Red Dragon Armoury Synthetic Sparring Longsword, Silver

This is an excellent choice for both fencing, and stage combat. I've been fencing for over 15 years, and this sword is revolutionize the way I can train.It is lighter than a steel sword, but not by a huge margin. Switching back and forth I don't find that it feels awkward or imbalanced.a lot of people seem to be complaining about the blades lack rigidity, I for one am glad that when my friends stabs me the blade bends instead of jabbing me hard. it's thick edges disperse the impact as well, so it's much less painful. It allows me to spar for much much longer then if I were using a steel sword alone.I've seen some complaints about the blade bowing, and that's easily fixed. Lay the blade flat on the ground or a hard surface in a moderately warm area. The blade will reset itself to flat. Also store it this way, or hanging, and that will prevent it from bowing. The plastic will bend in the heat, so if you leave it in a bag, or standing on its tip or pummel it has a chance of temporarily warping.this is also a great tool for teaching stage combat. I can give it to my actors and know that they have far less of a chance of seriously injuring each other than they would with a steel sword. It also is inexpensive, so I can afford to buy enough for an entire class. and since it requires no maintenance, it's one less worry I have to have when letting a group of inexperienced students handle them.These words are well worth the money, and I haven't come across a better product for training and teaching yet

Looks good, feels good. Mine came in slightly warped although not terrible. It’s strong and the grip is amazing. Slightly on the light side but still a good stepping stone to heavier real steel. Would work well for cosplaying although I use it to study hema and stands up to the sparring very well. 100% worth the money

This here is the new Sparing Hand and a Half sword from Hanwei, it's like a real, complete, full Longsword, made of Plastic.And I do mean it, it comes out of the package in four pieces, the blade, the crossguard, handle, and Pommel, and like a real sword they all fit togeather quite nice. Due to how it works, unlike other training swords, it's as sturdy as it feels, you'll never break it at the handle, but the top might worry you.It's made to flex from the top 3rd of the blade, giving you something flexible and more sword like than a wodden stick with a hilt. THis makes is great for sparing as you can stab your friend and not so much stab him like a real weapon, and the whole rubber/plastic make of it might feel kinda pathetic, it's made to go agianst itself, not wood.If you're going to spar with this, get two of them, you'll be having a blast with two balanced plastic versions of a real longsword.Durabillity wise, smacking my tree outside with it over and over left it scratched, but sturdy enough for abuse, it should last me quite a while. My Cold Steel training swords, which are more durabillity than usabillity, will last far longer, but those things are bats compared to this.It's got a decent look to it, and it's obviously not metal, but you have to feel it in your hands to get what I'm taking about here, it's like a sword made out of plastic, but it's still a sword damn it, you swing it just the same, it feels just the same, and it's made to do just the same.Problems time. The handle is rubber, the squishy shifts when you move it kind, so it may be annoying to some, but it doesn't shift near enough to effect handling, yet noticable. The rubber also feels just like that, rubber, not real fun to hold for long periods of time.The blade is also easily warped, the blade itself tells you it might be warped during packaging!But this isn't no display sword, this is for use, and a little warp is nothing substantial, and since it's not wood, it'll bend where ya want it if you try.Overall, it's sturdy, handles great, safe for use as a sparing tool, training, or a durned toy for children, this thing won't be doing any more harm than a toy lightsaber would, altho it's a heck of a lot more expensive as well sa usefull.Oh, and the Pommel, it's just nice, really nice.IT's still a new item, the crossguard, Handle, and Crossguard can be bought seperatly to replace missing or broken parts, or perhaps mix and match different color blades and pieces., this one is a simple grey, but black is also avalible. And if you look they got red Crossguards and such too.Steel Hilts are also there, to provide more weight and a better real sword feel.I think it's good, so try it out!

I bought this in order to begin practicing HEMA, it was this or dropping $375 on a steel Feder.Rubber grip is very, very grippy.The cross guard is a bit wobbly under stress, as well as just being plastic, but that's because its only held on by a rubber grip.Its a bit blade heavy but nothing to crazy.The blade warps a bit when bent under extreme stress, but just bends right back. Heat it up if it gets too bad.The blade isn't as flexible or soft as some of the other reviews state, perhaps they fixed it?Its pretty light but its a plastic sword so it makes sense.There is a steel rod down the center which adds a bit more weight.All in all its a really great tool for the price if you are like me, a total newb to HEMA, and want to start practicing on your own or with some friends before you decide to drop a car payment on buying an actual steel long sword. Ill post measurements and some pics later.

Extremely durable and decently balanced. If you buy a metal pommel and guard you will get a better balance and weight but it is fine as is for beginners. The rubber handle can feel a little loose at times depending on the heat but it never has become a serious problem. You can not practice binds with these swords as they do not bite into each other. They are great for practicing technique and light padded sparing. Though there are better synthetic swords on the market these are nearly half the price and perform nearly as well.