Meanwhile I realized that I forgot to mention one thing in my review (and I haven't seen it in the new Prophecy reviews either) so I put it here now.
It's about how deeply the blade goes into the hilt.
When I placed my order I went for the 32" long blade instead of the standard 36" because I thought the shorter length might be more appropriate in some saber techniques while still ok for the stronger moves too.
I did some measurements on a telescopic broom stick (can't recommend it enough, if you are hesitating
) and the question mark arose: what is the 'net length' of the 32" blade in a Prophecy? What I did want to avoid is a "too short" blade which is easier to wield but overall gives a look of a bread knife rather than a saber, so I needed reliable sources rather than just guessing.
That's where my thanks goes to Christian (better known as 'Sunnycoastsabers') who did me the favour and measured how much of the blade length is swallowed by the Prophecy hilt.
And
the Prophecy seems to be a hungry one: when the blade is properly installed it
swallows up 8 cm (3.14") of the total length of the blade! Which nets the user to a blade length of less than 29" in this case.
This may not be a very important information for most of you but for me it was and if an inch or two matters for you too in blade length, you can now avoid the broom-test and some hesitation when you choose your blade for your Prophecy.
So I contacted US to modify my order while it was still procesing and get the 36" blade instead.
Another thanks goes to Brandon as well who was very quick to respond and modify the order so finally I got the 36" blade which proves to be a much better choice for my needs than the 32" I was starting with.
