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Not sure - I lent these to some of my grad students at the time, and didn't get several of them back, sadly...

@@fightdesignerno worries. Thank you for the quick response.

I mean... it's pride month now. Is that a challenge?

These were used for stage combat, not fencing (they aren't foiled blunts for fencing anyway), and in stage combat edge parries are standard. I only use the flat when I want a deflection instead of an actual parry. I was also part of the group back in the 90s when Clements was first picking fights with the rest of the HEMA community, about edge parries and many other things, and for many many reasons I've chosen to believe the vast majority of other reliable sources over Mr. Clements (who banned me from the HACA site for daring to ask him a follow-up question about a statement of his). Here's a good summary of arguments should you want to do more research yourself, but there's plenty more out there: hroarr.com/article/about-the-flat-parry

czcams.com/video/i6JZvgh3DGc/video.htmlsi=w022kuVGrFmRrCYq is another good one.

@@fightdesigner Thank you for replying and the information that you sent me and it was very interesting and informative. Do you think that a 45 degree angle would both protect the hands and the cutting edge?

@@petesouthwales867 maybe, but that’s not always what’s wanted. Check out some of the interesting stuff Dimicator has done with fencing with sharps, or that others have done using rough textured trainers to approximate the bite… I think at times the edge use was completely deliberate. Especially on the forte, which is rarely involved in cutting anyway, so there’s no need for it to have a thin edge grind there.

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I thought it was fine, but I don't do the two finger grip. Sadly it hasn't gotten much use since so far!

@@fightdesigner What type of use has it gotten, even if it hasn't gotten much?

Just me playing around. That 3M production went with a different model, and I moved right before the next such production happened that would have used it. I guess the next test sadly is rust resistance, as I slowly unpack things post-move, and see how well the oil protected the finish from surface rust. I'll use it and some others for a workshop in October, at least.@@matthewpham9525

I cover this in both The Theatrical Firearms Handbook and The Screen Combat Handbook, but basically any time you can be seen or heard by folks not working on your production, you need to alert the authorities (and there are often overlapping jurisdictions), alert locals and post signage, and quite possibly get permits, which can involve being required to hire police to be on set that day.

I don't have a good postage scale or anything like that, but the Cold Steel was the heaviest definitely. Their website says 31.7oz. According to Amazon, the package shipping weight for the Honshu is about 25.7oz. Museum Replicas says the other one is about 11.4oz. I'm not sure I believe all those are accurate, but since mine are cut down and packed up right now, I can't really check.

Use it for what? Didn't know Ekol made that - haven't seen it available in the US at all yet.

@@fightdesigner carry it when fishing it looks so real no body would know its a blank gun

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Depends on what you're looking for. It's lighter and more flexible, which makes it a much better option for sparring - that's really what it's designed for. But it's slick, which I'm not a fan of, and it readily takes a bend, and for solo practice I just didn't like the feel as much. But I wouldn't want to spar with the Honshu, unless you have great rigid armor for the whole body.

@@fightdesigner thank you I was looking for something to do beginner sparing with , this information will be helpful!

Not sure - don't have the Retay 92.

Honestly, I think that one was eBay...

Would love a good source for lighter weight hide-style shields (and I don't really care about historical accuracy of construction, so polypropylene or something is fine)... let me know if you find one! And sorry, PewTube is my alternate account for theatrical and film firearms-specific content.

I don't remember about that one in particular, but often I have to use vice grips or a clamp on the tip. Some of them have a sleeve that will just turn, over the threaded inner tip, so to actually unscrew it you need to mush down the outer metal layer until you get down to the inner layer. -Kevin/Fightdesigner

Yeah, I kinda wish Retay or Zoraki made a decent 1911 (maybe even a modern railed one!) because the Bruni and Kimar just aren't very good...

Yeah, Umarex USA decided to stop importing blank guns back around 2016/2017 or something, and most other companies won't ship to the US. It's sad. Zoraki and Retay are okay, but Umarex is good quality, trademarks, and the revolvers work with crimp blanks.... I really wish we still had that option!

