blade recommendations

by **Bingo** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:53 am

Hey guys, im in the market for some new wepons. Im thinking somewere along the lines of a katana, and a new sai. I feel you can never have too many back-up wepons. What im asking for is names. what type of sword do you recomend. im looking for something that can take off heads, limbs, nice smooth cut. mid evil, asian, i dont care just as long as it gets the job done.. Any recommendations are helpfull.

here is what i have as of right now. (The links are to pictures of the items only not where i purchased them)

sai ( http://store6.yimg.com/I/martialartsmart_1798_4690366 )

combat knife ( http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/catalog/50001.html )

trench knife ( http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/catalog/30021.html )

yes i know, if i was In the middle of an infestation, i would be SOL

by **Grey Fox** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:07 am

ooh! ooh! look for a Falcata,its specially designed to svere limbs very fast and smooth!

http://swordforum.com/swd/dt/dt-falcata-largesand.jpg

by **will** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:59 am

id say a light saber or a fairly short sword.

if its to long you cant use it inside and if your using it outside you would get tired carying it.

by ***Mike*** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:25 pm

Any idea where I can get a Falcata?

by **jamoni** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:09 pm

Get yourself a good machette or bolo. They serve double duty as brush clearers. Try Cold Steel. They always have good stuff.

by **Bingo** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:18 pm

Can you guys give me an order site?

by **ProZombieHunter** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:01 pm

Cold Steel makes a decent bolo. Check out their site.

OR if you don't care about quality and just want the job done by a blade, you can try BudK... I myself have been put off BudK and have become a BudK hater, but you never know.

You might get that one-in-a million machete that is cheaply manufactured in Mexico and for some reason is awesome. Who knows.

by **Jonas** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:47 pm

cold steel bolo review complete with pic
http://zombiesquad.theedge.net/phpbb2/v ... .php?t=475

by **Raccoon City Survivor** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 6:56 pm

R.P.D Bingo wrote:Hey guys, im in the market for some new wepons. Im thinking somewere along the lines of a katana, and a new sai. I feel you can never have too many back-up wepons. What im asking for is names. what type of sword do you recomend. im looking for something that can take off heads, limbs, nice smooth cut. mid evil, asian, i dont care just as long as it gets the job done.. Any recommendations are helpfull.

here is what i have as of right now. (The links are to pictures of the items only not where i purchased them)

sai ( http://store6.yimg.com/I/martialartsmart_1798_4690366 )

combat knife ( http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/catalog/50001.html )

trench knife ( http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/catalog/30021.html )

yes i know, if i was In the middle of an infestation, i would be SOL

A Khukri knife would be cool, for instance: A zombie comes at you, you pull at your Khukri knife, and in one motion, you cut off it's head.

Here's a link: http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=20704824

by **Sage** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:50 pm

If the S.H.T.F I would want a spear and a good K-bar knife.Anyone know where I can get both on a budget?

by **raptorman** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:00 pm

Jesus Christ, I wanna say something mean.

by **Raccoon City Survivor** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:02 pm

raptorman wrote:Jesus Christ, I wanna say something mean.

About...?

by **Jeff** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:11 pm

raptorman wrote:Jesus Christ, I wanna say something mean.

Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle.

by **raptorman** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:22 pm

Raccoon City Survivor wrote:About...?

Nothing specifically directed at you.

I would just like to see everyone in mortal combat with the weapons that are talked about on this thread, and see how they fare.

I would rather swing my empty carbine than knife fight a zombie.

by **ZETFleader** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:53 am

Khukukri yes falcutta yes katana no, I hate katana they are to hollywood and unrealistic for one chop action and not very reliable. I have a khukuri knife I posted a picture of it in the other topic about bladed weapons.

by ***Mike*** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:57 pm

raptorman wrote:
Raccoon City Survivor wrote:About...?
Nothing specifically directed at you.

I would just like to see everyone in mortal combat with the weapons that are talked about on this thread, and see how they fare.

I would rather swing my empty carbine than knife fight a zombie.

Melee, for me is the bottom of the bucket and if theres nothing else I can do. I don't plan on letting on a blood curdling death screech, and charging a group of zombies, with a K-Bar. I think I'd use it when I'm out of ammo, backed into a corner, and it doesn't look to good for me. Plus that empty carbine, can make a good weapon.

by **Theocritis** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:52 pm

http://www.thehaca.com/essays/nobest.htm

You have to be proficient and well trained to consider using a sword of any kind. You are better off with a aluminum bat or crowbar (and even still you need to hold it correctly and swing it correctly). One of the most famous martial artist in Japan famous for killing the best swordsmen fought with a wooden sword. Check Miyamoto Musashi.

by ***Mike*** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:04 pm

I'm now thinking about going with a crowbar, machete, and sheath knife (K-BAR?), because they can be used for duel purposes.
Crowbar-Opening and Smashing things
Machete-Cutting Things (vines, branches, necks)
K-BAR- Skinning games, and stabbing

by **Theocritis** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:26 pm

I never used a machete. But for a katana when one swings it to cut something, you have the have the do it with the correct stance and angle (you don't really need to use much force either). If you swing wildly swing at the neck area it may not make the complete cut and may even get stuck even - putting you in a more vulnerable position. Let alone having the time to get in the proper position. At least with a bat (or possible a crowbar) the general area to hit is pretty straight forward.

by **DeepSix** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:02 am

anyone here ever use a shaoline spade not recomended for any one who dosent know how to use large blades but none the less a good weapon also if you can find a king of knives store they have all the high quality shit you could ever need

by **jamoni** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:25 am

I'd rather not carry a 10lb piece of metal around that I hope not to use, and that would suck in close quarters where it's needed most. Give me a short club any day.

by ***Mike*** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:37 am

Get a Blackjack. Oh I also like Tomahawks, not to through, but because there light and you can swing easier.

by **BrokenArrow** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:51 pm

raptorman wrote:
Raccoon City Survivor wrote:About...?
Nothing specifically directed at you.

I would rather swing my empty carbine than knife fight a zombie.

Dude, I think this was invented already. It is called the bayonet. It can be taken off and used as a pretty good hand-to-hand combat knife, and is very good as a survival knife. Well, at least our M9 bayonets. Don't know about other countries.

In any case, works better then a knife (you don't have to get as close to them), theres no losing it, and its a multipurpose weapon.

by **Jonas** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:12 pm

BrokenArrow wrote:I would rather swing my empty carbine than knife fight a zombie.

Dude, I think this was invented already. It is called the bayonet. It can be taken off and used as a pretty good hand-to-hand combat knife, and is very good as a survival knife. Well, at least our M9 bayonets. Don't know about other countries.

In any case, works better then a knife (you don't have to get as close to them), theres no losing it, and its a multipurpose weapon.[/quote]

I think they were talking about using their carbine as a club.

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