Man fights off home invasion with katana. WARNING NSFW link

[C-grunt]

http://knowledgeglue.com/man-uses-katana-stop-home-invasion-gory-aftermath-nsfw/

Warning the link has pictures of bad guys attacked by home owner with a katana. Its pretty gory.

I definitely need a good sword now. Anyone know of a good sword that isnt crazy expensive?

[T2C]

I like the homeowner's attitude about resisting an attack. This homeowner is welcome in my neighborhood any day of the week.

[Eurodriver]

Can't wait until Steyr posts.

[lunchbox]

Chop suey!!... Katana, the original Glock.:jester:

[Inkslinger]

I heard it was this guys house.

http://youtu.be/qxixM4_Rjvs

[El Cid]

Saw the pics and thought they didn't appear that impressive. Then I read it was an elderly man and a decorative sword. Thugs are lucky it wasn't a real katana and a stronger home owner.

[Kain]

I clicked the link hoping to see some good old fashion body parts laying around a house. I feel robbed.


Saw the pics and thought they didn't appear that impressive. Then I read it was an elderly man and a decorative sword. Thugs are lucky it wasn't a real katana and a stronger home owner.

Was my thoughts as well.

[SteyrAUG]

http://knowledgeglue.com/man-uses-katana-stop-home-invasion-gory-aftermath-nsfw/

Warning the link has pictures of bad guys attacked by home owner with a katana. Its pretty gory.

I definitely need a good sword now. Anyone know of a good sword that isnt crazy expensive?

PM me, I can hook you up with something correct that won't kill your budget.

[SteyrAUG]

Can't wait until Steyr posts.

He left them alive. He needs training, and something better than a decorative sword.

[ForTehNguyen]

wonder if it was a Hatori Hanzo sword

[dwhitehorne]

Damn that looks like it hurt.

[Eurodriver]

He left them alive. He needs training, and something better than a decorative sword.

You are standing 10 feet from an opening outside in a field. You are both wearing T shirts. He has a holstered Glock. You can have any weapon you want. What do you choose?

[sjc3081]

This is my choice.
http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=IP0222&name=Legacy+Arms+Roman+Pompeii+Gladius
All advise welcome I'm not really informed enough to make good choice. Maybe one of our members could start a sticky on battle ready swords for defense. Some of us are required to travel in hostile territory and a sword in our hotel room or car may save our family's bacon.

[Honu]

a rifle in ready position :) I win :)



You are standing 10 feet from an opening outside in a field. You are both wearing T shirts. He has a holstered Glock. You can have any weapon you want. What do you choose?

[Honu]

good machete is nice to have and easy to justify why you have it ;)

[T2C]

good machete is nice to have and easy to justify why you have it ;)

I prefer a corn knife, but would use a machete in a pinch.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Can't wait until Steyr posts.

Hell, when I read the thread title I thought it was Steyr's home that must have been broken in.

[Honu]

a heavy ended but kinda square style machete used to trim coconut trees a lot :)
cane knife or banana knife also look kinda like a corn knife that I googled unless you mean something else ;)

not much corn in the islands :) hahahahahaha

when I lived in Honduras watching some of the folks use the machete though doing gardening etc... freaking sharp and good with those things
micasa ? have to google it again but those had some nice steel for the more traditional looking machete

but the heavy end style seems like it could do a ton of damage with a hard swing as in lop off limbs I would think


I prefer a corn knife, but would use a machete in a pinch.

[Business_Casual]

Well, as Sharpe says, the point always beats the edge...

[Turnkey11]

Cold Steel should hire the guy for demonstration videos cutting meat.

[T2C]

a heavy ended but kinda square style machete used to trim coconut trees a lot :)
cane knife or banana knife also look kinda like a corn knife that I googled unless you mean something else ;)

not much corn in the islands :) hahahahahaha

when I lived in Honduras watching some of the folks use the machete though doing gardening etc... freaking sharp and good with those things
micasa ? have to google it again but those had some nice steel for the more traditional looking machete

but the heavy end style seems like it could do a ton of damage with a hard swing as in lop off limbs I would think


If your sharpen the blunt end of the corn knife, you can inflict damage on the return stroke.

