Modern made WWII Era Chinese style war sword through big bottle.
http://lancelot.servehttp.com/gathering/lancelot-cut-vcd-3.mpg

And here's another night-cutting video where I used the spadona on upward cuts through big bottles, one of them was with the false edge.

http://lancelot.servehttp.com/gathering/lancelot-cut-vcd-2.mpg

And some downward cuts, 1 false edge on small bottle, 2 true edges on big bottles

http://lancelot.servehttp.com/gathering/lancelot-cut-vcd.mpg

So much fun! :D

The Chinese war sword is a monster :eek: :D

Did people really use such beasts during WWII?

I put on some photos of the actual people using the swords in WWII here:

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66076

Wolfgang Armbruster wrote:

The Chinese war sword is a monster :eek: :D Did people really use such beasts during WWII?

[quote="Lancelot Chan"]I put on some photos of the actual people using the swords in WWII here:

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66076

It was great seeing those historical photos, Lancelot. Thanks for that. I always have fun cutting modern mediums with my swords. But I will always appreciate being able to look at pictures of men carrying the actual weapon into battle.

Haven't tried hanwei and cold steel before in cutting. Handled both though. The one I used was a lot more clumsier and heavier, being 4.5 lbs.

G. Scott H. wrote:

Lancelot Chan wrote: Modern made WWII Era Chinese style war sword through big bottle. Nice! Looks similar to my Chen/Hanwei Dadao, which is one of my favorite cutters, though I'd like to have a nicer version. Have you used the Chen/Hanwei Dadao or the Cold Steel CHinese War Sword? If so, how do they compare to the version you're cutting with in the video? Thanks :)

Lancelot,
Thanks for posting the pics. You have struck my curiosity about the Da Dao Team
Do you know of any english sites with info about the team?
I did a quick Google search and came up with nothing.

Chuck

Wooof! :eek:
Now that is a heck of a sword.
I wonder how a falchion would compare to it in cutting.

Here's a cutting video using Zwerchau (a master cut in german system)

http://lancelot.servehttp.com/gathering/zwerchau-vcd.mpg