What's the "best" sword for self defence?

[LocknLoad]

Quite the loaded question I know, but what is your personal best weapon.

A charging lion, a bad guy with a panga, a group of BG's on the prowl, you name it, what sword would you choose. Single-handed (with shield or without), double-handed, double-sided, what's your preference.

I already have a Cold Steel Cutlass Machete but am looking at upgrading.

Thinking about a single-handed sword, but also looking toward a katana-style sword, so the direction I'm going is still up in the air at the moment.

So what do you have / want?

[Lian]

prob something like a samurai short sword, 30cm blade or something. slice&dice.

[Neef]

Run Springer, run

[STREETRACER]

Any sword attached to a firearm!

[Neef]

Hattori Hanzo sword

[Proudprado]

Sure, but do you get Black Mamba with it?

[Kreefstert]

Sword...pffft...get a nice battleaxe!!

[Frizzle]

Definitely a samurai-style one. Not an expert in them, but my friend that does Aikido speaks highly of them... even the wooden training swords (he showed me how he can cut through a cardboard side with one, and said how their sensei cut through a wooden block with one).

[Neef]

Lock&Load... sorry, just had to.


In all seriousness, I have a friend that is into this kind of stuff, he also does the sword fighting sport
He owns two swords, real nice. Those Samurai swords
I think he has the Katana swords

[gertjie87]

Kukri.