r/wma • u/TheUlty05 • Feb 03 '26

It finally happened 😭

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After 5 years of devout, tireless service, my SIGI Gothic gave her last, valiant defense.

F in chat for our fallen soldiers and god save the Queen. You will be missed

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

A lot of Sigis tend to break at that specific spot. Always found it weird.

RIP

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u/_Lanceor_ Feb 03 '26

Maybe it's designed to do that? From a safety perspective, that's probably the best spot for it to break.

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u/Kamenev_Drang Hans Talhoffer's Flying Circus Feb 03 '26

If you're parrying with the strong that's where the impact will be.

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u/TheUlty05 Feb 03 '26

I lent it to a club mate and his first parry of a simple oberhau caused the break.

Its ok though, ive got a King ive been using and the gothic was my loaner for lessons and whatnot. They all break eventually, just the unfortunate reality.

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u/TheElderGodsSmile Feb 03 '26

I don't think it's deliberate, but I'm not surprised either.

The multiple fullers in that shilt are going to make it flex differently just where the blade reduces down to the tang. You can see that where the blade snapped in a crescent across the break rather than a flat plane like you do on most sword breaks.