behold the penultimate evolution of the do whatever you want one handed sword, cut, thrust, chop vines and wildwood.
perfected
behold the penultimate evolution of the do whatever you want one handed sword, cut, thrust, chop vines and wildwood.
behold the penultimate evolution of the do whatever you want one handed sword, cut, thrust, chop vines and wildwood.
perfected
That's not what penultimate means moron
fine
ultimate evolution
better?
No I mean if that's the penultimate then what is the ultimate? Penultimate means second to last, you can't say the penultimate one is now the ultimate one, that's like saying the guy that came in second place is now first place
The guy who came in first was disqualified.
It makes sense though - while such cutlass is great at everything, it is fairly easy to find weapons that perform much better than that in their individual niches. You have vines to chop? Get a machete. You want to stab someone? Get a rapier.
None of that has anything to with OP's use of penultimate being proper.
handguard makes it to annoying for everyday use and carry
fine
>penultimate
>ultimate
congrats OP you fixed it
Sexo
Why'd the Japs get rid of the clip point?
The real question you should be asking is why does a sword need a clip point?
better stabby
Then make it spear pointed from the get go. Nobody wants a hatchet pointed saber anyways and trying to have both with a clip point makes no sense.
what if hear me out what if you wanted to both stab and cut
You've never held a sword and you have no idea what that post was even saying, which is why you gave such an asinine reply.
Whats the big deal, I don't understand.
where can I even buy something like this?
cold steel has an M1917 navy cutlass
Pic rel
too short
point bad
handle is only good for hammer grip
>Too short
It's for fighting inside a ship, you don't want it too long.
>Point had
It's for fighting inside a ship, you want a robust enough tip it won't snap off immediately, and also you are likely fighting sailors wearing thin clothes, so a super pointed tip isn't needed to punch through thick wool jackets or armor.
>Handle is only good for hammer grip
U wot M8?
> super pointed tip isn't needed to punch through thick wool jackets
for thrusting yes
but wool jacket is a form of armor and actually protects quite a bit more that you appears to say
read that post you responded to again
Is a Schiavona without a basket guard essentially an arming sword?
>katanas are still the best-looking of the cutlass/dao/falchion family
>also still the least effective
Hurts
What makes them the least effective? They have roughly the same length of blade, the guard is pretty standard for asian swords, and the handle is long enough to fit two hands but the swords is not heavy enough to require it.
Yeah
Heavy, yet narrow blade, pretty bad guard even by Asian standards. I understand the katana had a very synthetic, top-down development history, which always makes wonkiness. It's too specialized for stabbing, considering what it actually is. The uchigatana of the 19th century are probably the best reconciliation of design and use (it's straight), but all of the things that make the blade unorthodox make it beautiful.
Suboptimal hand protection
>least effective
not when the da dao exists
why the ring though
Old left over design, goes back to tye Han dynasty.
The Ring is there as an attrachment point for ropes/cloth/good luck charms/etc.
O ya, its also used as a hanging point on walls of the armoury.
Looks like you could call it a war machete more than a sword. What's wrong with it?
Big and bulky, while still much shorter than a rifle with a bayonet.
If I remember correctly, those were given out because a rifle and bayonet were too expensive. I think of that Chinese warlord who armed his irregulars with them for mad charges.
Right, but they were going up against Japanese bayonets.
I've never understood the point of the da dao. Why the short blade when it's two handed? Still a very iconic weapon from the 2nd Sino Japanese war though.
An excellent sidearm for the soldier of the future. Suppressed rifle, spike bayonet & tool-blade.
I'd really like one, preferably in 5160 or 9260 spring steel.
This thread again, homosexual is fishing for (You)s, don't bother engaging in a discussion.
looked more chop-y in my thumbnail.
I want this sword, OP. Cold Steel stopped making their 1917 navel cutlass. This M1941 Klewang is the same thing but better. It's perfect.