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Timo Nieminen · 15th February 2016, 01:57 AM

I haven't yet met a sword of less than 700g that I felt was unwieldy. Not an unusual length for an infantry sword.

That said, a very light-hilted sword (which some would say "blade-heavy" instead) will feel different. Differently-wieldy, at least. (I feel this with my shorter (27" blade) and lighter (400g) yatagan.)

I wonder exactly what role the ears play when you're moving it around at speed (note to self: swing my yatagan around at speed and see).

15th February 2016, 01:57 AM	#27
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	I haven't yet met a sword of less than 700g that I felt was unwieldy. Not an unusual length for an infantry sword. That said, a very light-hilted sword (which some would say "blade-heavy" instead) will feel different. Differently-wieldy, at least. (I feel this with my shorter (27" blade) and lighter (400g) yatagan.) I wonder exactly what role the ears play when you're moving it around at speed (note to self: swing my yatagan around at speed and see).