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whats your most beloved melee weapon /k/?
I like my SOG Kukri.
You could fuck a vato up with it
Ames e-tool
>>30087447
you know you do this
we all do
>>30087447
A gun
Does this count?
>>30087723
pistol whipping?
my fingerbox
>>30087700
Hahahahahaha.
Damn right I do.
I'm into my mid-30s and still turn into a teen when I'm at Canadian Tire. The wife gets so embarassed. Don't care!
>>30087447
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Z1MzEpweg
>>30087810
While she's off looking at lamps or wallpaper or something, while we make a beeline for the blades aisle. "Yeah, I gotta go check something; I'll catch up to you in a minute, babe."
>>30087447
Accept no substitutes.
>>30087447
>whats your most beloved melee weapon
My Saber.
>>30087842
Bravo, Sir
Said like a real Grunt.
If its metal, it will eventually get sharpened.
>>30087842
Oops should have resized.
>>30087823
HAHAHAHA YUP.
"I just gotta go look at something real quick, you go pick out some coffee maker capsules."
That shit will take her a decade.
All the time I need...
Muh sweet child...
>>30087870
>fucking entrenching tool
This is worse than the nugget meme. As if either were the best tool for the job. Nugget makes a better club, thrown the tool is more lethal to twice the distance of the nugger.
>>30087788
you're old school, fo sho
>>30087935
>fuck this stupid meme
>does on to call the nagant a better spear than rifle and makes fun of others for not having retardedly specific tools for a retardedly specific job even thought it changes constantly
anon... you are the meme.
>>30087447
The tenderizer
>>30087975
>it would not go over my head I would catch it
Are you groot level autism? That was the point of the joke!
>>30087857
>>30087857
Do you (or anyone else here) have good sabre suggestions? I love the look of them and would like to have one for slicing a burglar's abdomen open with.
I've seen cold steel has one but I am not a big fan of them. I would like it to be sharpened/able to be sharpened.
Thanks
Who knows what one of these custom bad boys would run me? Wanna channel my inner Cloud
>>30088059
>Cloud
You fucking retarded fucking queer lala idiot clown faced faggot.
Cloud doesn't use a gunblade.
Kill. Yourself.
>>30088042
>good sabre suggestions?
Depends on what kind you want.
Mines a Windlass made Ames manufactory 1860 repro. it's dimensions are slightly off from the Originals, so it handles a little different. The 1860s are based on the 1840s, which itself is based on an 1820s pattern French Saber.
Do you want a straighter saber? it'd be more like a backsword, but they're perfectly good. or do you want a more curved one, like an Eastern European inspired one?
Avoid cold steel, while a good chunk of their products are reasonably well made, they're dimensions are way off, and way overbuilt, so they feel nothing like any of the weapons their based off of. and that's even if they're based on a single sword.
>>30088084
Well, the civil war is among my favorite wars and I appreciate things from when America was great so a design from that period. I know most of the guns they used back then, but little about the melee, unfortunately.
However, I know the sabre did develop in Eastern Europe, so a modern model based off of one of the older models would be fine too.
What you have there seems to fit the bill well enough. How sharp have you gotten it?
>>30088084
Also, forgot to mention my only real complaint with Windlass is that they polish everything to a mirror shine. i'm letting the Scabbard on mine rust so that when i clean it, it'll be a bit more dull.
my benchmade nimravus, such a pretty blade
>>30088123
>Well, the civil war is among my favorite wars and I appreciate things from when America was great
I do too, after buying my Navy repro, i wanted a sword to go with it so i got me an 1860.
There are quite a few swords to pick from, if you want an American 19th century modeled blade.
You have the 1860s, which was one of the main sabers issued to the Union during the war and remained in inventory till around 1900. after which they sold a bunch to Hollywood.
The 1840 is like the 1860, but much beefier. This is the sword you'll see mostly with Confederate officers, because that's what was the general issue before the war. a lot of the confederate made swords are also usually based on the 1840
There are the Cutlasses, which are sabers meant for ships. They mostly the same as the ones used by the Army, but a bit shorter and wider.
if you want to go even further back, You'll find more curved blades. The Marines adopted a Mameluke inspired sword as their officers weapon. you can still see it's decedent today.
Before the 19th century, Hangers were popular. a Hanger is like a cutlass, but not as wide and not as heavy. think like a German Hunting sword.
There are a shitload of different models for American swords though.
http://arms2armor.com/Swords/usswords.htm
Here's a good list.
