Are Hanwai swords any good? Ive got a guy willing to give me a hell of a deal on a pre-order, but I dont know anything about Hanwai.

Also: Windlass Steelcrafts has some decent looking stuff. Are they pretty good too?

Thanks,

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[ 12-07-2004: Message edited by: gaukler ]

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Im going for reenacting with the sword. Theyve got a brand spanking new hand & a half coming out with my name on it!

Looking to see it on the field,

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I got it a few months ago and it has been out for some work. I am having a sword belt made for it.

What little chance I had to play with it it seemed to be worth the $100 I paid for it. The new version doesn't have the Habsburg crest on the pommel which is a plus for reenacting purposes since it makes the sword look more generic.

The sword seems to be put together well overall. The tang is piened over the pommel instead of the pommel screwing to the tang.
The weight and balance seem very good.
The temper on the blade is pretty good as well.
I cannot comment on how it holds up to sparring since I have not had the chance to spar with it.

I like the Grayness of the blade and guard/pommel with the patina finish, but I dont know what Patina is! I am afraid that it is some sort of corrosive acid; and wouldnt that make the blade bitter or weaken it? Not to mention I am afraid it might cause pitting on the balde too, another no-no for reenacting.

What is Patina?

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~ Jason Banditt Adams
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www.Rogue-Artist.com

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Thanks,

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~ Jason Banditt Adams
Illustrator for the gaming industry
www.Rogue-Artist.com

Hi Brent,
I posted a similar question at the sword forums and got a pretty positive response. My seriousness of coarse holds no limitations, but my budget highly does. I asked lutel about a couple, but where they advertised around $300 including sword belt and scabbard on their website, the final price jumped to well over $500 after speaking with a lutel representative.

There are only a couple events a year I can make it to, so I am not worried about over use of the Hanwei. When my expenses arent so stretched, as in I am not trying to afford camping equipment, armour, arms, etc etc all at once I will get a higher-end product.

Thanks!

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~ Jason Banditt Adams
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www.Rogue-Artist.com

I wish I did have a pictures, so I could show you

Sorry,

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~ Jason Banditt Adams
Illustrator for the gaming industry
www.Rogue-Artist.com

Posting on the Hanwei William Marshall sword:
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=2848

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I used a number of these swords a while ago teaching a seminar in Germany. I think there were about 6 of these swords at the event, that someone had been given to field test. The results were not good, 0ver the weekend 3 or 4 broke! This giav us a chance to examin them in more detail. They had all broken at the join between the tang and blade, the reason being that the fuller had been ground all the way up in to the tang, at least 7-10 mm on the ones that broke. Obviously this serious reduced the strength, hence the breaks.

We could also look att he pommels which were, as the cross, chromed. The pommels were hollow, hence the funny feel of balance. This was somewhat corrected by the deep fuller that reduced the weight, but I would say that there was only 1 or 2 mm of metal left in the middle of the fuller. The pommel also had a recessed nut at the top, ie. unreachable, and therefore no good for retightening the sword once it got loose, which tthey did quite quickly, due to the soft wood grips.

The proportions of the sword were not great, but usable for a cheap starter training sword, if the appropriate correction were made.

Basically it struck me as a sword that had been made by someone who hand not really examined the contruction of a sword fot he type they were copying, or they didn't really care. Though just from business sense I suspect the former.

Withsoem changes in design the sword would be ok to use as a cheap option for basic training. But I don't know, if these changes have been, looking att he pictures, I can see that some have not.

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Has anyone handles an "Eagle Sword" out of Czecheslovakia? They are warranteed.

And any thoughts on Windlass Steelcrafts?

Thanks folks,

[ 01-19-2005: Message edited by: Jancemeijer Magnus Fulkim ]

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~ Jason Banditt Adams
Illustrator for the gaming industry
www.Rogue-Artist.com