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Author Topic: A new toy for harnischfechten!  (Read 14682 times)

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Re: A new toy for harnischfechten!
« Reply #15 on: 2015-02-05, 04:48:39 »
Very cool dagger! Be sure to gives specs on its durability!

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Should I be so lucky as to get a nickname. Well my airsoft team calls me skippy

My nickname is "hopeless" in airsoft  :'(
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Re: A new toy for harnischfechten!
« Reply #16 on: 2015-02-05, 08:14:06 »
I didn't get it yet. I asked my wife to gift it to me as a Valentine's day gift. At TherionArms it's $45.
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Re: A new toy for harnischfechten!
« Reply #17 on: 2015-02-05, 16:40:40 »
I didn't get it yet. I asked my wife to gift it to me as a Valentine's day gift. At TherionArms it's $45.

Wait, what was the punch tester then?
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Re: A new toy for harnischfechten!
« Reply #18 on: 2015-02-06, 00:23:28 »
I didn't get it yet. I asked my wife to gift it to me as a Valentine's day gift. At TherionArms it's $45.

Nevermind. It is the same one but full tang and sharp @ $90.00.
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Re: A new toy for harnischfechten!
« Reply #19 on: 2015-02-08, 12:47:39 »
I didn't get it yet. I asked my wife to gift it to me as a Valentine's day gift. At TherionArms it's $45.

Wait, what was the punch tester then?

It was the tester I referred to in this post in another discussion about using steel for harnischfechten. ;)


Not as yet. I need to locate a fencing school that has a tester on the premises and ask them to test it for me. Although I suppose I should just go ahead and
purchase this: http://shop.fencing.net/Mask_Punch_Test_p/fwf93101.htm, so I can test everyone's modified visor after I get the perforated steel welded onto them. :-\
I did slightly peen the perforated steel into the oculars afterwards though that should add little more resistance to a thrust from the opposing direction.
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