Shopping for a Rotella

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Sal Bertucci
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Shopping for a Rotella

Postby Sal Bertucci » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:13 pm

I'm thinking about getting a rotella, and wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations.

Since it is basically a sheet of steel with handles does it really matter who makes it? I mean we have very high standards for swords, but the role of a rotella is very different.

What do you all think?

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Sal Bertucci
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Postby Sal Bertucci » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:30 pm

As a follow up question: What gauge of steel were historical rotellas?

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Re: Shopping for a Rotella

Postby Jaron Bernstein » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:03 pm

Sal Bertucci wrote:I'm thinking about getting a rotella, and wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations.

Since it is basically a sheet of steel with handles does it really matter who makes it? I mean we have very high standards for swords, but the role of a rotella is very different.

What do you all think?


Frank Zamary has one, but I don't know where he got it from.

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Postby Greg Coffman » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:33 pm

Sal, this might be a real good question for Parker. He could probably make a good one for you, at an affordable price, and help you decide exactly what you want as far as historical construction.
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