88fcc2 No.514241
Open-carry swords and machetes in Texas start TODAY. See all of the new laws here
https://archive.is/tZGoP
>Open-carrying swords and machetes
Blades more than 5.5 inches in length are being permitted for open-carry in public places. The law, though, prohibits swords and machetes in most bars, schools, colleges, sporting events, polling places, race parks, correctional facilities, hospitals, amusement parks and places of
wew
Swords and sandniggers
Machetes and niggers
Mayhem
42e651 No.514242
POST SWORDS FIT FOR A GENTLEMAN'S ATTIRE
7e6a3f No.514275
Can you open carry an axe in Texas?
5f548a No.514277
>>514275
I believe the law is technically allowing blades over 5 inches to be open carried so yes. I hope swords become a fashion statement in Texas. Like an accessory.
9f30ca No.514279
>>514241
>and places of worship
That doesn't stop the Knights of Columbus (or any other self-styled knightly order, for that matter) from sending out armed honor guards to churches when ceremony requires it.
Anyway, most of what constitutes modern 'dress' attire is descendant from various pieces of military kit. The question we should be asking is, how do we meme 'open carried sidearms' into the mix? Imagine a world where wearing a blade or pistol on one's hip is as accepted and ubiquitous in "business culture" as is wearing a tie around one's neck.
5f548a No.514280
>>514279
>Weapon ownership and carry is damn near a right of passage.
A tear in my eye.
ea84e6 No.514292
Swords dueling laws when.
dc075d No.514294
>>514241
>You can now successfully LARP as a Confederate officer
Excellent. Can't help but I feel that I'm going to see some weebs dress as samurai walking with their chinese katanas down the streets of Amarillo due to this.
94e2a5 No.514295
>>514292
>asshole neighbor who spends all his time shooting up roids and benchpressing keeps tossing trash onto your lawn
>have enough, go over to his house and tell him to cut that shit out
>his face goes red with anger, and he draws an arming sword from his belt
>"YOU INSULT ME, BASTARD! I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL"
>he runs you through with his sword with the force of a bullet train just as your sword clears its sheath
>judge declares he was in the right as he won the duel
Hopefully never, melee duels only encouraged that the physically strongest people could utterly crush everyone else beneath their feet regardless of whether their actions were right, wrong, or even conducive to a continued society, romanticized by people who want to go back to a time when they could straight up murder someone else for even disagreeing with them.
5f548a No.514299
>>514295
>Dueling wipes out the weak.
Wonder how that would play out in the long term.
3b3ced No.514304
>>514295
Sounds fine to me. There was times in history where entire generations of men were threatened due to there being too many duels.
7e6a3f No.514310
>>514294
Does Texas allow open carry of cap and ball? I know they're not one of the commie states that considers cap and ball a "firearm", but don't know how broad Texas concealed weapon laws are.
b44ec7 No.514312
>>514310
Any black powder gun made before 1899 isn't considered a firearm and can be opened carry
>>514304
I heard around 20% of West Point cadets were getting killed in duels so they had to ban it
357800 No.514313
Spic on spic murder by edged weapon is about to reach an historic peak.
527a85 No.514314
>>514279
>>514280
>JOHNSON
>WHERE IS YOUR REVOLVER
>WE ARE AT A HIGH POWERED MEETING AND YOU *DON'T* HAVE YOUR SIDE ARM
>YOU LOOK LIKE A FUCKING TRAIN WRECK JOHNSON
>>514295
There's this thing called a gun, I hear it's good for making sure niggers don't get shitty.
f70c80 No.514318
>>514285
first and last are what i'd choose
fedb8a No.514329
>>514314
Geez relax, it's OK, I think I have a Hi-Point in my car….
b015b6 No.514336
5b724b No.514341
>>514336
Scottish basket hilt broadswords
360085 No.514348
>>514294
You mean Toonaholics like Kenichi Smith openly OC'ing their Bowie knives.
9b80d0 No.514357
Man, I hope this revitalizes sword fighting and makes HEMA more popular.
It should be.
9b80d0 No.514358
9b80d0 No.514371
>>514363
I'm a weeaboo/knight fanatic and I find kenjutsu/HEMA fascinating.
