Page 1 of 2
Favorite sword
PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:41 pm
by DragonSlayer
Swords abou the coolest things I can think of next to... well next to somthing I cant think of. I think Katana is a kick'n sword, how about you guys?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:04 pm
by cbwing0
I agree...the Katana is a cool sword. After watching Rurouni Kenshin and The Last Samurai, II have to say that I favor the katana.
I also like this, which is a variant of the Katana designed to incorporate the best elements of western swords into the basic design:
http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=0560cd217ef4ddb78c16e5b004ef1cd8&ITEM=PC-2066
PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:23 pm
by Fsiphskilm
Actually you know Auro
PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:30 pm
by Locke
or the sword with the gun built into it
To Volt: like a more european dueling sword?
yea ill take the sword with the gun built-into it from final fantasy
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:56 pm
by Fsiphskilm
I was talking about Aur
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:33 pm
by The Grammarian
Why settle for a katana when you can have a full daisho! Amaze your friends and terrify your enemies as you dance a dance of death with your paired katana and wakizashi--add even more fun if you buy the optional tanto!
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:01 pm
by Danyasaur
I'd take one of those freakishly over sized swords any day! you know, the ones that are like 2 feet wide and 6 foot tall, yea you know what I'm talking about, and it'd be made out of mythril so it'd wiegh like nothing!
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:10 pm
by Lochaber Axe
Or for more realistic, a Carbon-polymer, laser sharpened FFX sword with microscopic air bubbles. The laser would make it super sharp and the polymer based material and air bubbles would make it super light. A true sword for the future!
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:12 pm
by Danyasaur
OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!, I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:13 pm
by Mithrandir
Geeze LA... Why not just go for monofilliment?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:13 pm
by The Grammarian
If we're talking big swords, nothing beats a 7-foot-long German zweihander.
Except maybe a Scottish claymore. Don't even have to sharpen those things--just bludgeon your plate-armored foe to death
with a sword.
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:14 pm
by Taslin_Jewel
arch_angel wrote:OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!, I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!
I'd settle for nothing less than an Elven sword made in Gondolin, before its fall.
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:17 pm
by Locke
when im old...
ill be cool to have the cane with a blade within
but gettin it past aitport secuirity is another storie..
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:42 pm
by glitch1501
i like the simple designs, a katana would be nice, but this is l337, the ranger sword is for me!
what can i say though....
im more of a polearm guy myself...
http://www.clemusart.com/heal/armor/images/halberd.jpg
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:08 pm
by Taslin_Jewel
That
is cool!
BTW, didn't anyone understand what I said?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:21 pm
by Destroyer2000
Originally Posted by Volt:
Katanas are nice but A little over hyped. When It comes to battling I'd prefer something feather wieght and extremely sharp. I don't care about the finger guards just make it sleek and preferably straight rather than curved.
Katanas are generally light, if you get a good one. Also, it would be EXTREMELY hard to do BattouJutsu with a European styled straight sword...eh, I just favor nearly anything Japan, even though I'm American...I know I wouldn't get a good response from that at school...meh heh. (I also like giant boomerangs, even though I can't throw a small one correctly...lol)
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:00 pm
by Fsiphskilm
If any of you have played
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:46 pm
by glitch1501
so volt, if your from Europe, you must go with Euro-swords, does that mean that taslin and i are from middle earth? cause id go with aragorns ranger sword...lol
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:02 pm
by DragonSlayer
hmm, these post have changed my opinon, to what im not qiute sure yet?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:59 pm
by Link Antilles
Hmm.... I like Katanas. Long swords are cool. Rapiers and Estocs are deadly. Claymores nice, but I doubt I want to carry it around. Gladius, I love this sword... I don't know why. Scimitar, good fer throwing. Those are my picks.
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:35 pm
by The Grammarian
Taslin_Jewel wrote:That is cool!
BTW, didn't anyone understand what I said?
I understood it as a reference to
The Hobbit, where Thorin and Gandalf find the two Elven-swords Orcrist the Goblin-Cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-Hammer ("that the king of Gondolin once bore..."). Were you aiming at something more specific?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:08 pm
by Icarus
I know, katanas rock, but I'd go with the *ahem* blade. Or, in an ideal world where swords were reasonably priced and legal to carry, a pair of double edged strait swords, each about thirty-two inches in length, with a 27 in. blade. They blades would be about two finger tips wide at the tang ( full, of course), tapering to one and a half an inch before the point. They would be surgically sharp. Also, they would have a minimalist hand gaurd. Not a basket cage, but almost an extended half moon along the first two inches of the blades. The pommels would be set with hematite, engraved with a cross caedus. The blades would be marked as well, with herons in the endless knot.
Yes, I have been dreaming of these swords for a while.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:50 am
by Taslin_Jewel
[quote="The Grammarian"]I understood it as a reference to
The Hobbit, where Thorin and Gandalf find the two Elven-swords Orcrist the Goblin-Cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-Hammer ("that the king of Gondolin once bore..."). Were you aiming at something more specific? ]
No, not really. Not one commented on it, though, so I wondered if I was misunderstood or something. I get that a lot.
I guess people my age are not as well read as I am.....
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:45 am
by glitch1501
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:50 am
by Taslin_Jewel
OOOOOOO! I want it too! How many weeks of allowance do you think it would take to buy that.....let's...$10 a week, carry the four....
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:00 am
by Siren of Lyrics
Taslin_Jewel wrote:OOOOOOO! I want it too! How many weeks of allowance do you think it would take to buy that.....let's...$10 a week, carry the four....
In a world where I am allowed to carry swords and strong enough to do it.......
I would have A short sword (with elven inscriptions of course) Like the one dad had in his closet
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:06 am
by cbwing0
What are the actual laws for sword carrying in the United States (I imagine it is a state-by-state matter, so just list the laws in your area). I mean, is it really illegal to carry a sword, or would people just look at you funny?
I know a lot of people who carry rather large knives, so perhaps there is a cut-off length for swords. Time for research...
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:45 am
by The Grammarian
cbwing0 wrote:What are the actual laws for sword carrying in the United States (I imagine it is a state-by-state matter, so just list the laws in your area). I mean, is it really illegal to carry a sword, or would people just look at you funny?
I know a lot of people who carry rather large knives, so perhaps there is a cut-off length for swords. Time for research...
My understanding of Indiana law is that it's okay to own them, it's even okay to carry them in public, just as long as you have it sheathed and "peace-knotted," so to speak. By peace-knotting, I mean using a rope or cord to get in the way of drawing the blade quickly.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:39 am
by LorentzForce
a nanosword. a sword which its blade is made of nanomechanical robots, who continuously sharpen themselves. sharp to molecular levels. never gets blunt either. i wouldn't mind that sword at all.
but wooden swords for me. it is absolutely |33t to pwn someone with it if they use metal swords.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:34 pm
by Fsiphskilm
Actually I changed