[C-grunt]

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=CS97THKL&name=Cold+Steel+-+Two+Handed+Katana+Machete+-+24+1%2F8%27%27+Blade

This looks like a good utility/defense sword for cheep.

[glocktogo]

Worst Vulcan hand signal ever. :D

[C-grunt]

Worst Vulcan hand signal ever. :D

That is hilarious

[Mauser KAR98K]

Worst Vulcan hand signal ever. :D

Live long and derp.

[SteyrAUG]

You are standing 10 feet from an opening outside in a field. You are both wearing T shirts. He has a holstered Glock. You can have any weapon you want. What do you choose?

MP5. Every time.

[sevenhelmet]

You are standing 10 feet from an opening outside in a field. You are both wearing T shirts. He has a holstered Glock. You can have any weapon you want. What do you choose?

My 16" carbine with a full mag in ready position. Do I get a prize? :jester:

I would think that effective use of a sword requires a very different skill set than shooting- I doubt I could be of much use with one, especially against multiple armed bad guys. That guy is clearly a badass and should be given a wide berth (or be a good neighbor). He used a sword for lack of better options, but I'm amazed he wasn't shot while slashing away- maybe the bad guys didn't have guns?

[CatSnipah]

I like the homeowner's attitude about resisting an attack. This homeowner is welcome in my neighborhood any day of the week.

Heck yeah!

[MountainRaven]

PM me, I can hook you up with something correct that won't kill your budget.

Now I'm curious.


This is my choice.
http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=IP0222&name=Legacy+Arms+Roman+Pompeii+Gladius
All advise welcome I'm not really informed enough to make good choice. Maybe one of our members could start a sticky on battle ready swords for defense. Some of us are required to travel in hostile territory and a sword in our hotel room or car may save our family's bacon.

Stabby swords are OK. But in close quarters, you'd probably want something with more of an edge. Not saying that the gladius wouldn't work. But I would want something I could mortschlag with.

I would probably prefer the Albion Vassal Falchion (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=ANE1&name=Albion+Next+Generation+Vassal+Falchion), the Albion Kern (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=ANS17&name=Albion+Kern+Sword), or the Albion Doge (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=ANS18&name=Albion+Doge+Sword).

The falchion doesn't really allow you to stab, but it is very instinctive in use and, as a single-edged sword, more readily lends itself to half-swording techniques with an unprotected hand. It was a common sword, particularly among the commons, for much of European history and with good reason. The other two are Type XIX swords - basically the height of European general purpose (military and civil) swords, more or less a European katana.

Less expensive options: A&A Irish Sword (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AA085&name=Arms+%26+Armor+Irish+Sword), A&A Iberian Mace (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AA147&name=Arms+%26+Armor+Iberian+Mace), A&A Grunwald (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AA238&name=Arms+and+Armor+Grunwald+Sword), Albion Squire-line Viking sword (http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/squire/sword-squire-viking.htm). If you like the mace but want something more display-worthy, there's the A&A High Gothic Mace (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AA193&name=Arms+%26+Armor+High+Gothic+Mace).

However, I think you'd probably be just as well off with either the afore mentioned machete or a tomahawk (a fighting tomahawk, not a modern 'tactical' tomahawk, which is more breaching tool than weapon).


Well, as Sharpe says, the point always beats the edge...

Well, from the historical record, it generally takes fewer cuts to stop someone and they're more likely to survive if they take enough cuts to neutralize them. In duels with cutting swords, one or both participants usually survived. In duels with stabbing swords, it was not uncommon for both participants to die, either in the immediate aftermath or the duel or due to infection later on (topical infections created by cuts are easier to treat than those deeper inside the body) - and this was one of the earlier "humanitarian" arguments for arms control: Young men in gangs walking around town, brandishing weapons, getting in fights, and dying. There are other reasons too: Cutting veins and arteries on the surface allows faster incapacitation through exsanguination whereas stabbing is more reliant on hitting something vital... and just as with the modern day, neither one is a guaranteed fight-stopped unless you go for the CNS. I think that more people are prepared to deal with getting shot than with getting stabbed or sliced with a sword, though.