Even own a wooden sword.
df2ce2 No.514383
>>514318
What about these?
18bebb No.514393
81bcac No.514398
>>514318
>not wanting sword-bayonet
faggot you can mount it on a musket! how awesome is that? you get a litle portable halberd
>>514383
3 and 4 are nice, rest are pieces of shit designed to look cool and nothing more
357800 No.514404
>>514363
How new are you? He's our resident Charlie. You'll shit your pants when Saddam appears then.If he's still alive.
BTW jian a shit.
df2ce2 No.514416
>>514398
1st one is a trench knife converted from a french bayonet.
0ac521 No.514418
b9c57b No.514421
>>514241
How soon until gun blades are legal to open carry?
>>514336
For historically accurate swords go here: https://www.albion-swords.com/
For nigh-indestructible swords that you want to dick around with out in the woods go here: http://www.millerbrosblades.com/current-knife---sword-models.html
For swords that you can actually afford see >>514358
58cfea No.514422
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>514295
>challenges you to a duel
>the duel isn't by sunset in a lonely street with tumbleweeds running through the town.
>>514318
I'd rather the second.
>>514421
>gun-blade
>not blade-gun
df2ce2 No.514425
Why don't marine officers wear their swords?
fbedcd No.514434
>>514329
>Hi-point? A HIGH-point?
>This is a business deal, not a crack deal, Johnson
>Find yourself a classy side-arm in the next 30 minutes or find yourself behind walmart selling your asshole for cash!
fedb8a No.514440
>>514434
I have this. Judges are fancy people right?
78114f No.514472
>>514279
>Imagine a world where wearing a blade or pistol on one's hip is as accepted and ubiquitous in "business culture" as is wearing a tie around one's neck.
I do, everyday as a matter of fact. Tell me Strelok, will we live to see this day ?
f70c80 No.514474
>>514398
I already have a sword bayonet and the gun to go with it; I wanted something new
>>514383
i'd probably go with 4
357800 No.514538
>>514446
Your lack of "I won't die on a dark street stabbed by some nigger or spic" officers is quite disturbing.
c34af7 No.514574
9b80d0 No.514583
>>514421
The millerbros shit, why don't they have handguard?
Even katana have handguard, that's an important of a sword.
These look like tactical machetes/chopping tools than a sword.
1008f3 No.514610
>>514404
Don't worry spic.
682686 No.514618
>>514241
Isn't this a law in Tennessee as well, as long as it's attached to your belt?
357800 No.514657
156425 No.514674
>>514358
He said good swords, not shit made in china.
ec1327 No.514735
since i have nowhere else to post this, what does /k/ think of this knife i designed? it was originally going to be a flipper but since i'm planning on making it and don't have that kind of expertise or capability it's fixed blade for now
overall length is about 8 inches, edge length 3
4fc7a2 No.514740
>>514610
>tfw Saddam not posting
206442 No.514742
>>514735
I like it, and suggest you make the index finger indentation a closed hole while having a slightly shorter finger-stop.
ec1327 No.514743
>>514742
thank you, I don't really like closed finger loops on knives though; i feel like you could easily get your fingers stuck in them if you're clumsy and need to manoevre quickly. i'll consider shortening the 'guard' since it was going to be the flipper
045507 No.514750
>>514743
You're spot on. The moment that a loop would "help" you retain a knife, is the moment when you break a fucking finger.
For reference, look up kershaw knives for an idea of what size of guards are practical on a work knife.
ec1327 No.514754
>>514750
I'm surprised I hadn't looked further at their knives before; they have some nice designs similar to what I aim for.
61ef32 No.514756
>>514546
We do always laugh at these people, but doesn't it follow the same logic for going to the range?
cd595b No.514757
>>514241
You've been able to buy machetes, axes, and hatchets at Lowes/HD as far back as I can remember. I don't think garden tools ever fell under this retarded fixed blade length law. It certainly hasn't been well enforced.
ec1327 No.514796
>>514757
can confirms as britbong, even here 'garden' tools are readily available because, well, they're tools
2d50cc No.514839
>>514295
>Not fighting with cannon
Plebs
8f4c0a No.514935
>>514735
>that massive weak spot
>that hole right inside the weak spot
Your knife is retarded and you're a faggot, case closed
f75248 No.514938
>>514935
If youre using a knife hard enough to snap the blade, then its probably the wrong tool for the job. I can think of no way to snap that blade outside of stabbing it into something and wrenching it sideways, certainly no way within expected use.
