Swedish m93 Finland?

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Originally Posted by Magey_McMage

Despite the length and people saying they are too heavy, I am significantly shorter than a Swedish cavalryman and I find it quite easy to move around at around 1100g on mine last time I checked. US m/1913 and British 1908/12 are heavier but they are backweighted for thrusting. Even then, I find the 1893 to be better feeling in the hand.

Hah! I find mine to be the most unwieldable sword I own (not counting a long hooded katar, the wielding of which will forever remain an unfathomable mystery ). It is very long and much too forward weighted for me.

I actually use holding it out at arms length as a training device for my forearm and shoulder strength, and I can barely hold it like that for more than 60 seconds... but in fairness I have fairly thin wrists and double jointed thumbs (flexible but comes at the cost of grip strength), and my upper body strength is generally not great. Also definitely not a Swedish giant.

I've never wielded either the US or the British though, so perhaps it is a matter of perspective.