Longsword Under $500 Showdown

Do you want a longsword for under $500 and are wondering what would be fun? I am going to attempt to answer from the perspective of a person who studies swords but not HEMA.

1:34 - Balaur Arms XVIIIc
4:18 - 15th Century Italian Longsword OLD*
6:36 - Cold Steel Italian Longsword
8:19 - Cold Steel German Longsword
10:55 - Fidestisan Crusader Double-Handed Long Sword
13:18 - Romance of Men Dragonwhisper Longsword
16:05 - Ronin Katana Euro #16
18:00 - Ronin Katana Warsword #1
19:23 - Shadow Dancer Gothic Longsword
22:56 - Swordier SWMZ-1001
24:48 - Swordier SWMZ-1001
25:52 - Windlass 14th Century Longsword OLD*
27:57 - Scoring

Brand: Balaur Arms
Model: 15th Century XVIIIc
Link: https://www.kultofathena.com/product/balaur-arms-15th-century-type-xviiic-alexandria-sword/
Price: $488
Steel: 65MN

Brand: Balaur Arms
Model: 15th Century Italian Longsword
Link: https://www.kultofathena.com/product/balaur-arms-15th-century-italian-longsword-3/
Price: $398
Steel: GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel

Brand: Cold Steel
Model: Italian Longsword
Link: https://www.coldsteel.com/italian-long-sword/
Price: $489
Steel: 1060

Brand: Cold Steel
Model: German Longsword
Link: https://www.kultofathena.com/product/cold-steel-german-longsword/
Price: $599
Steel: 1060

Brand: Fidestisan
Model: Crusader Double-Handed Long Sword
Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DK6Y5P4L
Price: $258
Steel: 5160

Brand: Romance of Men
Model: The Dragonwhisper Longsword
Link: https://romanceofmen.com/collections/medieval-swords/products/the-dragonwhisper-longsword?variant=45241475432638
Price: $299
Steel: Spring Steel

Brand: Ronin Katana
Model: Euro #16
Link: https://roninkatana.com/two-handed-long-sword-wire-leather-wrapped-grip-euro-16/
Price: $395
Steel: 1075

Brand: Ronin Katana
Model: Warsword #1
Link: https://roninkatana.com/two-handed-medieval-long-sword-model-1/
Price: $375
Steel: 1075

Brand: Shadow Dancer
Model: Gothic Longsword
Link: https://swordis.com/product/gothic-longsword-type-xviiib/
Price: $449
Steel: 9260

Brand: Swordier
Model: SWMZ-1001
Link: https://swordier.com/products/usa-warehouse-swmz-1001-swordier-upgraded-xvia-type-medieval-longsword-with-spring-steel-blade-genuine-leather-scabbard
Price: $329
Steel: High performance spring steel

Brand: Swordier
Model: SWMZ-1004
Link: https://swordier.com/products/usa-warehouse-swmz-1004-swordier-type-xviiic-sword-battle-ready-well-sharpened-spring-steel-blade
Price: $289
Steel: High performance spring steel

Brand: Windlass
Model: 14th Century Longsword OLD
Link: https://museumreplicas.com/holy-roman-empire-14th-century-longsword/
Price: $2579
Steel: 1080

Scoring:
Cutting Out of the box
1 More hitting than cutting
2 cuts a bit
3 cuts
4 does some of the work for me
5 made of lasers maybe?

Feeling
1 derp
2 clubish
3 balanced
4 nimble
5 extension of my arm

Aesthetics
1 rubbing poo on it would be an improvement
2 not to my liking
3 I like it
4 pretty
5 I can’t stop looking at it

Build Quality
1 this will be a helicopter of doom soon
2 missing some important things
3 acceptable
4 very solid
5 In the distant future there will be the roaches and this thing

Fun
1 it was fun but only because it was still a sword..
2 I’ve had better
3 fun
4 lots of fun
5 I can’t stop smiling and I need new pants

Value
1 this sword should take me out to dinner before it fucks me..
2 not a great value
3 acceptable
4 feel like I got a deal
5 shut up and take my money

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