Kult of Athena is one of the best places to buy newly made swords from.
http://www.kultofathena.com/swords-earlymodern.asp
>>30088257
Thanks a bunch man. The Hangers are cool but I think the 1840 is the most appealing. I appreciate the suggestion with Athena. I've browsed there before but never knew it's reputation.
>>30088326
Any time.
My dream sword is a Nashville Plow works made blade, but if i'm never able to buy an Original, i'll definitely buy a repro.
>>30087993
>I wasn't a retard
>By being retarded
>In pretend
My shitty Cold Steel™ kukri machete. Always by my bed, along with the peestol.
My small trash bag of machetes.
Lawnmower blade sharpened into a machete
>>30087447
My scythe of course.
>>30087447
My warhammer
>>30088841
You're not fooling me skeleman
I'll be damned if you take me across the river styx by hacking my IP
>>30088903
I got a death note son
Don't need no IP
Old number 9
Kilij > Kukri
Finished making this axe just this week
So far its my fav
>>30088935
The jokes on you.
You write down anonymoose, You'll only rid the world of this horrid place.
You
will
save
the
world
Go on
Make my day.
I have a Spanish Puerto-Seguro 1907 pattern cavalry sabre, from around that time period, which is very nice. But from a reproduction point, it would have to be my hanwei tinker arming sword.
That or my SKS bayonet because the bayonet comes with a gun
I'm not good at choosing favourites. Maybe this one.
>>30089189
Looks like one of them executioners swords
Care to elaborate on it?
>>30089239
It's from Bhutan, probably 18th-19th century.
The Tibet-Bhutan cultural region appears to have been pretty fond of this kind of single-edged cut-optimised sword. Especially the eastern parts it seems, as while we see three main types of "full sized" sword blades in Tibet (this being one), this is the only one of those that I've seen in the Bhutanese style fittings.
In Tibet at least these are often constructed with hairpin lamination, in Bhutan we occasionally see this effect enhanced by a number of narrow parallel grooves along the blade, or the grooves alone with a highly polished blade (so that whether laminated/pattern welded or not, there's no pattern visible).
My blade has no intentional pattern to it, but it's also nowhere near "monosteel". By the looks of it it has a back made from high and low carbon material folded together somewhat coarsely, welded to a pure steel edge. It's probably on the plain, workhorse side of things, and the middle section of the scabbard may have been covered with leather originally.
Here's a somewhat fancier one, carried by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at some event.
>>30089411
Neat.
I know shit all about anything Asian since i focused on Western (namely American and English) swords. Any clue why it doesn't have a pointy thingamadoo at the end? did they have armor that was resistant to piercing?
>>30089411
Very similar to the Khanda, but they have guards for the hand and sometimes a basket type hilt.
>>30087700
Sometimes I do that with an axe.
I have a bro I name Spooks.
Just sneak up behind him an yell, HEY SPOOKS!
>>30089448
Armour in Tibet, and presumably Bhutan, mostly consisted of metal lamellar and the occasional bit of mail imported from down south, with outer limbs occasionally being covered by hardened leather or splinted armour. So it would have been quite resistant to both cutting and stabbing with single handed weapons.
By and large cut or thrust appears to be down to personal preference in many cases (which in turn is of course influenced by cultural preferences). So every now and then we see people go for blades that strongly favour one.
A spatulate tip like this one should be a very durable one, especially when it comes to just clipping a piece of armour, a shield, or somethign like that with a swing that almost missed. And it should also cut a lot better if you do the same against flesh. That could be a reason to forego the pointier tip, even though such would make the weapon more dual-use.
>>30089461
In spirit at least.
>>30089612
You got a second favorite sword?
Shit, it'd probably be easier to just dump your collection for the sake of it.
>>30089647
Missing a pair of steel trainers, but otherwise this is it at the moment.
My intellectual capacity, and not believing in sky fairies.
>>30089719
>federschwert
You do HEMA?
Been meaning to do saber with a group, but can't find any groups that wouldn't have me driving a few hours.
>>30087788
nice. what vintage is that fingerbox?
>>30088042
say what you want about Cold Steel and their spokesman, but if you watch the torture tests of their swords it is very impressive
>>30089122
>cold steel special forces shovel
capital choice
>>30089763
They're retard heavy and overbuilt
it doesn't matter much if you're just going to chop bottles or hang it up, but if you want something historical they're not the ones to go to.
>>30089743
who makes these awful pictures?
>>30089787
well if you want something historical then but an original. i thought this thread was about what melee weapon we would actually consider using. cold steel swords are a nice halfway point between original relic and snowflake-tier reproductions
>>30089753
Kinda. Used to. Currently in a spell of not being able to be arsed to drag myself to the car for a one hour-each way trip on Sunday afternoon.
