The Operatives Sword
POSTED BY: NeoDoug1
UPDATED: Friday, October 21, 2005 20:26
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man, three in one go.....lol....what! the operative......why wouldn't you want to sharpen it and play with it, :). unless its like limited edition, mega huge 1000 dollar stuff? I bought a $80 Scottish Dirk once at a Ren. Fest.....its so pretty :), i havent shparpened yet, but just know one day im going to get bored of just looking at it and i will make it sharp :). Not in a murderous, evil way though :). First i have to be able to fully wield it though, so i don't cut off any apendages :)
The Pyro - 1 l0\/3 53r3n1ty!
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Basically, 420 and 440 stainless steel aren't good steels for edged weapons. They don't hold an edge worth a damn and are very brittle. Swords made out of them tend to bend and break very easily.
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all right, that settles that.....nvm then, lol. What kinda steal do you suggest Avtomat? for swords, daggers, etc....edged weapons?
The Pyro
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My brother has a katana from the Last Samurai and it was about $20. (knockoff, i don't know about official ones) anyway, it looked nice, but on closer look there are certain marks of quality it doesn't have (not to mention it was EXTREMELY blade-heavy).
but overall, a pretty solid piece, if you just wanted to have fun with it and/or look at it, it's fine for the price. I can only assume the one you saw for Serenity is the same idea
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Quote:Any blade over 2" long for under $20 is a piece of shit, and even then you're pushing it.
Originally posted by ThePyro:
thats awesome, but $20? are you sure they're not just pieces of shit?
Of course, if you just want to hang it on the wall it could be plastic, for all of that.
Also, I'm pretty sure the operative's sword doesn't look like that one. His blade had some curve and lacked the crazy forefinger guard.
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Those swords look great (the first one has a very similar blade, from what I can tell) but the unfortunately grip is totally different.
Also, I've just noticed that they're charging $20 (approx. £11.50) for the pair! I'd be scared to touch them, in case they fell apart in my hands! I'd rather pay around £100 for an officially licensed product, of high quality. A few years ago I paid £120 for a copy of the sword from the Highlander series (now the official ones cost a lot more). There's a shop just down the road from me selling cheap copies of the same sword for about £20. The only problem is, when you hold it, you get the impression that the weight of the blade alone is enough to snap the resin handle! Cheap tat - but I guess to a degree you get what you pay for...
A bit of an animal... but which bit?!?
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Originally posted by Tiger:
Also, I'm pretty sure the operative's sword doesn't look like that one. His blade had some curve and lacked the crazy forefinger guard.
If you've got the Official Visual Companion book, look at page 150 - this is the clearest pictue I've found so far of the sword. you can see it's got a straight blade, and it does have the finger guard...
For those who don't have the book, here's a scan of the pic:
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A bit of an animal... but which bit?!?
(I know - it's not a Firefly quote, but what the hey...!)
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Quote:
Originally posted by NeoDoug1:Quote:
Originally posted by Tiger:
Also, I'm pretty sure the operative's sword doesn't look like that one. His blade had some curve and lacked the crazy forefinger guard.
If you've got the Official Visual Companion book, look at page 150 - this is the clearest pictue I've found so far of the sword. you can see it's got a straight blade, and it does have the finger guard...
For those who don't have the book, here's a scan of the pic:
Right, like I said, definitely a straight blade with a nice big guard on it. Exactly.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Tiger:
Right, like I said, definitely a straight blade with a nice big guard on it. Exactly.
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A bit of an animal... but which bit?!?
(I know - it's not a Firefly quote, but what the hey...!)
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Originally posted by ThePyro:
all right, that settles that.....nvm then, lol. What kinda steal do you suggest Avtomat? for swords, daggers, etc....edged weapons?
The Pyro
Honestly I couldn't really say. I'm not into edged weapons as much as I used to be. The thing to do if you are really interested is to look for sites and message boards that are geared towards swords and such. They can steer you towards all the information you are looking for.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
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