Stanley London 1860 cutlass

Plattso · Post by **Plattso** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:39 am

Hello, I'm new here, blah, blah.

Hey, anybody around here had experience or can review the worthiness of the Stanley London 1860 reproduction cutlass? Specifically, I'm going to practice parries and returns with a friend having at me with a wooden waster and stuff, using their unsharpened cutlass.
Then also, they say it's "tempered high-carbon" and I may sharpen it and try some cutting practice at some point.
Don't want blow $150 if they are not well-regarded in the blade community. You know the drill.

Thanks, feel free to talk at me; I may talk back.

-WCP

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:19 am

I can't help but hopefully one of us can. The company itself might be able to define what uses the consider normal.

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:20 am

welcome to the form plattso - i can't help you with your Q, but there must be some sword experts around - i'll go check out back

Plattso · Post by **Plattso** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:16 pm

Howdy Vagrant, MrBigg:

Yeah, I'm a small arms enthusiast. Amateur gunsmith-tinkerer and recently got a bit serious about swords and such. Added some saber drill to my normal calesthenic routine. Picked up a Cold Steel 1917 cutlass and am studying the historical literature. These ARMA people seem to have it together.
Guess what I've ordered? Go ahead, guess.
Nevermind, I'll tell you. It's a damascus Survival Golok from Valiant Co.
Should be in by late December. They look cool as heck and I had to treat myself. I deserve it.
I see somebody is a Canadian, and somebody else is a a skeleton.
Well, you won't find me being snobbish or prejudgmental just because somebody is from somewhere else or that somebody has no flesh.
I'm not that way. - Salute

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:24 pm

well cheers to you sir!

i sure would like to see pics of the golok you ordered for yourself!

glad to have you here - before you know it you'll have a display case full of switches too

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:21 pm

If it cuts or shoots I always want to see pics.

Razor_54 · Post by **Razor_54** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:36 am

Don't know if this is the one Plattso was talking about. Had seen them but never owned one.

http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/valiant3.html

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:01 am

hmmm

looks like a perfect EDC

Plattso · Post by **Plattso** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:26 am

Huh? Another Canadian. Oh, well. You won't find me acting all intolerant of those who have different ethnical or religious or genetic or national or sexual or political characteristics. They call me "Mr. Tolerant" or sometimes "Mr. Diversity" depending on what sort of mood "they" are in.
Say, what's an "EDC"?
Well, I went ahead and did what was recommended and emailed the Stanley London people and simply asked them if their cutlass was battle-ready, describing what I was palnning to do with it. I await their response.
That picture from the outdoors people is close to my upcoming Golok, but imagine it in damascus. At Valiantco.com under Java1 is a picture of it.
I don't get how to make a link to a picture here.
I've got to get me one of those digital cameras. I bet Vagrant would like to see my spiffed up Walther PPK.
OK, so my wrists are getting a bit stronger now. It's that dang number three cut with the hand in Quarte that feels very awkward, but I'm working on it. Slow stretching positions with the cutlass as if some Aikido guy were doing a koto-geishe on you.

Later, WCP

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:08 am

"I don't get how to make a link to a picture here. "
I cheated and borrowed a teenager.
EDC = every day carry
Love to see any gun, knife, car, bike, etc. pics

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:09 am

EDC = every day carry - but in your case i'd say every day chopper

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:09 am

again at the same time mr vagrant!

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:14 am

Would counting the number of words tell us who types faster? [I'd hate to think ANYONE was slower then I am.

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:16 am

i'm impaired

Plattso · Post by **Plattso** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:07 am

Damn, you guys are up late. I had just figured out EDC, and was reposting with pride of accomplishment, and you ruined it.

Hey, I just looked at some of those SKM switchblades, holy spittle,
those are some fine looking items. Gosh-Dang I love damascus.
Don't know why, it's apparently not as hard as other steels, but those lines and swirly jobbers just make me tingle in the personal area.
If you punks get me into a whole nother spending lust, I am going to have to come over there and use some Wha Rang Do Jutsu on y'all.
I have a small benchmade bali, but I sure wouldn't try to pull it on anybody, for fear of dropping it like Barney Fife and looking like a soon-to-be-beaten-up idiot. I think a person needs to train with those things since
childhood.
Yeah, so there. Anyway, I'm talking about Swords and Daggers, not bali's. So Ha.
- WCP