>>30089763
Those tests, as shown, are advertisement, so they had better be impressive.
Now what such testing is sorely lacking is a baseline, say similar tests with a faithfully created replica (a opposed to Cold Steel's "not entirely historical" takes on things) so that we have a baseline for what's actually good here.
Then there's the issue where it seems that they often simply make blades quite thick (at its thinnest at least, it may also be too thin at its thickest, as they cut costs by using a thinner bar stock and not grinding it down as far), so whatever increase in durability they may have will often be at the cost of balance and handling. IMO that's quite fatal, a "sword" that doesn't behave like a sword is a lie in steel, whereas if I wanted somethign to clear udnerbrush with I'd get a machete isntead. Mileage may vary.
Also, as the issues they had with their grosse messer shoved, simply making the blade too thick may not make for a durable sword, when you have stress raisers in unfortunate places.
Their plastic buckler is quite nice for practice though.
>>30089804
>we would actually consider using
I'd never actually use Cold Steel because they're shit isn't historical. an arming sword that's over 3 pounds with a POB halfway up the blade will feel like shit in the hand, because an arming sword was rarely if ever 3 pounds. it's stuff you can beat on with a fence post without worry.
You don't need a relic to have a good sword. at cold steels prices, everyone else makes proper dimension and weighted swords at the same price.
>>30089857
Shit, at cold steel prices you can get an Albion.
>>30088059
>Cloud
I've been triggered so hard, my Renzokuken hit every time.
>>30087834
But what if you upgrade it?
>>30089031
Looks comfy af 2 bee quite honesto my sincere familia
Beard looks perfect, not too big, not too small, not too dramatic. Goldilocks
>>30089961
>sword autist triggering
Sword looks fine. How about getting triggered by that poorfag AR with $20 chinese airshit optic on it?
>>30090228
The only thing i dislike is the missing chunk in the guard.
it doesn't matter much though.
>>30089961
Where did you get that sexy sword!?
>>30090244
it's a zombie tools product.
>>30090195
>not barbed wire
>>30087919
Damn I love bowies, nice
>>30089031
You made that? I'm turned on by that thing
>>30089122
fug I need a smatchet
>>30090251
Looks like they don't make that exact one anymore.
>>30090276
i'd say it's their D'Capitan or some shit.
haven't looked at their stuff in awhile though.
>>30090222
Thanks mate!
It swings a little slow-ish with 1-hand because its a bit over 3ft long (120cm or so) but with 2 hands its nicely balanced and very quick.
Head is about 23cm long with a 16cm cutting surface- made out of 1095 and 15N20
>>30090258
>You made that?
Mostly I do kitchen knives in my spare time :o
>>30090311
It is, the design has changed it seems.
>>30089719
can you tell me about the baby knife?
>>30090343
This one? Saami style, made by Per-Olof Jönestål.
>>30090333
>dat fat hand
Why do so many blade lovers are morbidly obese?
Loose some weight, fatzo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqVQT9Det6Q
>>30089031
I am heavily aroused.
>>30090255
>Not chains
>>30088841
How do you use that? The ones I have have had 1 handle on each side for balance and control. This seems dangerous.
>>30088589
You are worse than the strippers.
>>30087834
>>30090195
Gotta love a ready made club with infinite options for modification.
>>30087788
what the fuck
>>30090544
>Not a gas tank off a motorcycle that gives +50 fire damage.
>>30087447
Simple, cheap, and damn near indestructible.
>>30090333
Kek fat guy with a knife, what do you use it for? Cutting twinkies?
>>30090472
Because fatfags think blades are "honorable" weapons, even though it's pretty fucking brutal to do anything to another person with a knife. Autism.
>>30087740
>slow rate of fire
>worst than .17
>long reload speeds
Gay as hell but I still love it
>>30091419
Nygga that ain't gay, that has class.
>>30091419
What's gay about it really ? it's a weapon built with superior technical capabilities, developed when Europe clearly started to be the big player in the World (Colonization and after Lepanto), used with "scientific" reasoning just to be able to kill better, used during the heyday of sword's duelling culture...
What the hell does sexual orientation has to do with this ? Yeah right maybe naked guys everywhere in the treatises, but it's irrelevant, really !
Besides there's nothing wrong with having a gay weapon if there's such thing, as long as you win with it, why should it matter ?
>>30091431
>>30091481
Look at it.
It's flamboyant as fuck. Glorious and effective, but still flamboyant.
