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bushudo |
1. wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 6:33 PM EDT
yes it is true that the katana is a superier cutting sword it is more prone to chips and even splintering if stuck off solid metal or rock and repairing it will be nothing short of impossible
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deathseekrakodo |
2. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 6:55 PM EDT
"yes it is true that the katana is a superier cutting sword it is more prone to chips and even splintering if stuck off solid metal or rock and repairing it will be nothing short of impossible"katana are not the best (as much as i love them), if you want a bladed weapon pick a nice machette w/a sawback so you can do more than wish you hadn't bought a wall hanger.... Do you find this valuable? |
Whybother08 |
3. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 7:05 PM EDT
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WAIT, WAIT! LET ME GUESS!You were thinking of picking a $80 stainless steel katana up and think that you can chop zed after zed after zed. WRONG! What would really happen is that if you tried to simply swing the sword at a zed, it would most likely get stuck. Whoops, you're dead. The people that use katanas have trained for most of their life. The technique that goes into one strike of the sword is rediculous. Plus, stainless steel in swords is junk. A bona-fide Japanese handcrafted battle-ready katana is around ten grand in the price range, and you need several signatures from certian Japanese and American officials. Long story short, NO FU.CKING KATANAS. Do you find this valuable? |
spamanninen |
4. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 7:26 PM EDT
I've said it before, I'm completely against edged weapons for killing zombies...... I'd rather a 30 dollar metal baseball bat than a sword.. At least I know how to use the bat. You can do some serious damage with a bat or crowbar with little or no skill. Ideally I'd like to have a mace or something along those lines
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ViolentKisses |
5. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 7:34 PM EDT
Machete is a great long term use tool that doubles as a weapon and a very effective weapon I might addAswell as being fairly light your not going to break it if you get a decent one. Do you find this valuable? |
inu-dude25 |
6. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 7:38 PM EDT
I agree. Though I don't recommend the use of melee if it can be helped, the machete is a good all-round tool and its better than a pair of fists or insults. I wonder if you could break through a MasterLock with a good machete?
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MajorDamage |
7. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 9:02 PM EDT
Where is Akerris when you need him? Damm sword-fightin' AK-totin gangsta frog somewhere in Baltimore.
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Freelancer47 |
8. RE: wear and tear
Sep 10 2009, 9:44 PM EDT
"Where is Akerris when you need him? Damm sword-fightin' AK-totin gangsta frog somewhere in Baltimore."I think IRL he has a Mosan Nagant with the bayonet attachment. Laugh it you want, but the Bayonet for that weapon allows you to skewer the guy in the next room LOL!!! Yeah, we need Akerris & TerryGecko on this. Do you find this valuable? |
PedroAsani |
9. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 6:10 AM EDT
"WAIT, WAIT! LET ME GUESS!Actually, you might get through one or two before snapping the blade, so I wouldn't discard it if there was no other weapon. But don't buy one for the specific purpose of going all Kurosawa on the zombies. Even *proper* battle-ready medieval katanas only lasted a few battles. Machetes are the way to go. Do you find this valuable? |
kyallroad |
10. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 6:59 AM EDT
The same rule applies to machetes as any other weapon, if you buy crap you will own crap. My personal opinion is that longer weapons are better, longer stand off, greater leverage, more intimidating, etc. Look for a quality brush ax and sharpen it up all around, then you have a modern day pole arm much more effective than a sword or machete. Do you find this valuable? |
IrishHitman |
11. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 7:03 AM EDT
Jesus Christ, if I see one more katana-loving idiot, I'm going to smash their skull with my hurley....
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deathseekrakodo |
12. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 1:40 PM EDT
"WAIT, WAIT! LET ME GUESS!not true, you can get a folded steel katana of a good quality for around 2000 shipped to your house with no more fuss than that of a wall hanger....just sayin Do you find this valuable? |
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Whybother08 |
13. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:04 PM EDT
"Actually, you might get through one or two before snapping the blade, so I wouldn't discard it if there was no other weapon. But don't buy one for the specific purpose of going all Kurosawa on the zombies.It would most likely get stuck because the odds are against him that he would use an improper technique. I saw a good example of explaining that technique on a different thread: Lets say you had a knife and a loaf of bread. You want to cut the bread into slices. Would you just take a straight hack at the bread with the knife, or move the knife back and forth to cut it? If you answer the former, go headdesk. If you answer the latter, you get a virtual cookie. To properly "swing" a katana, you need to combine a swinging motion and a slicing motion at once. True, but that was when people fought differently: with swords, spears, and bows. Wearing metal armor. With the "head-on charge" as the main tactic. I concur on machetes. Do you find this valuable? |
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deathseekrakodo |
14. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:08 PM EDT
a good euro broad sword would be awesome to, ment for swingin and stabbin and the good ones are built like baseball bats so every one can get on board with that one lol
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PedroAsani |
15. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:09 PM EDT
"not true, you can get a folded steel katana of a good quality for around 2000 shipped to your house with no more fuss than that of a wall hanger....just sayin"Two grand, and it will still run the risk of breaking after several swings. Think about it. Swords were not carried by everyone in feudal Japan, they were reserved for the armies and the nobles. And yet they made hundreds and thousands of them every year. It's because after a few battles, it would be nicked, bent, or broken. So another one was needed. Do you find this valuable? |
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Whybother08 |
16. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:10 PM EDT
"not true, you can get a folded steel katana of a good quality for around 2000 shipped to your house with no more fuss than that of a wall hanger....just sayin"True, but people seem to think that katanas are katanas. They think they can fight battles with the wall-hanger with as much out of it as the real samurai swords. I explained what you need to do to get a katana with such quality. And no, I wasn't discrediting some of the knock-offs. You can indeed buy a katana that you can definately chop quite a few people with for much less that 10 grand. Do you find this valuable? |
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PedroAsani |
17. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:39 PM EDT
"True, but people seem to think that katanas are katanas. They think they can fight battles with the wall-hanger with as much out of it as the real samurai swords. I explained what you need to do to get a katana with such quality.True, but working, everyday machetes in the UK can be had for as little as £4. So no matter what you spend on the sword, I can get more killing power for less £££. Do you find this valuable? |
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Whybother08 |
18. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:47 PM EDT
"True, but working, everyday machetes in the UK can be had for as little as £4.I agree, machetes are better. I thought I said that in my second post here. Do you find this valuable? |
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PedroAsani |
19. RE: wear and tear
Sep 11 2009, 2:55 PM EDT
"I agree, machetes are better. I thought I said that in my second post here."You did. I just wanted to get the price comparison in there. Do you find this valuable? |
