av Niclas_R » 12 maj 2007, 17:57
Hej Fredrik Johansson
Dom hävdar att anledningen är att glasfiber är stryktåligare. Detta kan enligt mig kvitta då det inte är historiskt korrekt som du själv nämner. [:(!] Jag har själv ett av dessa svärd, men jag har täckt skidan med skinn och lagt korsstyngssöm med en läderrem på baksidan. Det blev mycket bra, men bara tanken att den ligger glasfiber inuti retar mig till vansinne!
Du kan se här vad Europa leverantören svarade här nedan:
Hello Niclas,
Sorry for the delayed reply and thank you for your comments.
The Practical European style swords now come with fibreglass (glass-filled
resin) scabbards. We planned to introduce these around 18 months ago but decided to wait until the new versions of the swords were ready for production. If you look at the description in our catalogue (page 58) you will see that we do state that the scabbards are made from glass fibre. The glass fibre scabbards are stronger than wood,more resistant to warping/splitting and less prone to moisture retention, so helping to prevent rusting of the blade. Also, during the years we have been selling these swords we have found that most end users cover the scabbards in cloth, leather etc. and very rarely keep them bare and so the material used for the scabbard is covered up. We have been using fibre glass scabbards for our rapiers, courts swords etc. for several years and have found them to be strong and trouble free. We have not changed to fibreglass scabbards to save costs because they cost around the same price as the wooden scabbard, we have made the change to reduce problems with warping and splitting etc.
To prove this point you can take a look at the prices of the tai chi swords
SH2269 (fibreglass grip/scabbard) and SH2313 (the same sword but with a wooden grip/scabbard) and you will see that they both cost the same but that we recommend that a user who intends to train hard with their sword should purchase the SH2269, simply because the fibreglass is more durable than the wood.
Your customers should also keep in mind that very few producers of blunt, re-enactment type weapons include a scabbard with their swords, many producers offer the scabbard as an additional purchase, including those who produce swords that cost three or four times more than the Hanwei swords.
I hope this helps to answer the queries from your customers.
Best regards,
John