/out/ sword thread

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I like swords.

Can we just not do this? We all k ow you're kidding but you know that some faglord is going to show up and start sperging out about just bringing a knife, saw or hatchet instead.

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>>1028853
Why would anyone carry a knife or a hatchet when you can instead bring a sword?

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>>1028848

>>1028856

I asked nicely. You're a dick.

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>>1028556

>>1028556
>swords are for battle
>therefore bring a hunting sword
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_sword

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The closest I come to bringing a sword

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what is this thread

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>>1028905
Close, but no cigar

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I always keep my trusty buster sword replica in case I need to batton a sequoya

>>1028556
Do you also wear a penis gourd?

Men probably carried arming swords and other light and handy swords when /out/, especially before firearms were common for peasants.

>>1028952
Do you not?

>>1028862
Shoulda spent the money on a better couch faggot

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>>1029187
NOOO DON'T ASK HIM THAT, IT GETS UNCOMFORTABLE.
>>1027033
>>1027038
>>1027042
>>1027045

I always make sure to bring a sword, a gourd, and a sword for my gourd.

>>1029513
What about a gourd for your sword, to protect it?

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>>1029202
it's comments like that that make me go here and not anywhere else for /out/ stuff
love you guys

>>1028853
You could just, you know, not read this thread.

>>1028556
This thread seriously has me considering buying a light cavalry sabre to carry on my hip while camping.

How well would a sword fare in defense against a bear attack?

>>1031430
https://youtu.be/7UWElJ2O8as

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>sword
Knaves! Halberds are far greater than any of your letter openers

>>1028908
just get a saber

half saber machetes are gross and reak of 3rd world

>>1028853
Shhhhh just take a xanax and relax. Don't take small things like this so seriously.

My dick is my sword. I like to slay many women and some beast with them. I jab it with all my thrust

>>1031480
Is a saber preferable to a cutlass?

swords are for cutting flesh and fighting, They are not a utility tool.

>>1028856
nice gladium

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>>1033916
wait, is gladium the plural of gladius? or shouldn't that be gladia?
>I stuck my gladius in a tree
>Let's all stick our gladia in trees
>Wow look at all the gladium in those trees kek

>>1033931
Gladii is plural form

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>>1033945
Then what the ƒuck is gladium

>>1033950
accusative singular of gladius I guess

>>1033950
It's for when you think you saw a gladius, but you second guess yourself as you say it.
>Oh hey, look at that gladi...um?
Appropriate for use on a Xiphos or shorter Jian.

I'm going /out/ with my friends in a few days, what's a good sword to fend off wild Englishmen with?

>>1033964
Anything Scottish. The English fear Scottish steel more than they fear Islamophobia.

>>1033971
>men in skirt = bad news

>>1034032
They just wear a kilt because a good highland sheep can hear a zipper on 200 meters.

>>1029187
>>1029408

Hey, I just find that not only does it protect my tender bits from thorns and burs, but it also makes me appear more virile and powerful when I encounter dangerous wildlife like bears.

Wanna see?

Silky katana

>>1034288
So you want someone that will protect you from burs and burrs?

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>>1031480
>>1028908
That sounds and looks very homosexual

>>1028905

Machete is the only practical option. If I had to take a sword, I'd bring a side sword or smallsword. Light, doesn't get in the way, does the job. An infantry saber is very Matt Easton of you, but sure that works too. Cavalry sabre is too long. Katana is fine, you filthy mall ninja you.

>>1035287
Someone redpill me on khukuris please

>>1033954
You fucker, you made me grin

>>1033954

Jians are excellent for EDC as well.

>>1035386
It is simple, read up on the wikipedia page.
Word of advice, do not buy the ones that are designed by various "tacticool" companies, I am not saying you should go out of your way to buy a real nepalese khukuri, but those are just for people who don't actually know anything about knives.

Think of the Khukuri as both a tool and a weapon. It is designed to be used as a machete, though it is also a good knife. Please note, a Khukuri designed to be used primarily as a machete is going to be a lot longer then one deisgned to be used as a weapon. If you want one that is meant to be used as a weapon, you might have to buy an authentic one from the nepalese just because of how much a lot of companies over charge for one. You can get an authentic one off of amazon for around sixty dollars. And I mean authentic, as in forged in a guys house using leaf spring steel.

A basic thing to look for is that a real Khukuri designed for tool use, or a traditional style weapon, will have two small knives. One is for use as a cutting tool and the other is for use as a straightening tool/sharpener (it shouldn't have any edges). Now, actual modern military Khukuris as used by Ghurkas won't nessicarilly have those blades and will be fairly short, only a bit bigger then a KA-BAR to give you an idea. Actual military ones will come in leather sheathes, mind you, and the blade will not have any kind of coating. As well, the handle will typically be hard wood or horn and the butt of the handle will expand in a conical pattern.

Another thing to note, is that traditionally, the blade has a notch where a piece of metal sticks out, there are various reasons given. The presence of the notch doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it is a good sign.

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>>1028856
S'up Gladius brah.

Mine's a little less ornate full-tang spring steel custom Gladius but it's sturdy enough to whack trees too.

I've also bot a full-tang tactical katana, but there's no hiding that on my pack.

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>>1028862

I'm kinda diggin' the non-reflective patina on that katana, what did you use on it?

>>1031480

>3rd world
>The type of places that use machetes the most.

That shit is perfect then.

>>1036822
70 year old Jappo blood

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>>1036336
Thanks for ghurkapilling me
>>1036822
You are an edgy guy, are you?

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>>1036336

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>>1037231
Why that Falcata-kopis look is so damn sexy?

>>1037231
Who makes a good khukuri?

>>1034035
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4aui19-oE

>>1037270
I don't own one, but I've heard nothing but good things about the Nepal Khukri House.
http://www.thekhukurihouse.com/

>>1037251
>kopis
>pic only has khukri

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>>1037429
>KOBIS :DDDDD:DDD

I only bring swords made of pure iron. Effective against Fey.

>>1028556
>using swords on trees
Good way to fuck up the edge. You'd want something heavier to take down a tree

>>1040735
I got a pretty heavy sword.

>>1028556
honestly what the hell is the point of bringing a sword to use while out? I can see the pure fun aspect of it but they're basically useless. A hatchet will cut wood, vines and what ever else gets in your way better than a sword will and a knife will be better for anything too small for a hatchet.

>>1040789
You can train kata's and meditate with your sword. Can't do that with a hatchet.

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>>1028556

Zombie Tools,

>>1040789
I'd say it's entirely fun aspect.
I'd bring a sword with me because fuck it, swords are kinda awesome.

>>1043217
Do both...
>>1043136