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Posted: 10/26/2014 12:09:00 PM EDT
I mean white! come on! That shit would look like crap in a day. Another thing, have you ever had a katana that doesn't fall out of the damn scabbard just by looking at it.
So what would work during the zombie apocalypse? black, easy to clean, protected from bumps and scrapes, TACTICAL! I present the tactical ZA katana!   Disclaimer! just started playing with kydex and wanted to do something fun.  sword handle and scabbard sheathed in inner tube. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 12:14:40 PM EDT
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Katanas are good for slicing through bamboo armor and peasents.
Not so good against anything else. Scimitar, gladius, broadsword, heavy machette... Something with weight that can chop and enough lever to not get stuck.... Nice work on the kydex though. Kudos!
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:47:41 AM EDT
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Really dude
 I have on many occasions, sliced through (already dead) 200+ pound boars/wild pigs from hunts/pest control, decapitating them with a single swing with so little effort, its just a matter of getting adjusted and a lil technique. Most functional katanas weigh in at between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds, they are not fly weight swords. The gladius was typically 1 1/2 pounds, the heaviest I have ever heard was 2 1/4 pounds, they are also very poor at slicing through large chunks of meat, they have no curve. Scimitars weigh in approx 2 pounds as well, they are better at slicing than a gladius no doubt.
Some of the boars were well over 300 pounds and make me look small when next to them, and I am not a small guy. Do I advocate using a katana for a zombie, if zombies were to actually exist? No. But unless the day arrives where zombies roam the earth, everything we consider effective is hypothetical at best. I would rather not be so close to a disease/infection riddled body anyway tho 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:50:59 AM EDT
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BTW, cool project man
 Also, what is on the handle, tape or kydex?
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:00:48 AM EDT
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Katanas are good for slicing through bamboo armor and peasents. Not so good against anything else. Scimitar, gladius, broadsword, heavy machette... Something with weight that can chop and enough lever to not get stuck.... Nice work on the kydex though. Kudos! An Ulfberht sword would be my choice. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:06:12 AM EDT
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard...
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:10:12 AM EDT
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0954.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0956.jpg Yeah, but yours say Desert Eagle Point Five Oh |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:11:43 AM EDT
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Yeah, but yours say Desert Eagle Point Five Oh Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0954.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0956.jpg Yeah, but yours say Desert Eagle Point Five Oh 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:42:44 PM EDT
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BTW, cool project man Also, what is on the handle, tape or kydex?Bicycle inner tube. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:44:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:46:31 PM EDT
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Really dude I have on many occasions, sliced through (already dead) 200+ pound boars/wild pigs from hunts/pest control, decapitating them with a single swing with so little effort, its just a matter of getting adjusted and a lil technique. Most functional katanas weigh in at between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds, they are not fly weight swords. The gladius was typically 1 1/2 pounds, the heaviest I have ever heard was 2 1/4 pounds, they are also very poor at slicing through large chunks of meat, they have no curve. Scimitars weigh in approx 2 pounds as well, they are better at slicing than a gladius no doubt.
Some of the boars were well over 300 pounds and make me look small when next to them, and I am not a small guy. Do I advocate using a katana for a zombie, if zombies were to actually exist? No. But unless the day arrives where zombies roam the earth, everything we consider effective is hypothetical at best. I would rather not be so close to a disease/infection riddled body anyway tho Are you the Cold Steel guy? 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:15:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Really dude I have on many occasions, sliced through (already dead) 200+ pound boars/wild pigs from hunts/pest control, decapitating them with a single swing with so little effort, its just a matter of getting adjusted and a lil technique. Most functional katanas weigh in at between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds, they are not fly weight swords. The gladius was typically 1 1/2 pounds, the heaviest I have ever heard was 2 1/4 pounds, they are also very poor at slicing through large chunks of meat, they have no curve. Scimitars weigh in approx 2 pounds as well, they are better at slicing than a gladius no doubt.Some of the boars were well over 300 pounds and make me look small when next to them, and I am not a small guy. Do I advocate using a katana for a zombie, if zombies were to actually exist? No. But unless the day arrives where zombies roam the earth, everything we consider effective is hypothetical at best. I would rather not be so close to a disease/infection riddled body anyway tho Ooohh... Impressive. Or, you know...  |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:18:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An Ulfberht sword would be my choice. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Katanas are good for slicing through bamboo armor and peasents. Not so good against anything else. Scimitar, gladius, broadsword, heavy machette... Something with weight that can chop and enough lever to not get stuck.... Nice work on the kydex though. Kudos! An Ulfberht sword would be my choice. Would be ok for "out in the open" action. Doing house clears would need something shorter IMO. Carry two. Short chopper, and something longer. It's good to have options.
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Posted: 10/29/2014 3:15:00 AM EDT
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Yes her sword does suck. I thought we saw the end of it.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 9:49:06 AM EDT
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0954.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0956.jpg I want one like one of those. Where can you get them? |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 9:56:08 AM EDT
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I want one like one of those. Where can you get them? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0954.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0956.jpg I want one like one of those. Where can you get them? Japan, ~200 years ago for one, 75 years for the other
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Posted: 10/31/2014 1:36:24 AM EDT
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A decent sword, let alone a real one won't fall out. I have many modern and old katanas, but my beater will by my Zombie Tools set. By far the toughest and the ones I worry the least about screwing up. And they don't fall out either.
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Posted: 11/1/2014 12:54:05 AM EDT
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Neither of mine needs a pile of random hardware not to fall out of the scabbard... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0954.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/DSCN0956.jpg I want one like one of those. Where can you get them? Japan, ~200 years ago for one, 75 years for the other I so want a NCO sword.......... |
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Posted: 11/1/2014 1:02:46 AM EDT
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I so want a NCO sword.......... 
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Posted: 11/30/2014 11:08:28 PM EDT
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I so want a NCO sword.......... http://terminallance.com/media/comics/2014-01-17-Strip_302_NCO_Sword_web.gif I missed that one, and laughed so much I almost cried. I really want one of those cold steel NCO swords, but right now I've got a nice machete and KA-Bar |
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Posted: 12/4/2014 10:52:37 AM EDT
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Z-poc the last thing I want is a sword that needs to be swung around. Useless in a house. Too tiring in extended use. Too much attention to the blade is needed.
Gladius, stilletto, shortened rapier, or short spear. I want ease of use, easy on the muscles, and something that doesn't need to be kept at a razor quality edge. |
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Posted: 12/13/2014 7:56:47 PM EDT
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I missed that one, and laughed so much I almost cried. I really want one of those cold steel NCO swords, but right now I've got a nice machete and KA-Bar Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I so want a NCO sword.......... http://terminallance.com/media/comics/2014-01-17-Strip_302_NCO_Sword_web.gif I missed that one, and laughed so much I almost cried. I really want one of those cold steel NCO swords, but right now I've got a nice machete and KA-Bar That would be pretty damn boss to take down a Taliban HVT with an NCO Sword...of course, probably also lead to federal prison, but hey. |
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