need advice on swords

[Stephen Zeringue]

Hello, i was wondering where i could buy a sword for test cutting. here in NOLA there is a shop called pen and sword and am going to check out to see if they have longswords. also what is a safe target to cut?

[Randall Pleasant]

Stephen

Shops at malls and shopping centerings normally do not sell swords that are safe for test cutting (or practice). Most of these swords are not functional and are what we would call a "Sword-Like-Object" (SLO) or a "wall hanger". SLOs will often quickly break from the stress of even light cuts. Some SLOs will even break from the stress of being handled! I would suggest ordering a sword from Albion. If an Albion sword is outside of your budget then I would suggest posting a message on the myArmoury.com form seeking advice and suggestions on the lower end functional swords.