Melee weapons thread

[Throwen]

flan_man said:

Does that include the little device inside of the hilt that makes your hand explode if you don't handle it properly?

LOL!!! ;D

I would like to have a Sword like this one!

[Kazuya_UK]

Unfortunately not, although that would be cool ;D

Throwen... that sword is nice. I must add one of those to the collection. Tell you what I want though... there was a sword that me and my bro saw that cost US$20,000... the metal had been folded over many times and it was ridiculously sharp and dangerous and looked amazing. It would have to be for that price, but I dunno if I would trust myself with one

Kaz

[Throwen]

Heheh, yeah, the folded Swords are the best! And the Sword I want should look like the one I posted, the Sheath and the handle must be copmletely made of Wood and you shouldn´t be able to see where the Blade starts when the Sword is in its sheath!
Like this:


LOL, No, just kidding!!

Like the closed one in the Middle!

[Raiken]

Very nice. I remember someone that had a badass katana with a dragon etched on the blade.

[Kazuya_UK]

Raiken said:

Very nice. I remember someone that had a badass katana with a dragon etched on the blade.

That would be me... don't have any pics at the moment though

Kaz

[Raiken]

Kazuya_UK said:

That would be me... don't have any pics at the moment though

Kaz

Really? I actually meant someone I live near.

[darkschneider]

Ah, shirasayas

I have one myself. (Why do we all have weapons? )



Its the long one on the bottom, its got a full tang.

The downside to shirasayas is the wooden handle snaps/cracks/breaks fairly easily. Hasn't happened to me, but it happened to my friend.



Oh yeah, nunchaku and ninja stars are illegal in my state, but that didn't stop my friend from making some in his metalsmith class. "My project? Oh... its a chinese symbol that means peace and happiness." <--- how he was able to fool idiot teacher.

[Throwen]

I´ve got Nunchakus, dunno if they are illegal here. But I don´t want to practice too hard with them, as I would crush my Head or sth.! Heheh, it really hurts when you get hit!

[son_jason]

Iv'e been practising with weapons for a large portion of my life and have collected quite a few during my training.

And yes nunchakus f**king hurt when you miss a spin.

Bamboo/walking stick style daisho's are my favourite.

Think of Goemon from the lupin the 3rd films sword but make it a little smaller an usable.

[sukotsuto]

Throwen said:

I´ve got Nunchakus, dunno if they are illegal here. But I don´t want to practice too hard with them, as I would crush my Head or sth.! Heheh, it really hurts when you get hit!

if u cant practise with it or dont want it anymore u can sell it to me. same goes for u too son_jason.

personally, i prefer nunchucks over all other weapons (bruce lee made nunchucks badass in image) and i've practised with my nunchuck set a lot back then, but i still couldn't find one that fits me good enough or has the best "feel" for me.

[darkschneider]

The sword is a phallic symbol

You mention the sword as phallic symbol -yet you do not mention my sig as phallic symbol... interesting

[Daaren]

Throwen said:

There is one exactly like the middle sword at a shop near home
I'm thinking of getting it but need money

[darkschneider]

I usually don't go for knives that much. But this thing sounds badass

Type of switchblade knife from the Philippines. Blade is carried enclosed between the two handles. By twisting and flicking the wrist the blade is brought outside the handles and the two handles are brought back together forming a grip for the blade. Can be dangerous when used by a person skilled in its use, but it not effective as a fighting knife: has no hilt, joint is weak (more expensive ones have stronger hinges), single edged (some are double edged), handles too long so end of handles that protrude from fist may be grabbed (although the end may also used as a weapon), requires skill to operate, has a drop point blade, handles too smooth and small for a good grip, and there is no way to know which way a single edge blade is facing by using feel of the grip (although, on you weapon, if you know which way the blade faces in respect to the handle, you can know which way the edge is facing).

The balisong is easily recognized by many is easily hidden. It can be palmed very easily and quickly snapped open. It is flashy by appearance, and its flashy opening acts as a warning. The open and close routine sounds dangerous and makes the user look competent. There is also the added benefit of your opponent not knowing where the blade is. With one balisong in each hand, and with alternating open and close routines, your opponent does not know which hand has the blade at any point in time.

- tkdtutor.com/15Weapons/Offensive/StreetWeapons.htm

[Raiken]

Nice

[sukotsuto]

darkschneider said:

I usually don't go for knives that much. But this thing sounds badass



- tkdtutor.com/15Weapons/Offensive/StreetWeapons.htm

heheh
teh balisong! lots of arnis martial artists and street punks here have those (being a filipino weapon and all)

they also call that "bente-nuebe" ("29" in spanish) coz like a hundred years back an arnis master killed 29 spaniards at one time using that weapon.