Message # 30

I got a new weapon. I love weapons. They're so cool. This one is a naganata, a Japanese glaive. A glaive is a spear-like weapon with a long (21 in.) slashing blade instead of a short point. The handle is about 3 1/2 feet long; a little short for a glaive, but still a polearm (polearms are weapons with long, rod-like handles and a blade on the end [e.g. halberd, spear, glaive, etc.]). It's actually a pretty good quality weapon. It's haft is solid wood painted black. It has a small amount of gold highlights, nothing gaudy or overdone; and it has a sheath. The sheath also is black painted wood, with a Japanese dragon etched into it. The weapon looks really cool. It's got a good feel to it too.

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Now all I need is a scimitar (or rapier), a gladius, an axe, a dagger (or two), and maybe another shortsword or longsword. It would be cool to have a halberd, but they're really long, so it might not fit into my room. A kukri would be a cool addition to any sword collection too.

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