>>30091521
So classy and flamboyant, why the hell should we bring gayness into this of all things ? Besides, they were hardly the most flamboyant weapons of their times, the schiavona would top that.
>>30091419
A katana, folded over million times is better.
>>30091640
>So classy and flamboyant, why the hell should we bring gayness into this of all things ?
Oh please, you know perfectly well what I meant by this infantile way of saying things.
>>30090596
>>30087834
The baseball bat is a real classic, its a part of our cultural heritage
Its truly the modern American war club
>>30087447
The tetsubo. Not a weeb but something about a studded oversized baseball bat makes me feel comfy were I in a sticky situation
>>30090411
Really nice knife you got there.
Here are my knives made by a local smith.
>>30091680
>The tetsubo. Not a weeb but something about a studded oversized baseball bat makes me feel comfy were I in a sticky situation
You look like the kind of guy who could appreciate a bar mace. Bones get crunchy around it.
This.
>>30091678
true dat anon.
>>30091701
man, it's a farming tool
>>30091733
Most historical melee weapons are.
>>30091658
That you are too young to post here ?
>>30089031
How much for you to make me one?
>>30091748
Too old if anything.
Only the youngest of millennials flip their shit when someone calls something gay.
>>30089961
that sword.
>instinctively makes me cringe
>not even bad. has good handguard, blade is nicely tapered. seems alright.
>>30091737
Sword, spear, mace...
As for things like hammers, axes, bill vs billhook, they do have their origins in civilian tools, but the weapon tends to be quite different form the tool, much like a Ford Focus meant for BTCC racing isn't quite the same as the one I drive to work in.
>>30091656
yeah i hear those two million folded katanas are pretty good. the samurai tended to be incredibly skilled with them, those three million folded katanas.
my grandad had one of those four million folded katanas sitting on his mantelpiece as a trophy, he did.
polished that five million folded katana every week.
>>30088257
+1 for the knowledge and not being a dick about it. Stay on /k.
>>30091831
You realize three of those weapons are primarily tools first, right?
>>30091874
The sword is primarily a tool ? For what now I'm interested ?
The spear I could get it even though it's a hunting tool so it's not even that far too proper combat weapons, mace is extremely debatable.
/k/ Can you recommend me a fixed blade knife that comes with a sheath? Preferably a leather one and have it and the knife made in america, I dont want some taiwanese shit
I was thinking of a ka-bar but idk its a bit pricy
>>30087982
Noice
>>30091959
>ka-bar
>pricy
anything cheaper isnt gonna be worth shit
>>30091874
So apart from beating people to death, what am I supposed to do with these?
>>30091874
But the fighting versions are different to the tools.
A war axe is not anything like a wood cutting axe. And a warhammer is quite different to a tool hammer.
>>30087447
Never had intentions to use it for SD but I sure do love my knife.
>>30090632
>Falling for the fingerbox meme
Welcome to 4chan. Leave now before it's too late.
>>30087447
My big ass ontario machete. But im thinking i should get a soviet infantry spade since i could get it for less than $10.
>>30092227
prostate stimulation
>>30087447
best of both, hammer axing it up
>>30092227
>apart from beating people to death
Actally maces were increadibly popular with city guards as you could easily take someone alive for questioning or a later trial by just breaking their arms/legs.
>>30092614
Still more of a weapon than an everyday tool in my eyes. And it does smell a bit of a diluted "doesn't spill blood" combined with a bit of police work, any source for this?
Of course, if he was referring to the latter part of my post, then he can have fun trying to hammer in nails with this thing.
>>30091733
>whats your most beloved melee weapon /k/?
Indeed it is, but i love it.
>>30092716
>source
Sergeant at arms are the old heads of security for the crown. Their underlings are called Sergeants-at-mace or more commonly referred to as the "Sergeants maces". They were tasked with arrests and as the name suggests issued maces.
This was by no means standard procedure. In fact in Munich in Bavaria you had the polar opposite where the guards were issued swords specifically designed for them (pic related).
It likely came down to liberties of the executive as the intent of bringing someone in alive may be a hint at the threat of torture where in Munich the guards seem to have been ordered to disincentivize resistance via threat of death over torture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serjeant-at-arms#United_Kingdom
>hammer in nails
You misspelt peasant.
>>30089122
A smatchet? Holy sh thats cool...
>>30092384
Its always been too late to leave.
>>30092614
>>30093014
this strikes me as exceptionally tenuous claims.
>>30087700
Looks like that bald guy from bleach, I think icacu or something like that
>>30090255
>I really want the only thing keeping me from getting raped by hypothetical assailants to snag on shit the first time my cheeto crusted arms swing it
>>30092384
C A N T W A K E U P
>>30093014
In the 19th century, there were still departments using swords for combating rioters.
