@vitalis It's a basic Hanwei longsword, which I bought a few years before I started learning how to use one.

I also have a sharp bronze sword, which I made myself. The mould that was cast in was based on a find that now is in Dublin museum.

My other swords are blunt, for HEMA or reenactment use.

oooh I’ve heard good things actually about the hanwei tinker longswords. I think they‘re probably better than the cold steel longsword when it comes to value and similar pricepoint.

would love to see pics of your swords, especially the sharp bronze one you made. with the blunts, do you have any feders?

very cool! sounds like you have quite the armory 😁

I like the wall display hooks for your swords and that bronze sword looks very well made. I think Regenyei makes great feders. I‘ve been learning Marozzo’s two handed sword plays with a recently acquired greatsword feder from them and its such a pleasure to train with.

@vitalis My club has a class in jogo do pau, which I might join at some point. I have trained in two-handed Dane axe - enough to be safe doing unchoreographed combat displays against unarmoured opponents - which have many similar area-clearing techniques.

There are of course no manuals in Dane axe use, so what my reenactment society taught was a mix of what works intuitively, what looks cool, and, more lately, inspiration from pollaxe manuals.