Red Dragon HEMA Synthetic Sparring Longsword

The swords I bought worked great. But I think it could of been cheaper,

I'm an airsofter who uses this sword as a melee weapon at certain sites that allow it, as a result, I've put this blade through hell against similar blades bought by other players from here as well, it's worth every penny and more!

These synthetic blades are very tough. They have almost every property you could desire, flexibility, durability, quality and balance. Although they weigh half of what a steel counterpart might, they have a balance approximately 6 inches from the quillons which makes it handle very well as a training sword.

The problems I have it are specifically with the grip which you can feel doesn't sit flat against the tang. If I could redesign the handle, I would replace the rubber grip with a more solid abs plastic one with a rubberised coating to sit tight against the tang and be held on by the pommel. Incidentally I would also get the extended pommel next time, since I'm a slightly above average sized person and a little extra length on the handle would be nice.

The flexibility is good for safety in the thrust against light or even no protection. However the nylon blade may end up warping over time.

However these are nit-picking problems and I honestly think this is one of the best products designed for purpose on the HEMA market.