>>12991
I'm not sure what model but i know it's a Gil Hibben. Most of them are just for sure though i believe.

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honestly i would choose the gladius

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Obviously a light cavalry sabre. Cutting down peasantry from horseback with a blade to deliciously heavy to wield on foot. Yummy.

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>>10114
Egyptian Khopesh

>>10114
13709
http://www.kultofathena.com/egyptian.asp

these guys sell/ recommend various weaponry

This fucking thread is still here?

Really?

>>13711
>"I remember thinking, 'Geez, Charlemange must have been strong like a freak to be able to use this thing.'"

>Weight: 5lbs

Hand and a Half. I'm a big guy so the the extra weight is fine and can be nice if I want to switch to two handed.

This thread is full of more idiots than the averagke 4chon /k/ thread.

I'm going to go through and dispell stupid ideas one at a time, but i'll start with just a few:
IT doesn't matter how big your sword is, or how pointy. You ARE NOT going to take a man in plate by just hitting him. For fucks sake, it was perfectly acceptable to use your arm to PARRY WITH.
You either have aweapon with a pommel designed for use in hurting people an duse that, half sword (this has the useful effect of SHORTENING the weapon, which is very important in keeping a thrust accurate), or most common of all, wrestling, throwing him (and yes, that shit would look a lot liek jui-jitsu) and stabbing him several times while he was down with sword, or dagger to the face/groin/armpit.

dopplesnlodiers were NOT usually armed with the zweihander. (proper term is bidenhander). This is a misconception, rolls of arm sfrom lanschnekt units show they generally used the halberd. Big swords were better off, and were, used by the banner guards, whereas the assault troops rushing forward to break the push of pike had halberds backed by side swords. And no, they didn't hack the heads off of pikes. The pike itself would just flex if hit, the users arms would also flex, and pikes were thick as fuck. If you could just cut polearms, roughly ALL of the techniques used with the polaxe would be suicidal.

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>>10840
Agreed.
Second place would be the Flyssa (see pic)

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My favorite would be this sexy beast here.

>>13788
>> If you could just cut polearms, roughly ALL of the techniques used with the polaxe would be suicidal.

that's why they have langets

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i'de have to go with the hook blades or (i am not being lazy) Katana, which for the record are awesome swords if they are traditional folded steal b/c they can cut through flesh like butter...

(DEMOTIVATIORS ARE BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD)

>>14176
>Katana... they can cut through flesh like butter.
That may be true but the moment they hit bone their edge is permanently ruined.

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I'm surprised no one's posted this yet. Hook swords are bad-ass

>>14179
HAHAHAHA

Dude you can get through meat and bone without damage with a butcher knife or most Any large knife much less a katana. I have tested my coldsteel oss on pork ribs that I had laid on it's side and it went through 4 or 5 in one downward slash.

bastard sword midweight one-hander with a little extra handle so you can put extra power in the swing with your other hand if you need

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Han Dynasty Jian. Because elegant without looking bombastic.

Oakshot type X. Can't beat that wide fuller for weight reduction.

>>12650

that's because halberd and pike formations were terrifying even if you had a weapon especially made for lopping off pike heads

I'm sure it was okay in hand to hand combat too like any big hammer, because if it's not going to be big and tough it's not going to do much against a deflection from a sword or shield

just so you know, real life katanas are the opposite of what they're bragged about as

functional katanas relied on size and weight not sharpness as much, oh and momentum too

unlike zweinhanders and so on, the blade's uni-directional, this allows for the hard steel front with a softer steel backbone for bend, allowing for it to withstand harder impacts from that one direction

it's a brute's weapon

expirienced rapier user whould win in 8/10 battles against any sword...
More you know...
/thread

>>14228
maybe so, but what happens when your opponent is a white knight clad in shining armor perched atop an equally faggoty horse

>>14230
Exactly. Rapiers were developed as a weapon for unarmoured civilians. This demanded a different approach than what was needed for war. Even just going up against someone with a shield and no armour would be a challenge with a rapier. Against proper armour you want something you can half-sword with.

