[Regia-NA] more Swords

[Robert Woodman]

it sounds like it may be made in India. A friend picked up a sword that 
looks very much like this one and it had a threaded tang, after a short time 
the tang snaped and the blade went flying into the people standing to the 
side watching.


>From: Allan McVie <amv2f@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
>Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] more Swords
>Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 08:43:48 +0100
>
>At 16:37 28/05/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >Are these Paul Binns/Jelling Dragon swords?
> >http://www.by-the-sword.com/reenact1.html
> >
> >Hmmm...
> >http://www.by-the-sword.com/pc-6.JPG
>
>No they do not look like Binns blades, at first look they look like
>armourclass swords but reading the discription on the site -
>
>
> >"They offer solid wood grips wrapped in black leather, solid steel 
>pommels
> >and guards. The tang is threaded and the pommel (depending on sword type)
> >either screws onto the tang or is held in place by a threaded nut. Each
>blade >is fully tempered, hardened and is as flexible as an historical
>blade. The >edges of the blades are left un-sharpened and slightly rounded
>for >rebated/live steel combat. All the steel parts of theses swords are
>"satin" >finished for easy care. You can take the rust off with a plastic
>kitchen >scrubby and WD-40 oil."
>
>It does not sound like armourclass either I am sure that they do not use
>threaded tangs.
>
>Allan
>
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