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Premium Line v1: Hybrid 12 Inch

These are the models of the 12 inch Hybrid blade on the Premium Line of swords.

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The Hybrid Blade is our own invention. It is a mix of a pure chopper and a stabber. We felt that even though most lineages use the modern chopper version, you still need to be able to stab effectively, so we made the blade in a manner that allows it to effectively chop and stab. This allows all lineages to use the swords. Most chopping versions of the swords are too blunt and rounded at the tip to stab effectively, while most stabbing versions are too thin and not rounded enough to chop. This version allows you to use the swords in all methods of attack: chopping, stabbing, slicing and slashing.

The Premium line of EWC's swords is a (small) step down from the Flagship line. The main differences are 1) A lower price due to a less labor intensive construction 2) The tang is a hidden tang that runs inside the handle 3) We use a straight handle, not an angled handle. 3) Overall they are a little lighter. Otherwise they are the same high-quality swords as the flagship line, which is our full tang weapon-grade line of swords. The best steels and the best construction methods are used. The balance, fit and finish are extraordinary. They sport hot-drop-forged D-Guards in ASAI 304 stainless steel; a quillon designed for flipping and trapping. The blades have distal and profile tapers (not a flat piece of steel) and sport either an true lenticular or wide hollow grind. The swords have full handles, not half handles.

The "Tough-As-Hell" Edition is a hard-core training and combat sword. The "Tough-As-Hell" Edition uses a hand-hammered combat-ready carbon spring steel that is both flexible (so the blades will not snap) and strong. When testing edge-vs-edge striking on other steels our 9260 hammered combat steel performed the best. That said: We NEVER recommend any sword for weapon vs weapon training because ALL weapons fail at some point and can cause massive injury. While these are capable blades, NEVER go steel on steel with your swords. No matter what you are hitting - these swords are the toughest of any other production butterfly sword we have found on the open market, and the toughest we have produced to date (2013).

The "Training" Edition is a hard-core training sword. The blades are all D2 tool steel with a 3mm blunt rounded edge (to withstand hard hitting without denting). The also sport cord-wrapped handles to prevent slippage when sweating. If you need to do a lot of hard hitting, then these are the blades for you!