Some of the larger swords have beautiful carvings and embellishments. Heavy swords are hard to handle and move. Some swords have several-foot blades, while others have smaller blades but greater designs. It held up.Swords have always symbolized strength, courage, and dignity. I have to say I`m very impressedĪt how strong, tough this sword actually is. The edge did not roll." a sign of goodĭamage of course from hitting concrete but I think some damage came from I was not sure how the edge would hold up. After striking both the concrete and vice Yikes!!įrom light to extreme testing, this sword handled it all Sword was able to break up the concrete stone in just a few very heavyīlows, split the stone down the middle and I even struck the steel vice I hit the concrete very hard several times. Not sure what would Happen I made sure to have a helmetĪnd face shield on. No damage to the blade, nothing cameįor my last test I set up a concrete stepping stone in a vice Filled it with water and did some heavy hacking and Got stuck a few times from the deep hacking. Was able to hack into the wood many times. It also comes with the option for a nice leather sheath that fits snug. It`s solid!! the grips are very tight and cannot be taken or broken off. Gives it a stealth look and wicked presence. I do like the finish left on it from the heat treating. It does have a good edge on a sharpness scale I would say it came about 8 out of 10. The blade is FULLTANG! Love that!! It feels so solid and strong. Having a little time to get to know the sword, I gave it a good going over and I have to say I liked it right from the start. I did have to wait until the weather got just a bit better. So I was asked to put Paul Southren's design the "Tactical Katana from Scorpion Swords & Knives" through its paces to see how much abuse it could withstand. I have had several fail my harsh testing over the years. I have tested and abused hundreds of swords over the years just to see how tough many had been made for you all. I can really respect a well built strong blade. I have been a fan of strong sometimes even over built swords for many years as some may know. Finish residual coating left on the blade after heat treating.Then it is heated again and quenched in a vat of oil before heat tempering, heated to 550 degrees for an hour and once again air cooled.įinally, the handle - which is made from hard wearing Black Linen Mircarta, a weather resistant plastic designed primarily for combat knives - is attached with multiple internal and two external pins, gorilla glued and clamped in place so that no matter what you do to it, it will NEVER come loose. Indeed, it is the heat treating process that makes this one of the strongest swords on the market - first it is heated to approx 1500 degrees until it becomes non-magnetic and is allowed to air cool. Made entirely from a single billet of American 1095 carbon steel - chosen for its hardness - it is expertly tempered in such a way to avoid the possibility of breakage, which is further enhanced by its relatively short 21.5" Ko Katana length blade. The blade geometry is designed for maximum cutting power despite its relatively small size and has a lot of strength due to the wider/taller blade profile. This review of this Tactical Katana is the result of all that work.Īnd after profiling and heat treat, looks like this. Prototype - and tested it beyond any reasonable usage before releasing So we contacted Chris Palmer from Scorpion Swords, created a Work, was famous for their heat treating and made their swords in the Sub $300 for the basic model was a must.Ĭame to mind for this design. Without the need for constant sharpening 'in the field' and the blade To be relatively low maintenance, keep a good edge for a very long time Of use in all kinds of environments and conditions. Needed a shorter blade with a two handed grip for maximum power and ease A long blade gives you ONE chance to kill a zombieīefore it is all over you and beyond the point of the blade. Breaking in the heat of a fight for your life against zombies is NOT an option. So since no one else was doing anything much about it, we decided to make one of our own. There really was not much in the way of a middle ground. Really nice, but the $1600 is a little high for a fairly simple design. Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA).Ultra Durable 'Beater' Katana under $400.Affordable Traditional Blades with 'Hamon'.
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