ec1327 No.514939
>>514935
>italian
>case closed
ec1327 No.514941
>>514938
>>514935
this, but i get what he means. he just couldn't help but be an internet tough guy instead of giving respective criticism. still, i've updated it, thoughts?
ec1327 No.514942
>>514941
also the hole in the blade wouldn't have corners so sharp, they'd be rounded out ofc
328570 No.514950
>tfw I have a small sword I was making but haven't touched it in months because I lack the time to finish it
Feels bad man
>>514446
H A R D C O R E F E E L I N G S
>>514735
>it was originally going to be a flipper but since i'm planning on making it and don't have that kind of expertise or capability it's fixed blade for now
There are knifemaking kits you can buy which have the mechanisms for locking a folding blade.
ec1327 No.514957
>>514950
>making a sword
PICS
also >knifemaking kits
sweet, recommend any good ones?
8f4c0a No.514958
>>514941
That hole is only going to work if it's forged, not drilled. Drilled holes are always, always an added weakness
ec1327 No.514960
>>514958
i'd like to call bullshit on that; but i'm no expert. why would a forged hole be different? is it because the material is more compressed around the hole?
328570 No.514962
>>514957
>PICS
Its pretty basic, nothing fancy like forging just plain old metal removal. Still have quite a bit of work to do on it.
Next step is to make the wood grips and mount them, then I can do the final profiling before grinding the edge. Then once the sword is done I can make the sheath for it out of the black kydex its sitting on in that pic.
>sweet, recommend any good ones?
http://usaknifemaker.com
I haven't ordered any of their knife kits so I can't attest to their quality, but they look decent.
ec1327 No.514964
>>514962
sweet, seems decent from the pic but i wouldn't call that a small sword. more like a really long knife.
talking of kydex, how are you planning on making the sheath? i remember watching a tutorial a while ago where the guy had essentially a flat waffle iron he used to form the kydex around the knife, but i'm wondering if i could do it even more cheapo with a hairdryer or something [probably not a good idea though]
81bcac No.514965
>>514962
isnt that hilt too long?
328570 No.514969
>>514964
>i wouldn't call that a small sword. more like a really long knife.
Its 24" long (blade is ~13"), although what defines a 'short sword' isn't really well defined so I guess its up to you.
>talking of kydex, how are you planning on making the sheath?
Cut the kydex to the basic outline then use a heat gun to soften and work it into shape.
>>514965
No, I specifically designed it with a big enough hilt to accommodate two hands (with gloves) if I desired as well as balance it better. The overall size makes it light enough that I can swing it around with one hand but still big enough that I can make use of two hands.
42e651 No.514970
>>514962
What kind of fucked proportions are those? It looks more like a knife for gutting fish than it does a sword.
81bcac No.514971
>>514969
>No, I specifically designed it with a big enough hilt to accommodate two hands (with gloves) if I desired
ok thats fine
>as well as balance it better.
did you remember about weight of wooden grips?
328570 No.514972
>>514971
Without the grips the sword balances about 5cm beyond where the edge will start, once the edge is ground and the grips added it will hopefully balance right where the guard is.
>>514970
That's a nice opinion, wheres your sword?
ec1327 No.514975
>>514969
you called it a small sword originally and that made me think you meant a 'smallsword' specifically, my bad.
178c52 No.515119
>>514962
What grade of steel did you use?
How do you intend to grind the blade profile? You'd almost have to have some kind of jig, because doing it by hand and eye on a bench grinder sounds like a bitch.
Do you know anything about cutting saw teeth?
00ac55 No.515236
>>514960
Believe it or not, even steel works in fibers, and breaking them always weakens the object. If you bend them through forging or cast the thing with all holes already in place, you will get something that's better in every conceivable way.
00ac55 No.515238
308314 No.515255
>>514277
>hoping weapons to be reduced to a mere fashion
What is the term for sword fuds? Aristocracy?
ca10ab No.515257
>>514404
Is mexico just a meme?
