Poll: What is your favourite kind of sword?
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Gonna have to add my own option; the gladius. I mean, its Roman, so it automatically kicks barbarian ass.
Wait, in videogames? Depends entirely on the game system... In real life, I have most of my training in kenjutsu, but I tend to work better with a longer, heavier blade... so I prefer an o-katana... what I think I'd be best at actually taking down an armed opponent with, though, is a rapier. Unfortunately, the only fencing training I have was with a foil... so I've had to sort of improvise with classical fencing.
-to any fellow Wheel of Time fans... yes, that's a heron-mark blade on the bottom, but thanks to a secondary bevel to the edge and a complete lack of distal taper, I'm not fond of it as a functional cutter. It works, it's a real sword... but the design isn't quite as well thought out as my more traditional, purpose-built blades.
-that USMC Ka-Bar, I bought when I was twelve... long before I ever considered I may someday be a military man myself...
as to long, broad one-handers such as swords of the Oakeshott typology (longswords, broadswords, et cetera)... I've never been great with 'em... they're cumbersome to me. If I have that much blade in front of me, I feel slow without two hands on the hilt, widely spaced.
-to any fellow Wheel of Time fans... yes, that's a heron-mark blade on the bottom, but thanks to a secondary bevel to the edge and a complete lack of distal taper, I'm not fond of it as a functional cutter. It works, it's a real sword... but the design isn't quite as well thought out as my more traditional, purpose-built blades.
-that USMC Ka-Bar, I bought when I was twelve... long before I ever considered I may someday be a military man myself...
as to long, broad one-handers such as swords of the Oakeshott typology (longswords, broadswords, et cetera)... I've never been great with 'em... they're cumbersome to me. If I have that much blade in front of me, I feel slow without two hands on the hilt, widely spaced.
rapier and epee are the same thing. i would say foil because thats what i use while fensing but i also like a katan
who needs a sword, when you could have a hammer?
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Claymore.
Zweihanders are too fucking huge, but a claymore?
Very elegant, considering it's a Scottish sword.
Zweihanders are too fucking huge, but a claymore?
Very elegant, considering it's a Scottish sword.
Rapier, preferably with a nice long dagger in the off hand. I only know how to do stage combat with it, but that's cool enough already.
I know it's clichéd, but I'm gonna go with the katana from that list. I like fast weapons in games. Though I'd probably go for a falx [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falx] if you asked me what I'd choose.
And if this were real life and I actually had to use it (zombie apocalypse anyone?), I'd go with a shortened, top weighted poleaxe with a butt-spike. I could probably make one with stuff from B&Q, and I'm no good with swords anyway
And if this were real life and I actually had to use it (zombie apocalypse anyone?), I'd go with a shortened, top weighted poleaxe with a butt-spike. I could probably make one with stuff from B&Q, and I'm no good with swords anyway
