Thread: yes but will it shave

That was interesting, certainly. Though I have to say the guy with the tie followed through way too much in a way that put him off balance completely. The guy in black was much more controlled.

And for home defense I wouldn't use it either, simply because in my house (like most European houses) there is not enough room to swing a broadsword.

Still, when judged by itself, it's an impressive weapon.

I have actually had a demonstration on the ability of these types of swords. The interesting thing is, if your straight razor was the same sharpness as one of these swords you could not cut a single hair on your body and I doubt seriously that you could break your skin but when you wield this sword it cuts through whatever gets in its way as if it was as sharp as a razor.

EDC?.......

And Ironically, if the sword was as sharp and hard as your razor, the edge would crumble and the blade would chip out badly.

"If you're strong enough to wield the great sword, it's an enormous advantage in any fight!"

It may very well be... But I doubt I'll ever be in a fight and have a greatsword on me... I edc two or three good knives... But How will I get a greatsword onto my campus? Hmmm

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

"If you're strong enough to wield the great sword, it's an enormous advantage in any fight!"

It may very well be... But I doubt I'll ever be in a fight and have a greatsword on me... I edc two or three good knives... But How will I get a greatsword onto my campus? Hmmm

You could hide it in your pants...who knows? you might make some new friends.

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

"If you're strong enough to wield the great sword, it's an enormous advantage in any fight!"

It may very well be... But I doubt I'll ever be in a fight and have a greatsword on me... I edc two or three good knives... But How will I get a greatsword onto my campus? Hmmm

Say its for 'research' - works for everything from straights to spirits on my campus ;-)

Originally Posted by Bruno

That was interesting, certainly. Though I have to say the guy with the tie followed through way too much in a way that put him off balance completely. The guy in black was much more controlled.

And for home defense I wouldn't use it either, simply because in my house (like most European houses) there is not enough room to swing a broadsword.

Still, when judged by itself, it's an impressive weapon.

The guy with the tie is the company president Lynn Thompson. He should leave the demo's to other people but I think he enjoys them too much to do that.

As for will it shave? Nope

It won't even cleanly cut carboard most likely. Forget about hairs.

That big hunk of metal is....well...a big hunk of metal. Not much more really. I doubt you'd even find it easy to cut yourself on it. Most swords are only hardened in the 40's on the Rockwell scale. While most knives are hardened in the 55-60's and most razors even higher.

Good luck getting that thing to shave.

I'm sure it's a usefull weapon or could be. But then any slab of steel that size would be no matter if it was sharp or not.