2ea0cb No.515344
>>515257
This country is just a piece of shit that even a 3-years old nigglet could run. "Hay que independizarnos de España" - Jose Pérez, México is SHIT.
Drunkposting is truly an experience
328570 No.515351
>>515119
>What grade of steel did you use?
S90V
>How do you intend to grind the blade profile?
>You'd almost have to have some kind of jig, because doing it by hand and eye on a bench grinder sounds like a bitch.
All the knifemakers I have seen who do small volume or one-offs do it by hand on a belt grinder. I aren't that confident so I am planning to do most of the profiling by hand then do the final profile with files and my stone set.
>Do you know anything about cutting saw teeth?
Not much but I have seen the sorts of jigs they use.
d18b9b No.515375
>>514958
I drilled your mom's hole
ec1327 No.515431
>>515255
Dueling wouldn't have been so popular if swords weren't always a fashion accessory, at least a little bit. There's a reason gun culture is a thing and it's not because "muh freedom" and "survival sitcheation" or "to protect myself", I'd argue that it's primarily because guns are cool, and that's fine.
b34aaf No.515464
>>515375
I drilled your mums to half a mm under spec, then reamed it out nice and slow for extra easy re-entry tomorrow
9b1aaa No.515467
>>515431
Can we bring back dueling, please? I would to see pistols at dawn for rivals such as Hillary and Trump.
a6e412 No.515540
>>515351
How will you heat treat it?
328570 No.515553
>>515540
>How will you heat treat it?
I will get it done by a professional heat treat business, for the size its not overly expensive. The heat treat information is available from the steel foundry who made it.
25a8c4 No.515581
Shut up and post MOAR blades, fagets.
ec1327 No.515686
>>515582
>>515583
>>515581
where do you get these pics from? they're beautiful
e6f240 No.515773
>>515686
A bunch of different places. Deviantart, Jody Samson's site (guy who made the Conan swords), sword making hobbyist and sword selling sites, Imageboards, etc.
4abd22 No.524000
>>514295
I'm not familiar with dueling laws, but I'm pretty sure running through a dude summarily and before he could even accept would never be considered anything but murder. You should need witnesses and mutual consent at the least.
f9a66c No.524003
goblessdexas
tfw will never legally carry a dao on my hip while I walk down the street
be69b1 No.524025
I wish all the States in the Union would allow swords on your hip. I'm looking to purchase one of these "serbcutters" i.e Srbosjek but I can't find anyone who sells these.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srbosjek
^^^^ is this type of hand knife legal in TX? Where can i buy my own serbcutter?
e49b0d No.524051
I mean it's nice that Texas did that… but why?
f9a66c No.524060
>>524051
Because having it be illegal in the first place sounds as ridiculous to us as legalizing it does to normies.
85280c No.524066
>>514618
I looked into it. Yes, Tennessee already could do this
73abb8 No.524082
>>514336
Messer-chan is best bladefu
9394f0 No.524127
>>514292
You do know that duelling laws were mostly set up to *limit* the number of duels right? They were written to define a limited number of events within which a duel would be legal. This was mostly needed because the young noblemen in many European countries (especially France) were killing each other in duels over petty bullshit You bumped into me accidentally in the street, DIE YOU BLAGGARD! so often that entire family lines were in danger of being wiped out. This number only increased for young military officers, particularly cavalrymen.
>>515467
>pistols at dawn for rivals such as Hillary and Trump.
You can't let your politicians start duelling, you'll need a general election every other day when they're in session. It's the reason the Palace of Westminster, specifically the House of Commons, was designed the way it was, MPs are not permitted to cross the red line in front of their benches except under very specific circumstances, and the two red lines were carefully placed just a little over two sword lengths away from each other.
>>524082
<Messer,
>Not a Gladius.
>Not an Arming Sword.
>Not even an Epee or a Hanger.
ec854c No.524157
>>514336
The "overall" best European Saber is the French model 1822.
The Russian 1881 Shashka model is also a best.
be3b60 No.524233
>>524127
We should let the undignified hotheaded fucks wipe each other out. We should have laws encouraging dueling.
bf664c No.524242
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne2He-2pZVE
>>524127
>Gladius
>Arming Sword
This bong wants to get his hands chopped off. And never choose a smaller weapon over a big one unless you're fucking GOAT.
