Jason bends a Tritonia blade past 90° repeatedly in a vise until it finally sets
Peter examines the blade and Paul Hanson looks on
Two views of the state of the Tritonia edge after cutting the rolled rim of a steel barrel
The damage is minor and minimal restoration would be needed
The damage done to a steel barrel's rolled edge from the Tritonia blade
(click on any of the photos to download a .wmv video of parts of a testing procedure)
In addition, we have video of 2 other swords being tested:
Castellan/Mercenary/Constable Point Durability Test
Viking Sword Destructive Test
Please note: this is intended to eventually destroy the blade
and would be considered abuse.
As they say, please do not try this at home.
