Sales Hotline: +44 (0)1492 541300

Wooden Longsword (Waster)

£37.50

PLEASE NOTE THAT NO GUARANTEE IS OFFERED WITH THIS PRODUCT. IF YOUR WASTER BREAKS NO REPLACEMENT WILL BE OFFERED AS THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SUPPLY US WITH A REPLACEMENT. IF YOU WANT A MORE DURABLE WASTER PLEASE PURCHASE OUR SYNTHETIC SPARRING SWORDS.

The advantages of this two handed training sword made of wood are obvious. On the one hand, the risk of injury is significantly lower. On the other, this wooden sword can withstand hard blows while your valuable steel sword is safe at home. Of course, even hardwood is not indestructible and can break along the grain, but this two handed training sword should be your first choice for practicing. The wheel pommel and crossguard are made of darker wood to emphasize that it looks like a sword from the 12th to 15th century.

Total length: 121 cm
Blade length: 92.5 cm
Grip length: 20 cm
Weight: 0.59 kg
Point of Balance (PoB): 21 cm

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

SKU: 120279

Stock Status: In stock

Excl. Tax: £37.50 Incl. Tax: £45.00
Windlass
Excl. Tax: £37.50 Incl. Tax: £45.00

Description

Details

PLEASE NOTE THAT NO GUARANTEE IS OFFERED WITH THIS PRODUCT. IF YOUR WASTER BREAKS NO REPLACEMENT WILL BE OFFERED AS THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SUPPLY US WITH A REPLACEMENT. IF YOU WANT A MORE DURABLE WASTER PLEASE PURCHASE OUR SYNTHETIC SPARRING SWORDS.

The advantages of this two handed training sword made of wood are obvious. On the one hand, the risk of injury is significantly lower. On the other, this wooden sword can withstand hard blows while your valuable steel sword is safe at home. Of course, even hardwood is not indestructible and can break along the grain, but this two handed training sword should be your first choice for practicing. The wheel pommel and crossguard are made of darker wood to emphasize that it looks like a sword from the 12th to 15th century.

Buy the Hand & Half Wooden Longsword (Waster) with confidence from the UK’s leading medieval sword retailer.

Additional Info

Additional Info

Brand Windlass
Specification

Total length: 121 cm
Blade length: 92.5 cm
Grip length: 20 cm
Weight: 0.59 kg
Point of Balance (PoB): 21 cm

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece

Reviews

Feel it could be cheaper, but decent nonthelessReview by Jon
Quality
Price
Value
The first one of these I ordered turned up with a cracked handle, but The Knight Shop very kindly sent me a replacement - as always great service.

The handle and blade are both longer than I would like, and the crossguard is a bit chunky, but overall it does what I wanted it for - to have something sitting by the back door to practice swings in the garden with that doesn't rust!

Would spar with it only with the greatest caution, being wood thrusts would be utterly unforgiving, though for cutting only I could see it working for minimal gear practice. I prefer wooden wasters to nylon as they don't flop around and feel better to handle. This is also heavy enough to not give too much false positives for blade handling.

My biggest issue would be the price - I can get a red oak bokken for about £10, so around £40 for one of these seems excessive. But I do recognise that HEMA is still niche and therefore the economy of scale has not kicked in yet, and that the construction on this is slightly more complex than a bokken. I would also prefer stronger wood, such as oak.

Overall recommend for something to swing around without getting the steel out.
(Posted on 30/03/2018)

Write Your Own Review

Only registered users can write reviews. Please, log in or register

Tags

Tags

Use spaces to separate tags. Use single quotes (') for phrases.

You may also be interested in the following product(s)

Red Dragon HEMA Synthetic Sparring Longsword

Red Dragon HEMA Synthetic Sparring Longsword

12 Review(s)
Excl. Tax: £44.17 Incl. Tax: £53.00
The Longsword of Johannes Liechtenauer Part I - DVD

The Longsword of Johannes Liechtenauer Part I - DVD

Excl. Tax: £24.92 Incl. Tax: £29.90
Red Dragon HEMA Synthetic Sparring Arming Sword

Red Dragon HEMA Synthetic Sparring Arming Sword

2 Review(s)
Excl. Tax: £44.17 Incl. Tax: £53.00
Registered Company number. 6769534 (England and Wales) UK Vat Number: 779 5190 76