Every Normal Man...

[Dropkick]

At the beep:
draw
engage 1st target, 2 to the body, 2 to the head
holster
run to 1st table and grab cutlass
engage 2nd target, crossing slashes at midsection

Funny you should mention, there was actually a KSTG stage a long time ago that involved a foam Cutlass.

[hufnagel]

foam? how will you know if you scored hits?
I'd think a Failure to Disembowel should be worth a -6 at least.

[Malamute]

Interesting that this came up, Ive had an odd jonesing for a medieval dagger. The Cold steel arming dagger is a nice shape, I think I could dismantle it and polish all the steel parts.

http://www.kultofathena.com/product....+Arming+Dagger

In looking at them I saw another makers piece I like, they are made in Canadia. In general reviews and info about blade steel and construction method, the Darksword Armory stuff seems well made for the price point, and made in North America.

http://www.kultofathena.com/product....gger+%2D+Black




http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/sword-steels.html

[Grey]

Cold Steel always has the best "testing" videos. Never know when you need to hack up that pig carcass at your backyard pit!

[Hambo]

I've got an antique 1860 US Navy cutlass, and it's pretty fucking cool.

http://www.thepirateslair.com/9-m186...l-cutlass.html

This is a link to 1869 and 1906 Navy manuals. The attacks are to stab, not slash.

http://www.navyandmarine.org/cutlassmanual/index.html

[Wondering Beard]

[Dropkick]

foam? how will you know if you scored hits?
I'd think a Failure to Disembowel should be worth a -6 at least.

Target was IDPA cardboard with a circle cut of of the middle. From hold the saber, at the beep stab the hole, discard the saber, draw pistol, engage all other targets.

If I remember correctly, it was around July 4th and the match theme was related to the Revolutionary War.

[Slalom.45]

You know, intellectually I should have realized how nasty a weapon a cutlass could be, but until watching that demo video I never really thought about it. I would hate to see someone coming after me with that thing... Of course now I want one!

[SamAdams]

For 'serious ' business maybe this video provides food for thought (I know zero about swords so don't know how knowledgeable this guy is or not. I'm 'Murican, dang it, and I prefer tomahawks !)

[Joe in PNG]

There's a part of me that wants a genuine Wootz steel talwar- kind of as a reaction to all the weeaboo nonsense about the supposed metallurgical superiority of katanas (shut up, Chad!).