>>30087447
That cold steel machete I used my dremel on to create an edge.
>>30094569
>I used my dremel on to create an edge.
>>30089833
What is the lowest blade?
>>30089961
Brother
>>30095571
The Swedish army's faschine knife m/1848. Appears to have been handed out as the general issue grunt sidearm during the latter half or so of the 19th century. Leans more towards utility blade than sword, but as with any machete or whatnot, it can make do in a pinch.
Pretty curious geometry overall. At the base of the blade things are much as you expect, with the spine being the thickest. The spine also tapers towards the tip. However, as the ridge line where the edge grind starts the blade rapidly end sup thicker there than at the spine, and around the widest part of the blade it ends up even thicker than the spine down at the guard. I guess the idea is for this to shift the centre of mass towards the blade, in order to make the blade less prone to twisting when slammed into something.
>>30090338
If you "need a custom blade for your movie" they will say no and direct you to all of their blade designs retired or not
>>30095645
I have not felt these feelings for a blade in some time
>>30091929
The kukri and two bolos are machete, not swords
>>30092665
What the fuck is this autistic shit.
>>30095671
Replica of the 300 sword I think
>>30094125
Ikakku. God, please kill me for still remembering.
>>30091419
It's not gay. It's the best tool out there for a very specific scenario--a one-on-one melee fight with no armor or shields. For that scenario, there is no better weapon. I love them too, though I recognise that they're not very versatile and get their shit rekt by multiple opponents.
>>30095663
Oh, you meant those in the picture, not somethign in the text.
I just grabbed something for an image, it wasn't meant to illustrate the discussion.
But yes, there's at least two worker blades there, the kukri and the fascine knife. The oddity on the far left can also be such.
Here's a pic more suitable for the discussion there, showing the cross-section of a broadaxe.
>>30095677
>>30095671
>not just getting a xiphos repro
i guess he has a fetish for buff men in leather thongs.
>>30091262
That is a 3D model of a sledgehammer.
>>30095754
I where the confusion came from
Old woodworking axes of the time weren't very thick in the bit, the more wedge like axes that we are used to didn't come about till relatively recently
>>30095984
*I see where
>>30095984
>the more wedge like axes that we are used to didn't come about till relatively recently
Well, I'm not terribly good at tool axes, but if the guys over at Gränsfors Bruk can be trusted, then this style's from the 8th century.
Viking age axe, Museum of History, Stockholm.
>>30096077
Förbannade djävla
Anyway, the wedge shaped axe head obviously goes back quite far, most likely pre-dating >>30095754
>>30087447
ZombieTools are a bunch of rednecks that build some pretty badass weapons made to kill, forged in spring steel 5160 with 55 Rockwell hardness. They have good price for the quality of the product, and they are prepared for combat, so they are pretty effective. The only bad thing is the zombie meme in the brand's name, like those zombie shotgun round that was cheaper than the normal counterpart.
And if you really wan to push it... But yeah, perhaps we can ignore this one. The previous ones should be sufficient anyway.
And to try and stick to the main point. Weapons and tools are different, since they are made for different tasks. Some weapons, like many spears, sword, maces and so on don't really have any corresponding tool. Others, like battleaxes, warhammers, bills etc do correspond to various tools, but except for some intermediary designs which we can find at times, the weapons and the tools are quite different critters.
As such, most historical weapons are not farming tools.
Though the wedge does stick around between >>30096148 and >>30096100, so perhaps we could consider continuous existence as at least likely, despite the gulf of time.
>>30089485
As long as Spooks doesn't have the axe, right?
One of these days, he's going to cut you into liiiiilte pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkH2mNmB3Ek
>>30094545
Cops were hardcore back in the day.
>>30092043
>>30091959
If you're that cheap, so ~$20 price range, you're going to have to go with a cheap shit brand. The mallninja brands occasionally make something actually usable. I've had $20 fixed blades from both MTech and Cold Steel that were full tang and pretty sturdy. Cold Steel Outdoorsman Lite was like $20 and pretty fucking solid for the price.
>>30091959
>cheap
>sheath
>works
Mora
>>30088841
Fuck off Skeleton
>>30089031
Choppin' down trees, doors, and niggas alike! Accept no substitutes.
Plebes
got an 1897 American Calvarly officers sword. Was my great great uncles. Unfortunately, I'm outta town right now.
>>30096627
>so ~$20 price range,
Glock 78 is one of the best budget knives out there.
