Inconsistency in the wrap at one point, however this seems to be where The only thing I noticed was that there was some The handle is oval/octagonal shaped andĮdge alignment with it is very easy to acquire, even wearing some light I would go as far as to say that it's the The handle is long and wide enough that my rather large Definitely "grippy".ĭoesn't hurt my hands or anything when I've done some brief playingĪround with it, even while shifting grips to different positions on the It feels very comfortable to me as I'm used to Japanese swords and wrapped grips anyway. Out and doesn't look like it'll come undone easily. The stitching on the risers doesn't stick The grip is leather wrapped in cord that tapers down toward the pommel If it even is one, however i'll try to comment on what I can. Weighing it unfortunately, my scales won't do it! However SBG lists itĪs 3 pounds 3.8 oz or around 1.45kg and that feels about right.įirst off, I'm going to say I don't have enough experience withĮuropean swords to comment on what Oakeshott type of blade that this is, I can’t exactly comment on this as I don’t have an accurate way of Distal Taper: Sorry boys, I do not own the tools necessary to measure this precisely, however it's definitely there!.Center of Percussion: 22.5 inches/57cm-ish.Overall Length: 49 inches/125cm In Scabbard | 47 inches/119cm Out of Scabbard.Handle: 10 inches/25.5cm Total | 7 inches/18cm Grip Only | 3 inches/8cm Pommel.Unfortunately guys you’ll have to deal with these in inch/cm/kg as I amĪustralian, and they're probably off a bit as I'm not very skilled at After a quick lookover, I unsheathed it and lo and behold, NO SCHWING! HOLY SH- Statistics The belt and suspension system were also included in a plastic bag and placed between two of the polystyrene panels. Now you'll have to excuse the random objects in the background, I didn't really have any other decent spot to inspect the sword! However no damage was visible on the sword itself, which was Polystyrene, two of which (on the point and the pommel) had been broken Large cardboard box in decent condition that inside was another box thatĬontained the sword itself. Some suspicious issue that turned me off. Potential picks either didn’t have the right aesthetics for me, or had Much to my irritation as I only live an hour away from the airport in which it arrived, and I was very eager! Other That racks it up to the hundreds that other sites claim.Ĭustoms seemed to have their fun time with it, as it happened to be delayed 3-4 days after entering the country. Pay a single cent extra for some weird issue with Australian shipping International shipping was actually just that, $60, and I didn’t have to However this time was different, I was quite pleased to see SBG’s $60 Outdo the cost of the sword itself or in some cases not even shipping to The last couple of months I've been intensely searching for a not tooĮxpensive, nice entry level European longsword and had some very nearĬatches, only to be shut down usually by gargantuan shipping costs that However lately I've picked up a very passionate interest in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), and thought it was about damn time I got myself a longsword. With destroying water bottles and other things in the backyard. (mostly Hanwei) and I've loved test cutting and all the fun that goes Japanese orientated, and such I've only ever owned Japanese blades Swords since I was a kid, but the martial arts I train in is very Basically I'm Australian that has loved European I hadn't seen anything like it for less than $500 anywhere else!įor some background. Wood core scabbard and a belt/suspension system, it was definitely an First of all, I picked this up on the SBG Store for a $249 USD + $60 USD shipping to Australia (editors note, it is now $284.99 - shipping remains the same).Ī note on the price, I thought this was extraordinary, for all theĪdvertised features of this sword including peened construction, free Less flair than some of the other excellent reviews on this site. Reviews, so this may read a bit more straight forward and have a little ![]() That said, I'm not very skilled at writing There is no information or reviews on it so I can't trust it, so todayīoys and girls I am here to shed some light on what looks to be a very Of my big struggles has been finding something that looks good, yet
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