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Old 04-23-2004, 09:54 PM   #27 (permalink)
Fire
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Katars are a neat idea, and the side bars give you some protection as well, but the one thing they lack is reach- if you can get in close they are viscious, but getting in can be a helluva trick, - one of the things some buddies and I do is practice with various padded weapons that we build, and the " two short swords " thing looks great, but its just simply a bitch to get in on a guy with a bastard sword or a two hander- or even a single handed sword for that matter- as far as weapons go though, I think they are realy a neat idea, easy to use and effective. I just wish they were easier to get- not many seem to come on the market- May have to start building em myself- as far as a narrow bladed curved sword, that can be done, but you wont cut as effectively, as the blade would almost have to be too thick to be sharpened ie the angle of the bevel would be too steep- to get a fast light blade you are better to use a wider blade out of thinner material- currently have a curved blade in stock that is 34 inches long (blade length) 2 inches wide at the base, and barely 1/8" thick- luckily it is well tempered, otherwise one hit would ruin it- as is it is like a giant razor blade- but you have to strike correctly with it, ie no glancing hits- if you hit straight on it bites deep as hell, but hit at the wrong angle and it glances right off-
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