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Awesome site you can drool over!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:09 am
by Unknown Knight
www.mwart.com

the link stands for medieval weapon art :)

The site has swords, shields, armor, period costume equipment and so much stuff I wish I could get... however I only have so much money... :cry: .

Bummer... everything is so expensive these days :? .

Well though you might want pull up a chair and bucket and start drooling with me. :D

Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 5:51 pm
by Dragon Master
I go there from time to time, the stuff is nice, but cheaply made. All those are mass produced and have little accuracy to historical weapons (in material and design) and are not really made for combat.

Also they only sell armor that is built for a certain size, I would never buy their armor.

If I were you I'd seek a modern blacksmith or swordsmith, or a reliable company that makes these items. You could always check ebay, too.

Also be sure to look at your state's policy in regard to these weapons. For example sword canes are illegal in Massachussets.

DM

Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 8:22 pm
by Dragonlord Esq.
Well, you can't really go around carrying a sword cane anywhere. That 67" Odachi is pretty sweet though.

Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:45 am
by Dragon Master
Dragonlord Esq. wrote:Well, you can't really go around carrying a sword cane anywhere. That 67" Odachi is pretty sweet though.
That's the whole point. You let your attacker's think your a kind old gentlemen, when they get close, hit the button and thrust.

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 7:01 pm
by Aviah102
Wow, most of the weaponry on the site looks very nice. I may have to pay a visit again in the future. Does anyone know if any of the blades are of good quality? The knives perhaps?

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 10:58 pm
by Dragon Master
Aviah102 wrote:Wow, most of the weaponry on the site looks very nice. I may have to pay a visit again in the future. Does anyone know if any of the blades are of good quality? The knives perhaps?
As I said earlier, these "weapons" are mass produced, probably cast in molds and dozens churned out daily. These weapons were not hammered out by a smith, and thus are not as quality. If you want a fake/fantasy sword for show get these, they are cheap. If your looking for a historical showpiece or an actual weapon to fight with, look elsewhere.

DM

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:32 pm
by g2
Dragon Master wrote:...the stuff is nice, but cheaply made. All those are mass produced and have little accuracy to historical weapons (in material and design)...
Thanks for letting us know. The photos on the website make them look spectacular, and for those of us who live overseas (Australia) we can only go by what we see in th photos. So thank you.
Dragon Master wrote: If I were you I'd seek a modern blacksmith or swordsmith, or a reliable company that makes these items.
There is a really good company in the UK who make arms and armour using a swordsmith, but I can not remember their name. I will look for the name, once I find it, I will post a link.

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:58 pm
by Shurtugal
Was it possibly this site? If not, does anyone know if this is a good place to get replica weapons. They are apparently battle ready, judging by this article.I.been looking there for a while, now, probly won't buy anything for a while, (because) It's so expensive. Just wonderin.

~Andrew

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:37 pm
by sarous
do they have scimitars? :D :D :!: :!:

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:40 pm
by Username
You need to check out a place with REAL swords:

www.angelsword.com

This one is mine:

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Mwart and MRL aren't bad for replicas and decoration/costuming though, but I wouldn't ever do anything with them (target cutting, sparing, etc)

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:21 pm
by sarous
but i repeat do the have scimitars?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:01 pm
by kelderic
sarous wrote:but i repeat do the have scimitars?
Go check yourself, he gave a link.

Kelderic

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:47 pm
by sarous
i can not get to that site at school.

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:51 pm
by Sir Kohran
sarous wrote:i can not get to that site at school.
Well, do it at home. I'm sure you can wait a few hours. That's what I do, even if computer lessons in Physics bores me to death :P

- Matt

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:59 pm
by sarous
no computer in the house thanks to my dad :cry: