Do the fittings come off possibly? I am experienced with swords and because the guard and pommel are steel I want to fit them onto a combat blade.
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The fittings will come off but as Josh Welch said in his comment, The fittings are made of a hard plastic. Not metal.
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Mine is just under 6 1/4" long at the guard and over 1 1/2" wide where blade is sharpened. Each is hand made, so there could be differences. If you like a heavy dagger, this is it. Keep it oiled and it stays beautiful.
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My 870 sits in there pretty tight but it isn't diffcult pull out of the scabbard. Best description I could think of right now is a comparison to skate shoes. They stay on when you want them to but you can slip them right off if you that's what you want. It probably also depends if you have any sharp edges that it can catch on.I had a problem with my front sight catching the inner liner.
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That's a personal decision. I've used these with Glocks, Kahrs, and M&Ps;, I always carried them with one in the pipe. I couldn't conceive a way that something would make its way into the trigger guard. Just practice with it and make sure you keep your finger indexed until the weapon is clear of your clothing.
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I am not sure how helpful this answer will be, but this has been my experience: It fits "standard size" Zerk fittings. Meaning, I bought some Neiko Zerk fittings off of Amazon, and these seemed to be a standard size. However: I have found that the adapter got stuck on the fitting quite easily as soon as there was a lot of back pressure - meaning when the part being lubricated was completely full of grease, I had a hard time getting the coupler off. I was able to disengage it by pushing it off at an angle, and eventually it popped off. I think that breaking the head off the fitting sounds like it might be something that happens with HF equipment....I have a fair amount of it myself, for non-critical stuff, and that does seem to be typical behavior... I hope you have some luck repairing it. I suppose you will have to get a new coupler for your grease gun, too, unless you can somehow get the broken Zerk out of the coupler.
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At the Koiguchi ( Scabbard Throat ) it is tight ~ When wearing the sword One always holds the Tsuba and Saya when moving about off the floor and when bending forward ~ Some of the swords do rattle a bit ( easy fix ) a bit of nylon screen cut and placed as it will not scratch the blade and aids in quieting ~ The Koiguchi will wear with consistent practice ( also an easy fix ) ~ Ref to Youtube ~
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My handle has started to loosen up. It can easily be felt, to move around, when making any strikes with the sword. I've attempted to contact Cold Steel's Customer Service, via e-mail, to no avail. Thus far; the pommel has not completely flown off(guess I'm lucky).
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yes to end guards coming off. the guard is adjustabe and I actually welded a finger bolt to allow it to come off as needed, Excelent machine very strong and works well for me
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The Tuff Guard is not retractable even though it may appear that way. Hose gets an A+ for me. Brass fittings B- since at least one has leaked. I tried to contact the company to no avail so that takes the hose score down a little further. Good luck!
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I am not sure if You can request a replacement Saya ( Scabbard ) being that each sword is not exact, and they are generally fitted to the Blade ~ You could ask ?
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Well you have to go through some gyrations with the blade guard, but it will go back on. Please do not use a hammer :o)
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As other responders have mentioned, the hooks are not alike. As they were designed for hanging long guns, the hook designed for the stock end might be a bit wide for a sword. Both hooks do have a leather padding which should keep a sword from slipping in the hooks. The quality is outstanding so I would recommend that you try it and return it if it doesn't meet your requirement.
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Be certain that the stainless steel attachment that surrounds the blade is locked in place, and not loose. Otherwise, call their customer service- I found them to be very helpful when I called them after I had water splash everywhere the first time I tried the unit. everywhere.
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I use mine on a 3/4 X 1-1/4 inch scabbard with the leathers pulled together, broke one getting it there, and it is still loose enough to slide out if the sword sticks. Since I use a broadsword I prefer a one-hand draw but not possible. I also use it with my hand-half practice sword.
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No! It is strickly a dress sword and becomes loose and unreliable in actual stage or competition duels. I was very disappointed. They look great...but quickly fall apart. dale
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Yes, the blade is easily removed. It screws into the pommel. Once the pommel is unscrewed, you can easily slide the grip off and the blade will slide out of the ecusson.
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The guard is supposed to come off an be repositioned on most models, but I found this to be too much trouble, and I just hold it the wrong way and edge that way... but if you find it too uncomfortable, or have a lot of edging to do, try repositioning the black string guard and see if that helps.