>>30096627
The answer is always mora for poorfags.
>>30096650
mah niggah
>>30089857
This.
Cold steel makes great pocket knives. Their larger "weapons" aren't worth it.
>>30089031
>>30090333
Amidst the sea of "homemade" knives... railroad spikes and kitchen knives being pounded into lumpy abominations and wrapped with paracord... your work is very refreshing. Nice aesthetic.
Got it at the Nex. It's functional, cheap, and durable. I'm better with a staff though.
>>30089031
In the words of Loial. Get out your long axe
>>30095754
From the thumbnail I thought that was a spanner with a padlock through the closed end, slightly disappointed when I opened it
>>30092227
Tis an excellent fire stoker
>>30094545
Our mounted police were armed with sabers up until 1965.
>>30087857
>Pipe
>Not briar
>Not corncob
Get that shit out of here, objectively superior pipe and revolver coming through. And unless you have a horse laying around, a light cavalry saber is a pretty shit choice. Get yourself a foot officers sword m8
>>30092614
That one guy on my Armoury whose posted that same inane shit in two threads is wrong, as are you.
>>30090244
>sexy
zombietool products are garbage m8 and you're mallninja as fuck.
>>30094125
To me, he looks like Jeremy Renner with a shaved head.
>>30095726
>get their shit rekt by multiple opponents.
Name a single weapon that doesn't and is not polearm or freaking greatsword.
>no shields
Eh? What makes rapier worse against shields than any other sword?
>>30087447
>>30095726
The rapier was an all-around sword though, many of them were brought to battle in the early 17th century alongside their massive acceptance as a civilian weapon. Also, many treatises talked about rapier & shields together, even though it's rarer than rapier & dagger, it was still discussed and analyzed. In fact rapiers were very versatile as they were still fairly heavy, they could fight any other one-handed weapons and even two-handed swords that weren't the biggest ones (anything bigger than a montante); they were designed to face all of the common weapons, even against a short spear, a rapier doesn't lose that much ground, only perhaps against heavy polearms like pikes and partisans are you really at a clear disadvantage.
And this about multiple opponents:
http://hroarr.com/hack-slash-in-the-age-of-reason-italian-rapier-against-multiple-opponents/
(besides no weapons but the biggest two-handed swords are made to deal with multiple opponents at once, so it's a bit of a moot point).
It's just not true to think that rapiers were designed for a specific scenario, though they certainly are excellent for one-on-one sword fights.
>Not using weapons inspired by the greatest barb-removing force in history.
Y'all niggas need Caesar.
>>30087447
Greatest weapon of war ever invented.
>>30087723
Upboat for le epic original post
Here's my baby. Though she needs a new handle.
>>30088869
I salute your taste, anon!
>>30089719
That's quite a collection. I love the puukko there. And also the early mace, but dayum, why is it mounted on something that looks like a fucking plastic pipe? Also, what's the kris made of?
>>30101563
Seems silly as fuck to ask, but how do synthetic/metal handles work with those?
Buddy of mine who is a cop said that he arrested a pimp one night who used a flexible french curve drawing aid as a street whip to dish out whippings to freelancers who were encroaching on his street.
He said the streetwalkers were covered in horrible welts and looked like someone did them over with a weed wacker. Not much of a melee weapon but i thought that it was interesting.
>>30101598
Axes in general, you mean? Or do you mean the maces?
Either way - synthetic are fine, as long as it's not some sort of cheap knock-off. Metal handles on axes are fucking stoopid, you need the balance as far off as you can, so you have, you know, heft. If you have balance point in the middle of an axe, it's gonna do next to nothing.
Maces are a little different. I wouldn't want a glass fibre or whatnot handle on a mace, because, y'know, they spring. Which is sorta fine in an axe, since you have a blade, but with a mace, you'd lose a bit too much of the hurt by that. And with metal handles on maces, there's the thing that they are fuckin' short compared to other stuff. Not to be too heavy and all, but still, they are very often made hollow, some late medieval finds had bits of rotting wood in the hollow handle. Quite possibly to avoid bending the metal tube when smashing shit.
>>30101563
Only wooden dowels for sale around here are pine, and I don't have access to a lathe, so I got two half-round sections of oak and joined them together. This of course left a visible joint, but as shafts in the Maciejowski have a bit of colour to them every now paint seemed like an option.
As for the kris, well, wood, brass, and presumably iron and steel of varying nickel content for the blade.
>>30091959
Ontario still makes their Kabar alternative, it's about $30 on Amazon. The sheath is cheap nylon, but you can get a leather one in the classic Kabar style for like $7.