@@fightdesigner thanks for your reply I appreciate it very much stay in touch with me if things change I very much appreciate that and have a merry Christmas to you and your family Pastor Michael

@@michaelruffbodybuildingz6767 Thanks! (just realized I'm logged in under my other account, but same person - I run Fight Designer and the PewTube theatrical firearms channel)

@@fightdesigner more interesting than bodybuilding LOL I wish I could get my hands on one of the Glocks from fire. Have a great weekend and Merry Christmas to you and your family

I generally don't... but if the price is right, everything's possible... Feel free to contact me through fightdesigner.com

I remove it when I can without interfering with function, and if I can't, then I just scrape the orange paint off so it looks like an extended metal barrel.

Swords if you think about it are actually quite breakable in general because there’s a reason you wouldn’t use one to chop down a tree or break up rocks with

Yep. Brief tangent about sickle swords and the blade shape.

They aren't legally firearms... but that might not mean a felon wouldn't be charged with firearm offenses if they used one in a confrontation. But yeah - I've been on film sets as armorer where we had actors with felonies on their records, and while it'd be illegal to hand them an actual firearms, blank guns on set were legal.

@@fightdesigner THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT HELPS ALOT WITH THE MUSIC VIDEOS WE TRYING TO DO

@@error404now BTW I TOOK THE PLUG OUT OF A EKOL DICLE AND IT RUNS LIKE A SEWING MACHINE STILL...

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I actually requested a shlager style blade, and they were open to small customizations like that. Yes, cup and other fittings were matte steel, sort of a sand-blasted finish. The quillions had that twist in the one I originally ordered through Etsy, but then when they first sent me a picture before shipping (a nice thing to do) it didn't have those, so I asked for the twisted ones to match the style I'd ordered, and after a couple weeks they were able to make that change.

Polypropylene is a plastic, so no. Probably melts at about 340F/171C according to a quick Google search, and melting synthetics are not something you want in close proximity to humans (that was one of the first lessons when I did burn stunts). If you want swords for a fire-spinning act or something like that, there are a few vendors who make blades specifically for that, often metal with a way to thread a wick-like rope along it.

@@fightdesigner darn it that means my entire collection was destroyed just like the rest of my apartment

@@loganking873 Oof. Sorry bud, that sucks. Not ruined by house fire.... maaaaaaybe aluminum, depending on how hot it gets? Steel can lose its temper. House fires suck. Glad you're ok.

@@fightdesigner kind of wishing I wasn't

@@loganking873 polypropylene swords are easily replaced. People aren't. Hang in there.

Only one of those I have 'extras' of is the black Chief's Special revolvers. Shoot me an email at action at fightdesigner.com if you want to talk about getting one of those. Never did get the S&W 1911 of theirs, and I'm keeping the couple M&P9cs I have. I so wish we could get Umarex blank guns in the US still!

@@fightdesignerI can now get Umarex Blank Guns look at my video with my H&K P30 with silencer!!

@@namenotimportant6838 Nice! In the US? Where'd you get it?

@@fightdesigner I am in the US but no they came from Europe. Have an ATF 08 license. Interested in purchasing any?

huh - you need an ATF license, even though they're not legally firearms? Wacky. Potentially interested - are you importing directly, or buying from a European seller? I think I got the ones in the video from Aceros de Hispania, but they stopped shipping to the US. @@namenotimportant6838

No, it comes with a fixed barrel.

Which one? I talk about that in the first video... 917 is like a Glock 17, Retay XR sorta XD-ish, Baron like a SIG M11, T24 like a Taurus 24/7

@@fightdesigner sorry bro, retay pt 24, people say it's like the taurus 24/7

A bit of an unfair comparison... Hanwei mass produces and isn't specializing in any one market, and has a wide range of lines. Rogue Steel really specializes in stage combat, and is a smaller business more personally overseen I think by Neil Massey. So depends on what you're looking for, what you want to pay, how you want to use it, etc.

Not sure where you're located, and that can make a big difference. It keeps changing who has them in stock anyway. Just do a web search.

@@fightdesigner appreciate it!

@Ben Parkes thanks I'll check it out!

@@WeazelNewsUSA replica guns direct that's where I get my stuff

That's going to vary for different models, depending on the blank load it's designed for, the barrel length, etc... when you get Hollywood style restrictor for real guns, they need to know which blanks and what barrel length in addition to the caliber. So there's really no one right answer to this question I'm afraid.