More Gideon Nav cosplay with swords. With my rapier and long sword. It's not a two hander, it's a 1.5/1 versatile long sword. Mainly because the 2 hander doesn't fit in my scabbard. Also both are very blunt and haven't been sharpened in over 10 years.
Valiant Armoury Craftsman Series – Malatesta Longsword with Scabbard – Brown
The Valiant Armoury Craftsman Series Malatesta is based on a design from framed swordsmith Christian Fletcher and the design seamlessly melds graceful proportions with fine-tuned performance and a lively balance. The blade is 6150 high carbon steel which was twice-normalized to refine its internal grain structure and to create optimal conditions for superior tempering when the blade was heat treated. The sharpened edges have appleseed edge geometry to fortify the blade edges and make them more resistant to damage over a simpler flat-grind edge.
The crossguard and pommel are fashioned from mild steel and the hardwood grip is wrapped in tightly-fitted leather of premium quality. A hot-peen pommel assembly gives the sword an overall robust construction. The sword is matched with a high quality wood-core scabbard which is bound in quality leather and matched with adjustable hangers and a buckled sword belt of durable leather for a complete package.
"Seki Sensei is a Kobudo master with more than 40 years of experience in training with Japanese katana. However, none of us have any experience with Western swords. But I thought it might be interesting to hand a longsword to Seki Sensei, who doesn’t know anything about it, and see how he would try to use it."
Saw the video, he actually has fun with it and figures out some Japanese style Katana techniques that do translate over, and other ways that don't but still make it a fun experience for him.
Chihiro's design is SO cute! I had a lot of fun drawing them!!
(Yes that is Tachigami's blade, Chihiro got to borrow it)
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