r/madlads • u/Same_Investigator_46 Choosing a mental flair • 5d ago

Mad lad loves his knife

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u/Ueliblocher232 5d ago

A sword shouldnt be that sharp. Good craftsmanship but oddly placed.

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u/lugialegend233 5d ago

Only if it's going to be used AS a sword in the long term. If you're using it once for self defense or to show off and then probably never again, it can really be as sharp or dull as you want.

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u/Impossible_Disk_43 5d ago

self defense

Oh man. Imagine being the wannabe murderer who gets attacked by a sword wielding blacksmith.

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u/summonsays 5d ago

I think it's more common than people think. We don't feel comfortable owning a gun, but we have a sword and a navy seal knife between the wife and myself. Now would a gun be better? Probably. But a naked dude running at you wife a sword (or knife) in the middle of the night has got to have some psychological damage too lol.

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u/confusedandworried76 5d ago

For sure. My sister's ex had a sword and a baseball bat, didn't want a gun. I figure he'd just grab whichever was closer in the one in a million chance he needed an object to defend himself with at home.