Steel Blunt Longsword

Arrived quickly and in great condition. Handles well compared to the few other swords I've handled, and that's coming from someone who's defiantly just a inch or two shorter than the height this sword was intended for. I'm about 5'5, or 165cm and it reaches the upper area of my armpit. Despite that, as I said previously, it handles wonderfully and has made my at-home practice, both solo and with my partner, a lot more enjoyable and meaningful compared to the wooden trainers we were using previously. I've taken a few good hit's from it during my practice, and so has my training partner, and we've both felt safe within the proper gear.

I'll note, I haven't had the opportunity to use it in sparring yet but it leaves me eager for the opportunity. As I said above, it supplements my training well and was exactly what I was looking for for my first HEMA sword.

This is probably the best value for money on the market when it comes to a blunt longsword. Blade is a "real" type XVI with an actual profile rather than being a flat steel bar with a fuller, and has significant distal taper that contributes to really sweet-feeling and accurate handling dynamics. While its dimensions are around the upper limit of longswords in historical period, this works well in practice considering the greater average height of people today and the fact that you can get both hands on it in heavy clamshells without holding the pommel. Minor gripes are that the cross is very broad, and not having it impact the forearm during certain motions took a little getting used to. I don't know if it is the case for all of them or is particular to mine, but mine has an odd harmonics where a strike on the flat or to the pommel will cause the blade to vibrate, moreso than any other sword I've owned. But whatever, it encourages proper technique.

Anyway, training with this thing for a while has completely removed any desire to "upgrade" to a high-end blunt. I'll stick with this Blackfencer until it breaks.

Amazing sword

This is a good sword. Very solid and well built, good finish, good steel. Kinda stiff in the thrust though, so keep safety in mind if sparring. 11/10

This sword is one of my favorite new toys! I will be honest, I ordered it as kinda a "well, I need one, and this one is available, and I don't want to wait forever for a custom sword, and they have it on hand, so why not" sword. I wasn't expecting much, just a functional steel sword so I wouldn't have to keep borrowing the Instructors.
And man, did I ever underestimate what I was going to receive!
The quality of this sword is AMAZING! Everyone at my HEMA class wanted to check out the sword after I wrote a review of it on our Discord.
This sword MOVES, let me tell you! The point of balance is at the largest place, about 3.5 inches from from guard, and the sword seems to spin around that point, making it just seem to fly in your hands.
Where it SOARS is in sparring. It was so beautiful, I didn't want to scratch and ding it up first, so I had one of my assistant instructors use it in sparring.
And it was like handing someone EXCALIBUR! So, most of the guys have swords from PurpleHeart, which was one place I had planned on buying from. During one sparring round, my sword came in and left a noticeable nick in the Purpleheart sword, and not much of anything on mine!
This sword is ridiculously well constructed, tough, and moves like it wants to fly!
I'm absolutely amazed by this sword, and will undoubtedly buy more!