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Posted: 10/30/2004 12:29:31 AM EDT

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I would NEVER reach for a sword for self-defense. And my sensei considers me a shodan (black belt) in kendo (this is after YEARS of training). I'd think you'd have to be extremely proficient with a sword to be any good in a CQ situation with it, and it is somewhat unwieldy, and can get stuck in stuff (like people) - and you are immediately screwed as soon as the opponent has ANY kind of long-range weapon. The term "bringing a knife to a gun-fight" springs to mind - not a good situation to be a the wrong end of.

I will reach for a handgun EVERY TIME I'm in need of home defense. From my infantry experience, a submachine-gun is the BEST CQ weapon, probably followed by handgun or a short-barrelled shotgun, followed by a select-fire rifle, followed by a semi rifle. Until you asked this question, I woudl never even seriously have thought of a sword as an CQ weapon.

What if you were being attacked by a large corned beef? Or a head of killer cabbage?What if I wasn't there to cook it for you folks who are unitiated in the sacred rights of the cabbage? Wouldn't shooting a cabbage be overkill? Would the sword NOT be ideal for the dispatching of the corned beef to the eternal crock pot of Fin McCool????

Posted: 10/30/2004 3:54:13 AM EDT

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I prefer something a bit more "Beefy"

My choice

I have one of those.

Me too, I have 1 of the first 8 made out of the entire line, mine is pre-20th anniversay!

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