Posts: 30 Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Mon 06 Feb, 2006 4:17 pm
My friend has the MRL version of this weapon. It's called the Warbrand and is 48'' overall, with a 34'' blade that is 11/4'' wide and weighs 3lbs. 4 oz.
It's a tough weapon that my friend has actually used to split logs, although I don't reccomend this. It's center of balance is right where the blade meets the grip, which doesn't give it much weight behind the blow, but since the grip is so long you can get substantial leverage to strike with. The tang is as wide and thick throughout the grip as it is where it enters it. The slabs of wood that are used as a grip seem to be held on with brass rivets. The blade itself has a very thickly re-enforced spine, which keeps it from being very noodley. Its an interesting weapon, but the lack of blade weight and crossguard would make it difficult to use.
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