I'm willing to bet one of those metal garbage can lids could do some serious damage to a rapier's edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH-wAZvE07U&feature=related

someone pointed out in one of these kinds of videos that in a real battle you'd be going full out, and you'd swing that sword as hard as you can

this gives katanas the possibility of working against armour, as a way to put dents into it and crumple it, but chain mail would've been used under much of the plate armour and to my knowledge it's even more difficult to slash apart than plates of metal, although the impact would be harmful

however, the medieval hand and a half sword can be held nearer to the tip, as if transforming the sword into a temporary railroad spike, with the rest of the blade and your arms acting like the hammer

as you can see in the video, the armoured figures are perfectly fine taking hits on their hands and arms from the other sword

there's a video of someone taking a hit to the head with a sword, who's wearing a helmet, concussion could be an issue but he is unconcerned with shearing of the protective helmet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9OQoqW_MA&feature=related

here is another video, showing what they're talking about, the cut off bit about the dagger, basically just shows the "railroad spike" method again, as you can see by the shape of said dagger

the longsword can do with nearly equivalent success, everything the other swords can do, making it a generalist weapon and allowing for things that other swords/blades can't do, meaning even if you can't beat a weapon at the kind of fighting that it's strong in, you can do different things that are generally good counters

trying to lock blades and stabbing for instance, against katanas, since katanas rely on momentum, like an axe more than a razor

I just nerded out

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Odin Blades Peace Maker. A long, light sword with a riccasso gripping surface. I love this blade :)

Saber, Rapier, then Scottish Claymore. Which I'd use would mostly be dependent on the situation.

Katana because they are objectively superior in every way.

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>>14284

Come on, you're not even trying.

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Messer for unarmored opponents. Castillian find style long sword for armored opponents

>langes messer in pic

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>>14247
>implying that a 1 pound saber profiled for cutting through flesh could go through plate armor
Katanas are a joke against an opponent with real armor. There is a reason why the japanese were so ineffective when they invaded China and Korea back in the day. Continental asian armor was much more advanced than japanese armor and it still at the level of late 13th century europe. A fully armored man at arms from the 15th century would wreck a man using a katana

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Shashka wins.

-Nuff' said.

I'd have to say the short hilted one handers of the vikings, just to be patriotic. I also have a soft spot for German long swords.

>>14301
The only realistic chance you would stand against 250lbs of armored killing machine when fully decked out would be a warhammer,mace or polearm. Good luck trying to stab through the unarmored areas during a dynamic situation which BTW are close covered with another form of lighter mail anyway.I have heard stories that it wasn't uncommon for knights in plate to win fights when outnumbered 1 to 100.Later Full plate wasn't as heavy or restrictive as people think either.

I like the longsword and Gladius.But what I really think is underrated is the falchion, it has what is essentially a clip point like a bowie knife which is a vicious penetrator. It is also has a hefty spine and geometry for chopping and hacking.

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Shaolin Hook Swords for me too.

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It is mine. Blade is 33 cm (13")

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>>10327
Riveted or butted mail? That makes a huge difference.
Honestly? A Katana would be my last choice for a sword, regardless of quality, you can only slash in one direction or thrust and half-sword and morten-schlag techniques are severely limited as a result of the small guard. I'd take a custom two handed sabre with an "S" curve, a longsword or falcata. Fighting with Sword and shield, sword-breaker or other dual-wielding techniques is wickedly effective if you've got the skill for it too.

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Would a rapier count? I always have had fascination with these things.

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>>14419

Rapiers are the true Gentleman's weapon of choice.

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Shamshir ,IndoAryan / Persian sword used more for exhibition now , the blacksmithing is kinda like the katana's but in the steel secret is long lost now.

the typical shape make it perfect for both swings and point ,a rare and underated weapon

Two-handed sabre. I just love that strong spine, that curvature which tips the weight forward so that i can strike my enemies and cut them like a razor and i love two-handed swords for the strengh and class they have.
Needless to say, i also like Katanas for the same exact reason. I don't like Dadaos or Daos though becouse they are just too heavy on their tips.

Kinda feeling the need for a curve to it for the slashing, but also a point. Must be short for stealth and concealment reason. Possibly that weapon the Alexander the Great used or maybe a Spartan sword. Sorry about the lack of names, haven't thought about this in a while.

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For cutting/slashing, the Kopish. For stabbing the Gladius. All around lazy or not if wielded by pro, the Katana tha cadillac of swords.

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slashing

>>10744
Something like this bit in steel.....

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>>10204
Ill second this

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Predator I & II

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english tuck sword, a classic

Just about anything with a basket-hilt. Basket-hilt kicks ass.