Also
>Epee
>not calling it a rapier
Is this what arms control does to you?
ec854c No.524245
>>524242
The people of the Caucasus realized that having a guard in the sword is idiotic, make it heavier, push the point of balance closer to the hands (a bad thing in slash weapons) and actually destroys the sword hand-maneuver.
What they did was creating the Shashka and then just using fucking protected gloves.
9394f0 No.524252
>>524242
>And never choose a smaller weapon over a big one unless you're fucking GOAT.
What is a Scutum? What is a Shield? On that point if we're going back to open carry of swords etc remember the sword is a sidearm - the main piece of kit is your Bill, your Halberd, or your pike, or your lance for richfags, or your longbow if you're /k/lassy as fuck. Also I don't recognise the "unless you're fucking GOAT" meme, what is it's meaning?
ae343a No.524253
>>524252
>This island nigger
A matchlock and a naginata is all you need.
9394f0 No.524254
>>524253
>This weeaboo syrup nigger
Don't worry, your anime love pillow will never make fun of you.
e13a48 No.524262
>>524254
Third rate Cuck islander gets triggered by a leaf
haha
9394f0 No.524265
>>524262
>Burger tries to insult you
>In doing so he manages to insult himself without realising it.
>He thinks this act gives him good reason to feel smug.
>Burgers, not even once.
If laughing at his failure of a joke makes me a triggered cuck then surely you'd be lowering yourself to at least the same level there Burger boy.
>Swordfags and colonials
>Two shit tastes that taste shit together.
1c5563 No.524272
>>514446
PUMP PUMP
DO THAT THING
18dfc4 No.524283
>>524265
>getting even more triggered
Watch, he's going to start up with the 60%/chinamen retorts in a few more posts.
Leafs best and greatest ally btw
02e627 No.524284
>>524253
>island nigger
You a kraut, lad?
73abb8 No.524285
>>524252
>walking around with a tower shield as part of your EDC
I don't know whether you're a genius or a retard.
73abb8 No.524286
>>524265
>sour grapes over having to show an ID to buy butter knives
5f15fe No.524301
>>524245
They weren't using handguards the same reason why the romans to the normans weren't either. Dumb churkas were still using shields and armor.
Also you'd think wearing a glove thick enough to protect you from other big fucking sabers would remove some dexterity.
18th century fencers liked to wear gauntlets on their off hand.
ad08f0 No.524315
>>524301
A mailed glove is enough for protection, without the inconvenience of the non-rotational sword guard.
Many sword guards were made up of Brass instead of Steel, so they were basically useless and only worked for light impacts, the rapier benefited from it, but not the saber - they were also "fashionable".
The Russian Cossacks used to use Sabers, but changed to the Shashkas because they were lighter, more powerful (the point of balance was farther away from the hilt, which meant a greater momentum force) and were straighter.
Actually, the first Sabers were too curved, because they were 100% slash oriented because they were used by armour-less cavalries of the Orient, so Slash was king.
In Europe, they had a tradition of Thrusting, and armour/shield against Slash, so the very curved Sabers were very inefficient, and it showed in the Saber design throughout the years: it got straighter and straighter, even though they were using them for cavalry charge.
The Shashka was straighter than the standard Sabers of the time in Russia, so it was a huge success because of that as well.
Pic related:
This was armored. Most of the uniforms with these horizontal cords were actually armored against Slash, as these cords were either made of metal or they had a thin metal plate inside it.
9394f0 No.524367
>>524285
There is a fine line between the two and the British have been known to inhabit both sides simultaneously.
My EDC (if I was living in a free country, god willing one day I will).
>Gladius
>Pugio
>No less than 5 Pila
>Entrenching tool
>Scutum
>Lorica Segmenta
>A Dolabra is specialist gear, but if I'm flying solo it's probably not a bad choice.
>I may be taking the point a little far by now, and I can see the argument that this is simply provocation - but fuck you I'm wearing a Galea!
Under ideal circumstances I'm only moving with my bros in the Contuburniam, but kitted out appropriately I am confident in my ability to handle myself - the lack of a Scorpio or similar siege equipment is probably acceptable, in 'normal' conditions at least.
