[geeks] Swords

[Andrew Weiss]

On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 02:25 PM, Kurt Huhn wrote:
>
> Really?  That kina sucks.  I mean, I knew these wall-hangers were pin
> tang, but the next one I buy I want to be functional.
>
> Now, I don't go for asian swords, normally, I'm more enamored with
> Celtic and German blades.  Any good thoughts on makers for these?  I
> want a bastard (or hand-and-a-half if you're sensitive to the language)
> sowrd and a good basket-hilt broadsword.  My budget isn't huge, but I'd
> gladly pay for quality and the ability to use it for it's intended
> purpose.  With a sword as heavy as a bastard, or a broadsword, I don't
> trust a pin tang.
>
Personally I'd like to collect Mauls and War hammers, axes, and maces 
myself.  And of course sci-fi weapon replicas.  (Now to just find more 
affordable SG-1 weapons... the ones I found were $900+ for a staff... 
(I'd kind of like a working one [meaning the end pops open and shut])

Andrew