Fun but interesting the ultimate zombie survival gun.

[Barneyboy]

Sod the guns and swords my zombiedefence will be a combine harvester to turn them into mince meat

that would do the job

[Highlander]

[Timelord]

[Highlander]

[Timelord]

Please do not apologise. It is a fascinating subject. Also, I need to remind myself that these implements led long lives and could have been used in numerous conflict & peacetime roles, so an 1837 sword could easily have been used in other parts of the world decades later.. The one you have is in very nice condition. What is it like to handle?

[Highlander]

Please do not apologise. It is a fascinating subject. Also, I need to remind myself that these implements led long lives and could have been used in numerous conflict & peacetime roles, so an 1837 sword could easily have been used in other parts of the world decades later.. The one you have is in very nice condition. What is it like to handle?

Because the sword is short it swings quiet well, and has weight in the blade, what would worry me if I was working hard though would be the grip, I am guessing that it wouldn't be the easiest handle to hold when wet

[Tartar Horde]

[NorthernRaider]

My Light Sabre trumps all the above

[Tartar Horde]

My Light Sabre trumps all the above

If only NR, us "swordies" are just waiting for some bugger to invent one, and you all know you'd buy one so don't pull a face

[Tartar Horde]

I agree Talon for a single handed weapon dedicated to cutting you can't go far wrong with a good Falchion, or a Sabre (but that's a whole different discussion). As you point out the Falchion has definate lineage, originating in the Middle East as a European engineered version of the Scimitar. There are many depictions of the "proffesional Warrior Class" of Europe using such weapons in the melee[i] but I would like to challenge your point when you say
"The hand and a half and two handed swords are very good in a loose melee, supported by mixed weapon type troops but are not much use in a pressing melee. They tend to get bound up easily and then are just a useless bar of steel pinned against you."
The fighting system employed by the European warrior class encompassed a wide variety of techniques dedicated to combat during melee. Although I agree on the effectiveness of the Falchion during close combat Talon, we have to appreciate the technique of "half Swording" where the "longsword" is effectively turned into a "short Sword", as shown in many medieval texts. Used with the correct technique the Longsword can be used as an effective "close in" weapon, the added "leverage" being used as an advantage in deflecting enemy attacks.
Saying that Talon if I had to rely on ANY type of short sword I would pick the [i]GLADIUS HISPANIENSIS(Mainz pattern) simply the finest short sword ever devised (but I'm willing to argue the point)

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Sorry I meant Timelord instead of Talon when quoting in parentheses, my apologies chaps.