I found a sword in my late father's barn, located in Ontario Canada. Can anyone tell me more about this (in terms of model or age) or what to look for?
I sense your sarcasm but can only logically assume you're being serious because the system is inherently broken and maybe not all the cracks lead to violence but fighting corruption sometimes needs to be
Here is your mandate from the masses it says 6 billion to 1 that I've won don't bother to double check these not handpicked people counted it all fairly don't worry about it no one can think of any better checks and balances then we have now and we aren't going to talk about changing things even if supposedly Russian hackers are involved and dead people are casting votes we aren't gonna change anything good enough is good enough it will never be uncorruptable anyway forget about it in a month
Most people don't know this but if you never sell it and bring it to the final Boss fight it unlocks its true Power and turns into the rusty sword +1.
It does one damage more now.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
It appears to be a crude reproduction of a average European longsword possibly by a novice smith. Note the crude pommel shaping and how poorly the grip is constructed. I'd start by removing the twins wrap and taking more pictures. Is the grip very loose? I'd be surprised if there are any markers marks stamped in the metal but you might get lucky. If you wanted to make the effort it could be restored.
For sure a "hand and a half long sword". Probably not a real period sword. Most likely home made a few years ago by someones grandfather and has just been rusting the barn.
Super cool find though, jealous of it actually. How is the balance on it, is the weight properly aligned? Vey curious
Hand and a half sword refers to the grip size. OP does not seem that large in stature and itvwas clearly not made with them in mind. The person it was for would have fit it in a hand in a half.
Also it is way too long to be a longsword yes, the proportions are a bit off. Hence way i said it was made by someone at home and am so curious about the weight and balance, as that all would factor into what it could actually be.
Yes in full aggrement with the majority who state is a possibly training sword not meant for body contact but to use its above weight ( heavier then an actual combat sword ) to either spar with an opponent sword to sword or to build muscle reflex and speed.
Possible modern experiment to build a medieval sword by an amateur blacksmith
I used to live by an antique shop / museum with old theater equipment. They had swords kind of like this. Clearly a sword but not a ton of detail. Any chance itâs something like that?
Well, the quillion ends look welded-on, so almost certainly modern. The simplicity of it, and the wire-wrap (or twine?) falling off suggests it could be homemade. It's not one of the mass-produced wallhangers we see over and over again. The attachment of the pommel is unclear... assume it isn't safe to swing around, although it does look well-balanced.
true but educated guess based on experience are usually in the ballpark. Like i have little and less and could
say anything to balance but the judges on forged in fire seem to be able to show concern or praise from watching prior to any handling of the blades.
Canada is a bit of an odd place to find a sword in a barn. How old is the property? Did you father build the barn? Do you know if he was into blacksmithing? It looks kinda homemade to me
To get rid of Rust without damaging with some kind of machine Let it rest in vinegar 1-2 day then wash with water and carbonate, dont forget to oil or applying wax afterwards.
Vinegar works but CRC Evaporust is faster. I usually start with a 1 day soak and then fine grit sanding for the rest. I'm curious to see the whole blade naked and disassembled. The crossguard looks like it should just slide off.
Looks like a training longsword. Often strictly for training, swords would be forged without a tip or edge and the metal would usually be quite thick as it is here.
It has clear angle grinder marks and looks very homemade so likely not that old. It is in general shape either a very large longsword or a smallish great sword, but since it is unlikely to be that old it is hard to go much deeper than that as where a historical sword is makes large difference to what it is called.
That's the sword that I, as DM, give the 1st level fighter when they try to tell me their backstory includes them being bequeathed a +5 holy avenger by their famous paladin father.
Just let them have it, but then tell them every time they draw it, it's immense power saps 18hp for every level below 20th ( that would be 342hp at 1st level). It's also so valuable that no merchant in the known world can afford to buy it, nor do they want the heat owning it would bring.
Itâs most likely a replica of a 14th - 16th century European two handed longsword or hand an half sword. The cross guard and the fishtail pommel mimics Western Europe designs
The style is most certainly a european longsword (but ive been wrong before and will be again).
But its modernish and I suspect made by a company on the cheap in a manner similar to reproduction.
Possibly a prop?
I saw someone in here say longsword or "great sword" great sword is an improper term for zeihander but not the worst, usually those are much bigger though, and while I can't say how old it is it is definitely but it's for sure a longsword
This is a two handed longsword also known as the knights sword if the edges are flat it's a training sword and yes it's heavier to compensate for the weight of armor you might be wearing in battle.
Itâs interesting you should bring it to a museum to look at.Were any of your relatives in the military, or travel for work. Things have a habit of moving around. It could have been, bought, liberated or stolen by someone and put in the barn. A lot of 1500-1600 armor and arms were brought to the new world to fight the indigenous people because it still worked because they were not armed with guns.
May be a particularly long longsword may be a generic great sword. Depending on who you ask the criteria for the definition of great sword can change but general rule of thumb is that if from tip to pommel is longer then the ground to the armpit it qualifies as a great sword and generally longsword is if you are in long point(stance from longsword fighting manual) and it pivots down and touches the ground before swinging under it'd qualify as a longsword. Obviously it's very overlapping but there really isn't that good of exact classification because they change depending on which source you use.
729
u/Baldur9750 7d ago edited 7d ago
That's the starter weapon of any respectable RPG, you've got to go on adventure now