The damaging power of the less-powered strikes

[Logan Weed]

Well tell them to pay special attention to their grips and crossguards. While I do not have experience with Arms of Valor in particular it seems the greatest problem with swords now days is the quality of their whole grip apparatus. Often times the blade will stand up to repeated impacts with almost no damage for years while the guard breaks cutting at air. While not a death sentance for the sword, it's extremely annoying.

[Bill Tsafa]

They are reading this thread, so they will see what you wrote themselves. Keep in mind these are not manufactures. They are national sword retailers (resellers). So they can choose which venders to sell and which to dump. They said they plan to post some quotes from my website as to why the will drop Valiant. So the word should get out.

I want them to see how important these issues are to us. They will carry Gen 2, Paul Chen and Windlass. That is why if you happen to place an order with them put the code (STP) next to your name to let them know you consider sword toughness important. You'll get a 5% discount for your trouble off the price listed on their site. I am trying to get them to stick a sharp pin into the ass of Windlass. Windlass has some nice swords and if they improve the quality a little bit we will have many more affordable options.