Thread: My son wants a sword

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I don't know how to say this, but a live sword is NOT for a 13 year old to play with. I have several old and modern swords like the "Practical Plus" katana, wakizashi, and tanto (Search - practical plus - CASiberia.com Practical Plus Katana )and they are made for cutting...and the sword doesn't care if it's a pool noodle, tatami (sp?), or flesh.

I consider swords on the same lethality level as a firearm. Think about that for a minute. Problem with youth and swords is that they consider a sword a toy & that's where the problems will start and escalate.

A bokken or shinai would be a a first step IMO.

Understood. He and I nerf sword fight all the time and it's fun as hell. My preference is the nerf battle axe as it's stiff enough for me to hook behind his ankle and pull him up (old and treachery yadda yadda). I don't want to get him a sharp sword. I do want to get him a SHARPENABLE sword.

I really like the link you sent, a lot, and will keep that in my back pocket. For him, I think he's looking more for the european long or bastard sword style.

Originally Posted by Ludvig

I appreciate people who value quality and and take good care of their things. A thought I had though is that if your son wants a sword, should you really force him to buy the deadliest of them? Just kidding.

Just like he'll never shave with the a plastic razor until he moves out of my house.

Originally Posted by jgjgjg

Understood. He and I nerf sword fight all the time and it's fun as hell. My preference is the nerf battle axe as it's stiff enough for me to hook behind his ankle and pull him up (old and treachery yadda yadda). I don't want to get him a sharp sword. I do want to get him a SHARPENABLE sword.

I really like the link you sent, a lot, and will keep that in my back pocket. For him, I think he's looking more for the european long or bastard sword style.

Step it up a bit and get some face masks, maybe some pads, and the bamboo shinai's. Good cardio! It will have the appeal like paintball as it hurts to get shot...thus the thrill!

Swords are for weenies.when I was 13 my Dad got me a Halberd,I was the badest kid in the hood
Halberd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What better time to use this emoticon:

Originally Posted by jgjgjg

The bow lost its luster for him when I made him pay his own scratch to replace all the arrows he lost, destroyed, etc...

I offered to teach him to make his own arrows.... but that's hard work!

Really? as I remember it, making arrows was even more fun than actually shooting but maybe that's just me.

I hear the Elves are great sword makers! From what I remember, he'll want a blade made from Mithril...

Dull swords still lop off appendages, just ask my 7 fingered customer who does civil war reenactments. Calvary sword totally took off 3 fingers as they passed by

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Dull swords still lop off appendages, just ask my 7 fingered customer who does civil war reenactments. Calvary sword totally took off 3 fingers as they passed by

That reminds me of a television show that had a sword expert on who demonstrated how sharp a katana was by slicing a bundle of straw of some sort. He then did the same with a dull European broadsword and explained how the refined edge had little to do with it's lethality.

I don't know the boy but I would have trouble trusting a 13 year old with a sword unless I was always present & otherwise it would be locked up.