[Regia-NA] Swords
Nicholson, Andrew
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Yes, very much so. Same goes for axes and spears.
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Unchoreographed live steel - nothing to beat it :)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy [mailto:kth62@yahoo.com]
Sent: 13 November 2003 14:55
To: list-regia-na@lig.net
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Swords
I take it from this discussion that the blades used be Regia are live
steel as opposed to the rattan and duct tape constructions used in SCA
tourneys?
kathy=20
Steve Etheridge <seibhyrt@hotmail.com> wrote:
>From: "Martin Field"=20
>Someone has asked me about Paul Chen swords - does anyone have the =
scoop on
>these.
>Are they suitable for Regia combat ?
If they are the swords that I think that they are, then they are not. =
The=20
blades are of poor quality - I have heard of one snapping for no reason =
- so
don't waste your money.
As a general rule, you should be able to bend a decent sword blade and =
have=20
it spring back into shape. I do it by resting a point on a hard =
surface,=20
holding the pommel in my hand and leaning down on it. You should feel =
the=20
blade bending progressively, and as you release the weight, you should =
feel=20
the spring throughout the whole blade. This ensures that the blade will =
not=20
shatter or stay bent when struck.
You can test a blade's toughness by striking it with a blad e of known=20
quality and examining the burr on the blade. All blades will bur, but =
it is=20
important that the burrs are not too deep. Ask yourself if you would =
like=20
to be struck by a blade with that sort of burr on it.
You should do at least the first test (for spring) before you by a =
blade.=20
Ask the vendor first, of course. If he will not let you do it, then =
walk=20
away from the sword - even if it comes from a reputable manufacturer.
To illustrate the point - A friend of mine brought a blade off of one =
of=20
the most well known blacksmiths. It hadn't been tempered properly, and =
on=20
it's first time out we had to do a showfight for the BBC. I turned it =
into=20
something resembling a rip-saw. The smith, being a reputable guy, =
replaced=20
it for free with no hard feelings.
Hope this helps.
Steve
BTW, Martin, I'll send you some photos of your shield when I can dig =
out a=20
digital camera
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Kathy=20
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Swords<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>I take it from this discussion that the blades used be =
Regia =20
are live steel as opposed to the rattan and duct tape =
constructions used=20
in SCA tourneys?</DIV>
<DIV>kathy <BR><BR><B><I>Steve Etheridge =
<seibhyrt@hotmail.com></I></B>=20
wrote:</DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff =
2px solid">>From:=20
"Martin Field" <MARFIELD66@SYMPATICO.CA><BR><BR>>Someone has =
asked me=20
about Paul Chen swords - does anyone have the scoop on=20
<BR>>these.<BR>>Are they suitable for Regia combat =
?<BR><BR>If they=20
are the swords that I think that they are, then they are not. The =
<BR>blades=20
are of poor quality - I have heard of one snapping for no reason - =
so=20
<BR>don't waste your money.<BR><BR>As a general rule, you should be =
able to=20
bend a decent sword blade and have <BR>it spring back into shape. I =
do it by=20
resting a point on a hard surface, <BR>holding the pommel in my =
hand and=20
leaning down on it. You should feel the <BR>blade bending =
progressively, and=20
as you release the weight, you should feel <BR>the spring =
throughout the=20
whole blade. This ensures that the blade will not <BR>shatter or =
stay bent=20
when struck.<BR><BR>You can test a blade's toughness by striking it =
with a=20
blad e of known <BR>quality and examining the burr on the blade. =
All blades=20
will bur, but it is <BR>important that the burrs are not too deep. =
Ask=20
yourself if you would like <BR>to be struck by a blade with that =
sort of=20
burr on it.<BR><BR>You should do at least the first test (for =
spring) before=20
you by a blade. <BR>Ask the vendor first, of course. If he will not =
let you=20
do it, then walk <BR>away from the sword - even if it comes from a =
reputable=20
manufacturer.<BR><BR>To illustrate the point - A friend of mine =
brought a=20
blade off of one of <BR>the most well known blacksmiths. It hadn't =
been=20
tempered properly, and on <BR>it's first time out we had to do a =
showfight=20
for the BBC. I turned it into <BR>something resembling a rip-saw. =
The smith,=20
being a reputable guy, replaced <BR>it for free with no hard=20
feelings.<BR><BR>Hope this helps.<BR><BR>Steve<BR><BR>BTW, Martin, =
I'll send=20
you some photos of your shield when I can dig out a <BR>digital=20
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