In summary; Barbarians are cordially invited to bring it.
1f3935 No.524368
>>524367
>bunch of jews want to torture a guy to death because he questions their faith
>"imma hang back let you guys do your thing"
This is a good job for you? Considering Rome got conquered by Christianity after that, I'd consider it a shit job.
9394f0 No.524370
>>524368
Without the potential for sin virtue is meaningless. But hey, you used the all purpose Trump card,
"Muh joooooooooooooos!".
Surely that is the end of the argument.
1f3935 No.524372
>>524370
>Without the potential for sin virtue is meaningless.
So wait you said he did a good job because he sinned and was a cunt, which means there's a potential for virtue?
Doesn't that mean that ANY kind of job would be a good job, even if you fuck up, because fucking up "gives potential for doing right"?
What a retarded argument, I expect nothing better from a tiny island.
9394f0 No.524374
>>524368
>not understanding Pilates role in the Passion.
SMHTBQHWY
Also, while I'm on the subject, pic related.
b19fd3 No.524376
>>524315
>as these cords were either made of metal or they had a thin metal plate inside it
I do know that an officer's clothing from our fun times of 1848 and 1849 had some 100 metres of gold threads in it, so it was indeed a form of light armour. Actually, the full uniform of hussars gave them quite a lot of protection, as it evolved over centuries to both look great and protect against swords. Also, in 1848-49 our hussars had a good 50% chance against Austrian heavy cavalry, because their level of protection wasn't that far away when it came to melee, and they had a fokos against heavily armoured foes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_axe
d58df0 No.524382
i don't know about you, but you can carry whatever the fuck you want in here
ae343a No.524389
>>524254
>tfw married
>tfw made fun of because I thought a katana on a long stick would be good fun
>tfw have absurdly expensive katana somewhere innabunker I can't play with because slavs will mock me
But hey at least my body pillow she sent doesn't bleed every month. Life is looking pretty good, maybe you need some preparation H for that ruptured asshole given NHS would prefer to treat all them moslems and all that other trash first.
>>524283
Rural leafs sure, city leafs and their pets deserve the rake.
>>524284
We're everywhere you know.
f88b43 No.524437
>>524382
Handy for beheadings
d58df0 No.524445
>>524437
i forgot you use the sword for cheese slicing for your big mac's instead?
082776 No.524449
>>524445
Don't be silly, we use giant spinning blades and guillotines to cut our cheese. Unless we are talking "processed cheese product". They could poor it into square shaped molds for all I know.
59fe2a No.524451
>>524445
>Implying American "cheese" is cut and not squeezed out of a can or mould
85280c No.524464
>>524445
>implying the majority of Americans have ever truly eaten cheese
I thank god every day that I'm from a "backwards" American family that makes their own shit
0f5400 No.524489
>>524464
>can't even maintain eye contact during 3 simple words.
Fucking lying cunt.
df6b21 No.524495
>>524464
>I am a burger I know cheese.
Hahahahahahahahah.
Ha.
c0943d No.524507
>>524495
thats not how the french laugh you imposter
d797a2 No.524519
>>524507
That's not how Americans are culturally illiterate, you tofu burger.
c0943d No.524535
>>524519
knowing the enemy is the secret to bantz you swamp german
c13e9a No.524541
>>524495
I guess cheese is the only thing you have once your women are controlled by sand people.
dd7b20 No.533715
>tfw we will never get swords because cuck politicians
eb31b8 No.534653
Now we just need to legalize duelling.
2ca9f6 No.535299
>>524535
probably why you're so bad at it. you couldn't point out France in a map if your life depended on it.
cbc157 No.535305
>>514538
I got you covered fam.
fdf5a3 No.536726
>>514241
EN GARDE THY NIGGA
0fe660 No.536731
>>535305
Surviving Edged Weapons is pure kino.
c17920 No.538794
>>524541
cheese, phlegm and hate.
4ca96d No.539191
>Everyone talking about gun-blades
>Nobody talking about mosin nagant nunchucks
Plebs…
dc3936 No.539700
>>539191
I want to kill the faggot that ruined these pieces of art to make memechucks
0cb437 No.539703
>>539191
I could see this being some retarded yet amazing joke weapon in a video game.