Post Anjs1ReG1KryraRYkC by vitalis@dirtyknight.life
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 (DIR) Post #AnjrXWS3b7tz4ZT7gm by cunobaros@mendeddrum.org
       2024-11-05T13:47:22Z
       
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       During lunch today the son-out-law got the honour of disposing of the #halloween pumpkin, using a #longsword.The first cut went straight through without the top half moving at all - he had to go and lift it up to confirm he had in fact cleaved it in half.Quite impeccable edge alignment on his first try ever.
       
 (DIR) Post #Anjs1ReG1KryraRYkC by vitalis@dirtyknight.life
       2024-11-05T17:03:03.551734Z
       
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       nice! I did some pumpkin cutting myself during halloween night with some HEMA club friends using their really nice sharp longsword made by Valiant Armoury. It handled like a dream!what kind of sharp sword do you have?
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkCdAHJ363R4tyJpA by cunobaros@mendeddrum.org
       2024-11-05T20:52:58Z
       
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       @vitalis It's a basic Hanwei longsword, which I bought a few years before I started learning how to use one. I also have a sharp bronze sword, which I made myself. The mould that was cast in was based on a find that now is in Dublin museum. My other swords are blunt, for HEMA or reenactment use.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkD4Z15BFapcaRquu by vitalis@dirtyknight.life
       2024-11-05T20:58:54.889996Z
       
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       oooh I’ve heard good things actually about the hanwei tinker longswords. I think they‘re probably better than the cold steel longsword when it comes to value and similar pricepoint.would love to see pics of your swords, especially the sharp bronze one you made. with the blunts, do you have any feders?
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkGNflWbyMpuxyUjI by cunobaros@mendeddrum.org
       2024-11-05T21:24:39Z
       
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       @vitalis I have a Regenyei Armory feder, a Hanwei basket-hilt rapier, a Paul Binns Norman arming sword, an Armour Class Viking sword, a Sverdfadir langseax, and another langseax I don't know the maker of. Also a couple of bearded axes, three spears with hafts of varying lengths and heads of varying sizes, and a few seaxes.All blunt for reenactment combat. The Paul Binns sword I also use for sword&buckler, as it's light and springy enough.The Binns Saxon sword in the image is my partner's
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkGNh0nyeBTme8DBY by vitalis@dirtyknight.life
       2024-11-05T21:35:58.696801Z
       
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       very cool! sounds like you have quite the armory 😁I like the wall display hooks for your swords and that bronze sword looks very well made. I think Regenyei makes great feders. I‘ve been learning Marozzo’s two handed sword plays with a recently acquired greatsword feder from them and its such a pleasure to train with.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnlbUAvzvoJcWGm81Y by cunobaros@mendeddrum.org
       2024-11-06T08:31:46Z
       
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       @vitalis My club has a class in jogo do pau, which I might join at some point. I have trained in two-handed Dane axe - enough to be safe doing unchoreographed combat displays against unarmoured opponents - which have many similar area-clearing techniques.There are of course no manuals in Dane axe use, so what my reenactment society taught was a mix of what works intuitively, what looks cool, and, more lately, inspiration from pollaxe manuals.