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[Prices are for the first 30 days' rental].

 

   

SCIMITAR – This one happens to be the Arthur style dagger guard (305) mounted on our fight worthy scimitar blade - [$33.05], but almost any sword or dagger guard can be used, so let your imagination run free. Price will vary according to the guard style chosen.

 

  

  800 - KATANA - plain - a strong, light-weight, very responsive weapon. The Japanese style of fighting used very little parrying, but our sword is built for the western bashing style. Each sword is different in guard and grip. Did you know that …The sword is called a katana if, when sheathed, it is tucked into the obi (belt) with the edge pointing up. If hung by straps in a ringed scabbard allowing the edge to point down as western sabres do, the same sword type is known as a tachi.             sabre – [$31.48]    costume - [17.22]

 

H53 - BOKKEN – Which is Japanese for "wooden sword", designed as a training tool for samurai, but a surprisingly effective weapon on its own. Red oak (when sold to Westerners, it often comes with a cheap plastic guard, but we've removed them so as to match the historically correct look). -  [7.00]

 

H54 - SHINAI – Also Japanese, but used for the completely distinct style of sport fencing known as Kendo. Made of thin strips of bamboo tied together, it makes a satisfying slap-stick like sound on contact. -  [7.00]

 

 

    674- JANISSARY - typical of the Turkish/Persian sword, with either a curved or straight blade.     costume  – [$23.37]    epee – [$27.37]    schlaeger – [$41.47]    curved sabre or cutlass – [$40.63]    vorpal – [$48.00]

 

    628- SULYUK SHAMSHIR - a lovely brass hilt on a traditional curved sabre blade, found wherever Indo-Persian armies fought.     costume only – [$24.63]

 

    661- PERSIAN FANTASY SCIMITAR - We in the western world tend to believe that the scimitar blade is very fat at the cutting end, but that is a Victorian era fantasy. Still, we have made a few using aluminum blades.  2 1/4 lbs;   26" blade length;   33" overall  costume only – [$33.26]

 

832 - TWO-HANDED SHAMSHIR -  Not fight worthy, but a great big shiny fantasy piece of fun. Weighs 4 lbs, has a 35" stainless steel blade, is 47" long overall and comes with a leather scabbard

    costume only – [$14.00]     these are also available for sale - $69 each

 

 

 

    843 - JIAN DAO - From ancient China, this sword was considered archaic even as early as the Ming Dynasty, but remained a source of fascination in the popular imagination. Unlike the Japanese, the Chinese never considered the sword to be a primary weapon in battle. [ Dao means any cutting implement, and jian refers to the straight blade.]    29" blade, 39" overall - costume only – [$6.32]  these are also available for sale - $28 each

 

    787 - KUKRI – the traditional weapon of the Gurkas ; 11" blade length on the two lower knives, and the big sword on top is a beheading weapon, with a blade length of 24" - [$11.16]

 

911 – WOOD NYMPH – with a wood branch handle. costume – [$7.48]

911 – WHITE WITCH – same as above but with a glossy white handle. costume – [$7.48]

 

    811 – KINDJAL – a Cossack weapon; 18" blade length    dress piece only. costume – [$12.63]

 

    936 - PANOPLY of FIFE – a full length [31"] single hand broadsword blade strapped to one arm, while the other arm directs the parrying wing, which is also a wicked slashing tool. Whether the two weapons are left together or separated while in battle, this is a whole lot of weapon that can take on armies. Shorter blade lengths are also available. [$54.78]

        When the long blade is strapped to the right arm, the right elbow can normally ride anchored on the right hip for most moves. If the left foot is forward, a driving right foot pass becomes a formidable thrust without having to extend the arm. Turning from the hip can also provide cutting motions and blocks.

        The left hand manages the parrying wing. Don’t screw it on too tight – you’ll want the wing to pivot freely for catching incoming attacks. It becomes almost second nature with this weapon to turn left into an incoming attack on the left side, thereby blocking with the wing and simultaneously attacking with the long blade.

        Remember also that the wing can be detached at any time in the fight (surprise!) and used as a single-hand ax and the long blade as a traditional broadsword.

 

 

 

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