I have one 'edged' weapon. I was presented a cavalry sabre when I retired. If I tried what those ladies were doing I would destroy everything close to me.

I know, right? Every time I watch that video (and I've watched it A LOT!), I'm amazed that they don't cut their own hands off.

 

[the_leper_colony]

A medium(or better) quality 'fighting axe' is more economical, more practical for general use, and easier to carry/use than a sword. I'm beyond much use of either due to various skeletal issues but I can still wield a light axe pretty handily...

A good quality kukri is another option - handy for just about anything, including splitting wood. I'm still using a Cold Steel kukri knife (not machete) that I got almost 30 years ago.

As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[Hvymax]

Kukri is a great utility tool up there with a Woodsman tool. I have a heavy Wakizashi that gets used for occasional landscaping and topiary duty.

 

[GunnyGene]

Among other blades, I have a Woodsmans Pal. Very useful tool if you live out in the woods as I do, or hike/camp out.

https://www.woodmanspal.com/
This is the model I have:

Length: 17″ Overall
Weight: 21 Oz – Tool only
Cutting Area: 10.5″, Slightly Concave for Efficient Cutting. Convex Grind for Extreme Strength
Sickle Hook: 2.5″ Chisel Sharp

 

[Hvymax]

Among other blades, I have a Woodsmans Pal. Very useful tool if you live out in the woods as I do, or hike/camp out.

https://www.woodmanspal.com/
This is the model I have:

Length: 17″ Overall
Weight: 21 Oz – Tool only
Cutting Area: 10.5″, Slightly Concave for Efficient Cutting. Convex Grind for Extreme Strength
Sickle Hook: 2.5″ Chisel Sharp

The trick is sharpening a concave edge and a convex grind. You need a belt for that. It's an amazing tool for sure. A strip of red plumbers sandpaper with one end clamped is perfect for "stropping" that out for both edges.

 

[GunnyGene]

The trick is sharpening a concave edge and a convex grind. You need a belt for that. It's an amazing tool for sure.

Yes, it does take some skill, but it holds a sharp edge for a long time.

 

[the_leper_colony]

Years ago, when I was working offshore oil & gas out in the Peoples Republik of California (a.k.a., "earthquake country"), I started keeping one of these in my truck:

Figured it wouldn't set off anybody's alarms, because "it's just a shovel!"

As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[Hvymax]

Years ago, when I was working offshore oil & gas out in the Peoples Republik of California (a.k.a., "earthquake country"), I started keeping one of these in my truck:

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Figured it wouldn't set off anybody's alarms, because "it's just a shovel!"

As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

I carry one under the rack on my KLR.

 

[ronto]

I carry a Rizzuto Esteleto Milano toad sticker in my car.

 

[the_leper_colony]

I carry a Rizzuto Esteleto Milano toad sticker in my car.

I rarely see toads where I live, but I sometimes have a wiffle ball bat or tire thumper in my vehicle (if I think I might need to wiffle some balls or thump some tires).

 

[Snake45]

A good quality kukri is another option - handy for just about anything, including splitting wood. I'm still using a Cold Steel kukri knife (not machete) that I got almost 30 years ago.

As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

Kukris are cool, no doubt.

In somewhat similar vein, check out the 1917 Bolo knife, and the WWII British Smatchet.

 

[Jeepnik]

A medium(or better) quality 'fighting axe' is more economical, more practical for general use, and easier to carry/use than a sword. I'm beyond much use of either due to various skeletal issues but I can still wield a light axe pretty handily.
In fact, I just bought a Cold Steel walking cane that is basically a polymer version of a medieval battle axe complete with 'skull breaker' tip(makes an awesome back scratcher BTW) opposite the 'cutting edge'. With that ADA compliance device, a moderately capable user can certainly hold his own up close.

I use a solid aluminum cane. Light enough for rapid deployment but strong enough not to bend or break. The handle is threaded onto the shaft.

The one change in the design would be a set of interrupted threads about the middle of the shaft. This would do two things. First it would break down for easier storage. But more importantly it would give me two “sticks”.

Years ago I learned a martial art called Kali. It’s a stick fighting method. While I’m only moderately capable if you ever seen what someone better than can do with even the training sticks you’d be a fool to think of attacking either unarmed or a short blade. They’d simply start crippling you before you got started.