The second Chinese Sword is also serious “eye Candy” – and new as of 2014 from the Man at Arms Series, a new line designed to keep costs down by bluing the blade instead of spending time (and money) polishing the naked steel. And in this case, not only is the new version considerably cheaper than the original – in my opinion at least – looks a lot cooler.
Sure, it may not be appealing to purists, but collectors like myself who appreciate a power chopper – it is a must have.
The 1917 Cutlass, also with a blued blade, is in a way the final evolution of the sword and the last time swords were used as a weapon of war.
I chose this sword not only as a tribute to the brave men of the war to end all wars, but also for purely pragmatic reasons – it is a one handed cutter whose value for money is off the charts, and makes for some serious backyard cutting fun!
In a similar vein, I chose the Italian Longsword for collectors who like their medieval swords beefy, sturdy and sharp. It may not have the refined balance and handling of the Tinker Pearce series, but – at least in my opinion – it looks great, cuts like a beast and is about as solid as you could hope any modern made 1055 monosteel sword to be.
Talking about solid, if you are in the market for a devestatingly effective and truly intimidating looking sword, you would be hard pressed to bypass the updated New version of the Grosse Messer (BIG knife, and they aren’t kidding!).
As functional as the original, personally I think it looks a lot more visually appealing and lacks none of the sheer cutting POWER of the original (indeed, it has been improved with a stronger hilt construction so you can really go to town).
Phonebooks beware!
And finally, well – a picture says a thousand words – how could I go past adding the MASSIVE Nodachi?
Clearly I couldn’t, and as we don’t have very many of these in stock, I suggest if you want to grab one (heck, there is plenty of handle to grab!) you get in on it quick before they are all sold out again (these are very hard to source and out of stock almost everwhere, unless you want to pay $800 that is..)
Enjoy guys, these swords are great!
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