Good to see this thread come back up,

I would take a spoon into battle. You would have the capability to scoop or gauge the enemy.

Jeremy

I'd be hosed right now because all I have to pick from is a zweihander (from the Czech Republic) and a Windlass Spartan shortsword. So I'm looking forward to getting the Kingmaker and the Svante. I'll be getting a bunch of other swords also, so I'll have to decide which one I'd actually take into battle.

Even though Albion swords may be historically accurate and have wonderful aesthetics, Are Angus trim and Tinker Pearce swords a little tougher/harder to break? Just asking since if they have the best modern steel/forging, they might be a little more rugged than the Albion swords, if you could match similar blade types? Reason I asked this is that for actual battle, maybe you should use a tinker pearce or Angus trim blade?

Well If I ever get round to getting it done /doing it , I think for zombie survival it would have to be a Berserker style blade with an L6/bandsaw steel core/body with hardened vasco wear edges ,that thing'll never break, not to mention the 'cutty cutty' factor :eek:

Or Something like the yeoman to back up my English Warbow :D

I like this thread

M.

If I were limited to only a sword it would be my Atrim 1423 since it is here and thus near at hand if the SHTF suddenly. I would prefer to use my A&A 12th Century spear though to keep the zombies at a distance and pinned in place while allowing my second to bash in their heads with either a mace or warhammer. Neither of which I currently own right now though :( . As a backup to the spear I would go with an Albion NextGen Squire since I could both cut and thrust with it, not the best but against an unarmored zombie it would work. Of course I do not have the Squire either, yet :D .

Yea, I'm actually stuck right now cause I don't want to weild the zweihander only... And this shortsword is nothing heavy duty to say the least... So I might have to pick the percussive weapons until all of my new albion's arrive.

Got some choices with those:

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I would take my Cossack Sabre [a good slasher/thruster], my Celtic leaf-blade short sword, and my trusty round shield.
As for what sword I would take from a maker, I would have to say the Lutel Two-Handed Sabre [my favourite]

Hi Chris , Albion does the berserkr (It's a viking type H) I just think something like this made out of very tough materials would be exceedingly tough and a horrible cutter .

Bring me the Zombies !!

The material combo Is something I would love to try on a blade at some point, maybe it will be a type H , always had a thing for em :D

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How did this thread managed to include talibans, mindless armored zombies, guns and spoons in the same topic???
:p Just kidding.

Returning to the original question...

The hypotethical situation proposed is very very weird :) ... but I guess I'd take with me the sword that is more familiar to me at the time, regardless it's size and shape.
But it should be solid, well constructed, sharp and light. It should not be heavy or clumsy in any way.

I have an inclination towards good thrusters... but I have no idea how really practical this would be in such scenario.

An option I would strongly consider, is picking a small sword (Or edged weapon) that can be carried totally concealed, not to expose myself as a "brigand" which in a chaotic scenario might get me into trouble.
The sight of "common" people carring weapons always had its detractors :p

Finally, how successful would I be, an average modern guy using a sword in a real battle... that would be a different question!
Despite the joke, maybe I would be better off carrying a spoon! :)

If I had to pick up one of my swords that I have laying around right now, it would probably have to be my Hanwei Edward III sword. It's the toughest sword that I own and my personal favorite from my collection.

If I could choose any sword from any manufacturer, it would probably be the Albion Sovereign.

Long rifle for distance, handgun for out of reach opponents, Sovereign and shield for close combat, and a rondel dagger for up-close-and-personal encounters. Add a longbow + arrows for when ballistics ammo becomes scarce, and you're pretty well off I should think. :D

Oh OK... It's that kind of battle... What I said earlier was for pitched sword-on-sword, but if you can have guns as well...

That changes everything... In that kind of battle, I'd look to fit a Gemtech Stormfront, if the US government would let me have one, to a Barrett 82A1/M107 "Nifty Fifty" .50 Rifle, with the BORS system on a Leupold Mk IV, and a laptop wired up directly to the BORS and an IR camera. I'd most likely use 661 grain M33 Ball or M903 SLAP rounds, sprayed with Teflon.

I would ideally be in a concealed, elevated position with a Number 2, and under cover of darkness, ideally around 3am. While everyone sleeps, I would use the IR camera to locate and the rifle to quietly tag them inside their tents, huts, brick and tiles, it shouldn't matter with that rifle and ammo really... Mind you, with tents or wooden buildings, I might add some Tracer (Talon M-17s, if I could find some...) or Incendiary (Raufoss Mk.211 HEIAPs seem alright, not sure about compatibility with 82A1s though...) rounds to later loads to cause some fires for while I'm cleaning up.

And then I'd leave the rifle for Number 2 to have a play with, and stroll down for a clean up with a sword and a suppressed KRISS Super V SMG in .45ACP on semi-auto. Those weapons are awesome, you can fire them with one hand easily, and .45ACP has decent enough stopping power up close.

Sword-wise, I'd want something cut and thrust, and quick. I'd probably take a 32,000 layer sanmai Han Jian, or even a wide-bladed Schiavona (I'm quite taken by them...), but I might also take a steel Kopis... depends on the weather. One thing I am sure about is that I would have the Fairbairn-Sykes Pattern 3 Dagger for backup, probably the 7" blade.

And that would be my dream equipment and tactics for that kind of battle... I'd prefer sword-on-sword actually, in some secluded scenic part of New Zealand, with Sauron's big ol' eye or a Christian Lion watching. Then I'd go back to the Urumi, the Han Jian and the Fei Dao, and a full suit of Late Ming Dynasty (or Early Qing) Officer's Armour in "Mountain Pattern Scale" in yellow with five-toed dragon decoration. I might also want a number of those Crusader/Saracen Clay and Glass frag grenades as well... and a Zippo! Haha!

I'd have to pick a 1796 HC saber. Being just a sword fan and not a practitioner of swordsmanship, I figure any style I might have would be along the lines of hacking and slashing and the fact that a 1796 had the reputation of taking off arms and legs with a hack somehow appeals to me. ;)

I also have to say that it would be my next to last line of defense. I'd want something that could reach out and touch some one at a distance, rather than have to close to within 5 or 6 feet in order to dispatch an antagonist. :cool:

I would take my "Cold Steel" Assagai short spear.

This is always a fun and firey topic. I'd take my FB Falchion, for backup after my halberd is spent. It has Axe like durability, and Chopping power. It's cuts very well, and has a super rigid and slim armour piercing point. It's short enough not to become cumbersome in tight mellee. It's also light enough for extended use, and easily handled in one hand, to allow for a shield, though it has a H&H grip for those massive cleaving blows.

I think it's the best combination of all needs. The Jack of all trades.

It'd have to be a viking sword for me, a great cutter and certainly adequate in the thrust. I think the Albion Hersir could do some serious damage :D .

I would use a cross-bow. But if things got close, I would want a short messer. I'm a close kind of fighter. I haven't found a messer that actually fits my ideal, but the closest is Albion's Meister. The meister is a litlle longer then I want; I would rather have the blade be ~22" in length. For a knife, I think I would go with a scramseax (like the one Patrick Kelly has in his collection) or an A&A Classic Medieval Dagger.