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You cut them to your desired length (27 3/4 inch for me) and slide the tubes over each other, so they make an oval shaped thing. Run it over your leg until you get a good curve, and then wrap something around it for a handle. Works great for whacking things or scaring wild animals out of the house. That, and it hurts pretty bad to get hit with it, so you could possible use it as a defense weapon. I figured out how to do this on accident when I was a kid. I liked that I could use one as a sword. Then I made a darth maul lightsaber with two, and then figured out that they work way better as a single sword
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MartiniPunk wrote:had a decent knife collection going. few k-bars, couple CRKT tactical folders, bunch of spyderco/coldsteel/whatever fluffy folders, BM42 and a few practice balisongs, and tons of trash knives and pawnshop swords.
oh and i got a SOG seal pup the other day
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SEAL pups are gorgeous. Was just looking at one the other day. Almost everything SOG makes is gorgeous.
I'm looking forward to getting a few throwing knives in the near future. It's not a usable skill, but I get a kick out of it. You can't really throw a Kabar (mostly because it's not covered by warranty), so I have to get something else.
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My local surplus store sells USMC NCO ceremonial swords missing their Sheaths for 50 bucks.
Sounds like a good deal. Should I bite? I've held them and they're relatively heavy, but it seems like you could put a nice edge on them.... Maybe. My dad was a Staff Sergeant, but apparently he never received one, which surprises me, considering he guarded the embassy in Iraq for most of his tour. Seems like a duty that would put him in his blues often enough to warrant a dress sword.
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Samus_aran115 wrote:My local surplus store sells USMC NCO ceremonial swords missing their Sheaths for 50 bucks.
Sounds like a good deal. Should I bite? I've held them and they're relatively heavy, but it seems like you could put a nice edge on them.... Maybe. My dad was a Staff Sergeant, but apparently he never received one, which surprises me, considering he guarded the embassy in Iraq for most of his tour. Seems like a duty that would put him in his blues often enough to warrant a dress sword.
Sounds like a great deal, however, what kind of shape are they in and would you require a sheath? If its for your wall or messing with why not? Seems like I recall those going for a bit more typically. Cheap knockoff maybe? If so, I would shy away from that.
I've picked them up and fiddled with them. Seems like the guys who donated them or whatever wrapped them in mass amounts of duct tape previously (probably to make transporting them easier), which left an icky residue on them that I'd imagine would come off with goo-gone or lighter fluid.
Handles are a bit scratched and used, with some of the steel showing from the rubbed off gold, I guess.
Given these facts, I still think 50 bucks is a fantastic deal. I think a lot of people would pay 50 bucks for just the blade, which is nice.
However, I'm out of cash, lol. It'll have to wait. Not too many people go in there looking for dress uniforms though, so they could be there a while.
US marines carry around tomahawks? News to me, although I don't have a problem believing it. Tomahawks are awesome. Should have bought that hand-chipped stone tomahawk I saw at a native american festival.
I think I might have been reading too much rurouni kenshin lately, but I'm really interested in Katanas all the sudden. While I don't have any money for one at the moment, I'd certainly enjoy one when I actually do have money, so I'd like to give it some thought.
Anyone know of any websites that do custom orders? I swear I've seen a couple, but I can't find them on school computers.
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I'd like something that can actually be sharpened to a very fine edge (not execution sharp, but sharp enough to chop someone's hand off, lol) and that feels solid. A nice pattern on the blade (like gentle waves) would be cool.
As for the handle, a red wood of some sort would be fantastic, maybe dark grey. Anything but black.
It's not illegal to own a sharpened katana, is it? You can own a machete, so.... )
KingCracker wrote:Well when it comes to Katanas and the like, I can tell you a few tips. Make sure the sword has a FULL tang. Alot of companies make these types of swords with whats called a rat tail tang, and that is garbage. Swords like that are barely suited to sitting on a wall. And some are so terribly make that 1 full swing could break the sword. So make sure its a full tang. And if your looking for a good, made Katana, be prepared to spend a bit.
Check your state for laws, but Im pretty sure most states have no laws keeping someone from owning a sword. I wouldnt carry one around, as that might be illegal, but again check with your state laws. I know around where I live, I can carry my Claymore around open. As long as I dont try to hide it in my pocket or something
Haha, yeah, you'd probably get in a bit of trouble for that (or a mental asylum).
Thanks, I looked into it, and full tang seems to be the ONLY way to go. It's possible for a full tang to break at the hilt, but hundreds of times less likely than a rat tail tang. I'd say I'd be prepared to spend at least a thousand. The way I see it, if I'm going to have a weapon hung up on the wall that could actually save my life (unlikely though), I should be prepared to shell out for a nice one.