>>30101751
Oh, cool! It just looked like a cheap plastic rod. But man, it's a waste to cover wood with paint. If it was coloured varnish, it'd be a whole different story. Anyway, you're saying that the kris might be meteoric steel? You lucky fuck. I want to forge some meteorite so fuckin' much. Nice collection, again.
I've got a douk-douk....
>>30101773
>Anyway, you're saying that the kris might be meteoric steel?
Nah, probably just terrestrial nickel.
As for the mace, had I gotten an oak or ash dowel it would have been oiled.
>>30101672
I meant the axes, but it's good to know about maces too. Can't really use them I legally for any practical purpose in my state through because they are legally classified as bludgeons (Faillinois). Which is funny considering modern extendable batons can pretty much crack any bone with a half-assed swing and they are legal for EC unless for work... then you need certification.
i start to use it when i was little kid, i'm pretty sure that swords and knives are better, bu i know how to use this thing, you can cut small trees with it
>>30088059
are you genuinely asking how much it would cost to be made?
>>30101900
Man, what country do you live in when you can't fuckin' use an axe?
>>30088059
>Cloud
>gunblade
>>30087740
So much fun using this to have battles with my father
>>30101652
Thinking back to tech-drawing, they had some serious mass.
Dunno exactly what was in them but yeah, flexible plastic with what felt like lead powder in them would deliver a lot of its energy.
>>30102045
The US, ironically.
>>30089069
Is this the part where he takes his potato chip and EATS IT?
this crazy bastard
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2k44X9BxDk
>>30102284
Damn, poor burger. At least I can play with sharp things all I want, wherever I want. Hah.
Also, some more stuff I made.
>>30101900
>Can't really use them I legally for any practical purpose in my state
i absolutely refuse to believe this
what state?
any link to the law page?
There is only one true answer, but we must wait for it to become reality
>>30087447
probably my fox modras or Tahoma field knife
>>30087447
Bang-stick, as used for old-school shark hunting.
>>30087447
the french lebel bayonet
>>30087447
'IH, qar'a'.
>>30101157
>Remington
lel. if i'm using a .36 why would i want a brick?
>Not briar
>Not corncob
Ain't my only pipe, but the one in that photo is maple, which burns with a sweet taste mang. carved it out myself after breaking my briar churchwarden. but i gots some corncobs too.
>a light cavalry saber is a pretty shit choice.
The 1860 was adopted to replace the 1840 because it was a much quicker handling sword. with many anecdotal cases of Officers opting to use it over the underwhelming 1840 Foot officers sword. But even if not so, the English and the French had been using sabers for foot officers since the 18th century. Hell, the 1845 English pattern which is considered one of the best foot officers swords in the anglosphere, was a heavier beast than the 1860 American saber. Besides, all the foot officers swords are all small swords and spadroons, all I've learned is saber. though in all honesty you could probably use them similarly without too much trouble.
>>30089184
Able to post them now
I'd like to get an arming sword from something like Albion, but I'm focusing more on guns right now
>browse thread
>no fists
/k/ confirmed for a bunch of weenies who hoard shitty chinese weapons to feel safe on the streets when they walk to McDonald's for their tendies
>>30105445
>having moved from New York to live with his online dating sweet heart
I'd make fun of him too.
>>30105445
>too much bantz
Should have browsed /int/ before moving a long ass distance for a camslut.
>>30087700
Is this basically a poleaxe for utility purposes?
>>30105525
I guess. i always figured they were for trimming tall ass branches to keep them out of your driveway.
This thing looks fuggin brutal. The only downside I can see to it I potential is the vibrations that would occur if you were to hit something really heavy and hard.
Any thoughts?
>>30087788
Ive been saving up for a fingerbox for many years, how did u obtain one, how much was yours
>>30101298
And you need quality comprehension
>>30105688
i wish it had some sort of guard. Looks like an awesome mace until doe swordsman take all your fingrs off.
>>30106002
Don't need a guard if you wear gauntlets. same reason why shields were quite a bit rarer for people in a full plated harness.
Same reason swords used by folks in armor didn't have complicated guards.
Gunstock warclub is by far my favorite melee weapon.
Cheap, and it will put a crater in whatever it hits, spike first or not
>>30089448
From what I gather, against armored opponents, both cutting and thrusting will be ineffective anyways, so it doesn't matter if the sword is more cut-oriented or thrust-oriented. However, thrusts are by and large more lethal, as they make much deeper wounds. Also, due to the nature of poking, thrusts tend to keep the opponents further away.
The reason I bring that up is because duels were commonplace in Europe, and not so much in the Far East - it was expected of most gentlemen to carry a sword with them at all times, and by carrying one you'd be pretty much making a statement, that if anyone would mess around with you you'd fight to death. If you carry a sword in a civilian context, you'd most likely want something that made the other guy stay away from you and that killed him very quickly.
Duels in Asia were nowhere nearly as common and had a whole different meaning, as it wasn't so much about killing the other guy but beating him and perfecting your art.
So the Asians never had to design a slick thruster that killed people with maximum efficiency as they just did not have the need
I've always wanted this.
>>30107400
Pic related would also be fun.
Claw hammer.
It hammers while it claws.
>>30105445
>New York
Of course. "Hurrr we New Yawguhz be tough, yo", then they crumple a second aftward.
>>30089122
Nice stuf
>tfw genuinely want a kukri but know it'll make me the biggest autist on the planet
>>30087468
I've always wanted a nice Kukri, is the SOG the way to go?
>>30105445
Sounds like he's catching on to English culture really well. Good for him.
>>30107369
>The reason I bring that up is because duels were commonplace in Europe
For a little while in some countries it may not have been all too rare amongst cocky young noblemen.
But compared to the use of swords overall, it's an extremely limited practice. Emerging somewhat in the 16th century, having what peak it may have in the 17th or 18th. And in many cases a far cry from the romanticised proper one on one fight to the death.
Here's an article on things: http://hroarr.com/fencing-culture-duelling-and-violence/
Likewise, to wear a sword in your daily life appears to have started more or less in the 16th century. Also, in the civilian context, a sword that killed your opponent very quickly may be a bad idea, due to legal reasons. There's apparently plenty of legal records where people state that they did their absolute best to not kill their opponent, but then he kinda lunged forward at the wrong moment when they were trying to feint a thrust and things just happened and he ended up very regrettably dead. All in all the best way to avoid being charged with murder was to not have a corpse at your feet.
http://hroarr.com/lecture-on-swords-in-daily-life-of-the-renaissance/
As for Asia, we're looking at a huge range of cultures, trying to take them all in one go like that doesn't seem like a terribly good idea. The Tibetan culture we looked at above would in many cases have been a theocratically dominated one, with buddhism often, but by no means always, being adverse to violence.
Then we have China, which seems to have started out with warriors running around much like in Europe, but then shifting over to being more bureaucrat/scholar focused culturally, with the warrior being held in some degree of suspicion.
Japan spent much of its recorded history in one form of civil war or another, which lends itself to people sorting out their differences not by duel, but by means more akin to what was common in medieval Europe: plain old war. Plenty of wars may also help keep the warriors sated with blood. The impression I've gotten is that duels start popping up in the Edo period, when things where generally at peace, and the celebrated warrior caste spent most of their time wrestling the abacus. Perfecting your fighting art doesn't seem to have been an objective for very many, though in many cases systems where put in place where certificates from martial arts schools gave you a wage increase, based on kata/techniques known, so there was some reason to go to the dojo at least.
Then for India, Southeast Asia, the steppes, Persia, etc, etc..?
>>30100103
> What is heat conductivity
>>30092227
Meat tenderizer
>>30087788
what brand of fingerbox do you have? i really want one.
>>30106131
>Don't need a guard if you wear gauntlets
>people actually believe this
>>30105994
This thing is actually well-made, came razor sharp and pointy as hell. The leaf blade helps with cutting. Also, I have an SPQR fetish.
Anyone know where I can score a historically accurate dolabra?
>>30110742
Try sticking your hand into a complex rapier hilt wearing gauntlets.
explain why the majority of European maces (which is a mounted knight or man at arms go to weapon other than the lance when it came to taking down other knights or men at arms on horseback) lacked even a crossguard.
because having your hand covered in plate meant you didn't need one.
Shields died out among the nobility for the same reason.
I'll wait.
when you really want to get medieval on somebody's ass.
>>30110857
Except gauntlets don't completely cover your hands and there's still a chance the sword will cut through the leather covering the sides of your hand and your hand palm. Besides that, gauntlets have other cons like reduced range of motion and less mobility.
>>30111006
An illegal gun.
>>30111006
A gun
>>30091833
what if we folded a million katanas into one mega katana
>>30087700
I always look at sharps in hardware stores.
Always.
And I have yet to be escorted by someone out of there for scaring children.
>>30093341
welll, they could still die of internal bleeding obviously. but less likely than cutting off their arms and legs i'm sure.
>>30087700
>Go to hardware store
>Have to force myself not to buy sharp things
