Poll: Do you own a sword?

[fender]

No, but i really want one. Especially after playing Killing Floor and using the katana on it.

 

[Gokuofuin]

Yes I own a katana, but lesson 1) If he has a gun and is more than 3 meters away from you then you are dead.
Lesson 2) If you have never used a sword before in your life then you are dead
Lesson 3) If you think you know how to use a sword then you will be the first one to die in lets say the zombie Apocalypse.

Motto: If you want to play with sword go do Kenjutsu like me, otherwise just stick to the point and fire alternative.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

I own a single sword that is perfectly capable of killing a similarly armed foe in a duel that I won as a prize in a fencing tournament. I also am in possession of five functional fencing foils at a given moment and enough parts that I could presumably piece together another three.

Are the fencing foils dulled for tournaments, or do you literally have blade tipped swords?

Second, how effective will that be against zombies? (Do you have one with a left and right handle grip for dual wielding purposes?)

A foil has neither edge nor point. Any late age dueling sword only has an edge in order to dissuade one's opponent from grasping the blade. In the place of a point you have a spring loaded steel "button" that acts as a switch for use by the scoring mechanism in a tournament bout.

No dueling sword of late age is designed to be used with a second weapon. The only reason one brings two swords to a battle is because the weapon is too unwieldy to act as an implement of offense and defense simultaneously. A legitimate rapier is one such weapon. At five feet long, the weapon was unwieldy and it is quite difficult to transition from offense to defense and as such was generally used with another implement such as a long dagger, a buckler or even a cloak wrapped around to off hand for defense. While there are certain techniques that leverage both weapons on the offense, in general if the sword CAN work alone, it works BEST alone.

The sword in question is a small sword, and though it possesses an edge of surprising sharpness the light weight of the weapon (less than two pounds) means that it won't remove a limb or any of that jazz. It is, afterall, a thrusting weapon and it does that job marvelously. According to science, a mere pound of force applied to the weapon is enough to drive it through a person (assuming you don't hit bone, which requires a bit more. Considering a lunge can deliver more than 2000 lbs of force (albiet briefly) you realize just how fragile we are).

 

[DarkMessiah]

If not, why? Zombie's a comin one day...

I own a crowbar.

 

[T-Bone24]

A ceremonial sword my dad won in the 80s, but still. That bastard is large, and sharp.

 

[RanD00M]

I own 3 Katanas and 1 Hunting Knife.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

I own a katana, a wakizashi, and a tanto. Full daisho set, given to me on my 23rd birthday by my father.

 

[AlexanderAstartes]

Yea, a broadsword. Was a gift that weirded out the postman.

 

[Moggs]

Hms. I've got several swords littering around the room as well, all of them (except two) either sharp or used for training purposes, two longswords, two one-handers, katana/wakizashi pair, two rapiers, and a number of daggers och knives lying around too.

 

[Yokai]

I so wish I had one...but I don't. At this point, I could only afford a crappy one anyway. I guess I have a hatchet and crowbar if the zombies show up...

 

[Xelioth]

I own a bokken if that counts.

but when the zombie hordes arrive, I've got a battleaxe hanging from my wall! *rips open his shirt and displays his manly chest*

 

[molester jester]

A few combat ready ones. but in my room i only keep the knife for burglars and the crowbar for zombies / burglars

 

[Aleate]

Yes

 

[fgdfgdgd]

i have three samurai swords and a dragon dagger.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I've got a set of blunt sakabatou, a wooden gladius, and a shinai.

That in addition to the tonfa and the quarterstaff. I'm all set with blunt weaponry; closest I have to edged are the remarkably long and sharp kitchen knives my dad has.

 

[C_sector]

I once found several samurai swords n my local market. Perhaps i should go searching again.......

 

[S.R.S.]

Yes, because I needed it for a Macbeth english assignment. Although the thought of using it on zombies has never occured to me. I was gonna use Sade records and darts instead.

 

[ethaninja]

Yes, I own a huge collection of them.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Fencing foil. Oh, and a cheap wakizashi. I think it's functional though

 

[tijuanatim]

I have a cane that the head unscrews to reveal a hidden sword. My roommate also has a civil war cavalry sword (Not authentic of course) which is pretty badass.

*snip

That's awesome. Want one now!