![]() To parry or strike against it edge on edge with a historically accurate In fact, with such an over strong contemporary blade, attempting "Put just a little power into it and you can easily deliver a terrible blow that an opponent would be hard pressed to parry." However, any given swing of this blade generates a massive amount of force. Type, which obviously would put any potential King Arthurs life in Is still almost about half that of a lighter swifter sword of the same Heavier sword over a light and unbalanced one, though obvious a lightĪnd well balanced sword is even better!), but recovery time from a swing (it has been said that it is preferable to have a well balanced but This makes handling this sword relatively smooth considering it's weight The Excalibur swords point of balance is actually around 3 and 1/2 Totally unbalanced - but Gen2 have done a very nice job in this area. ![]() Surprisingly at this weight you'd expect this sword to be Now at 5lbs 5oz, this sword is really quite overweight (around 50% heavier than a sword of this type should be)Īnd while it can be handled with one hand, it is far more suited to two Wary of how nasty a slip could be with this monster! Test the Excalibur swords balance and handling, I was more than a little Once that this was one MEAN blade! So when I took this it outside to Indication of how sharp it was, I felt it trying to bite and knew at In fact, when I first used my thumb to carefully get a rough Like all Gen2 swords, the Excalibur swords blade was incredibly Handle, I took a few moments to check it out. ![]() ![]() (or its equivalent) that coats all Gen2 swords from the blade and So it came as quite a pleasant surprise to get a bastardĪnyway, once I'd cleaned the protective layer of renaissance wax It is displayed at on most websites, it looks like a standard one handedĪrming sword. Words, a "bastard" or hand and a half sword - though I wasn't really Hands, yet can be wielded by one without too much difficulty. This is a BIG sword with a massive handle that easily accommodates two Large box my first impressions of this sword were extremely favorable.įor a start, I was struck by the Excalibur swords overall size. So it was no surprise that when I unwrapped my Excalibur swords Generation 2 (the first was their Roman Wasp Waisted Gladius), so I already had a pretty good idea of what to expect.Ī durable, no nonsense beater sword with quality fittings and a keen edge. The Brass Excalibur was the second sword I ever ordered from
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