Angel -Scythe of Vocah

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My screen-used Angel Scythe:
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Me with Christian(Lindsey) getting the scythe autographed. Notice he's holding it with the hand that Angel cut off!
http://buffyprops.com/ANGEL.aspx

(All pics capped and or taken by myself)
 
Okay, now THAT'S a scythe! (Whereas Buffy's Scythe is really a short handled halberd or pole axe) Downright ugly and dangerous looking. Did you design it, or make it to someone else's specifications? I would love to put an edge on that thing and try it against a tatami mat.
 
Thanks W.A. ...
UM...I had lunch with the guy who designed it.
He used to work for the guy who made it for that episode of Angel...that's how I know there were only two metal ones made.
 
Okay, sorry, I misread your first entry. I thought that this was one of your reproductions, not the actual prop. These old eyes have developed a definite sense of humor lately. They just keep playing tricks on me.
 
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I hear you...same with me!
I think that with an edge, the Angel/Vocah Scythe would be pretty effective but, without the traditional bent neck which angles the head (for reaping) and without the traditional handle on the lower end of the handle, there's really no good way to effectively utilize that edge in anything other than a chopping motion.
All the real destructive force would be at the tip I'm afraid.
 
I think that with an edge, the Angel/Vocah Scythe would be pretty effective but, without the traditional bent neck which angles the head (for reaping) and without the traditional handle on the lower end of the handle, there's really no good way to effectively utilize that edge in anything other than a chopping motion.
All the real destructive force would be at the tip I'm afraid.


Not necessarily. An underhand slashing motion, utilizing the lower curved edge as the primary striking surface in an upward movement, would produce a very severe wound. Granted, that kind of cut would have to be from much closer than a traditional chopping axe blow or a pulling scythe cut, but the result would be spectacular.
 
Oh, I'm sure it would be, I just think it would be more effective if it had that secondary handle and the tilted head is all.
 
Possibly if the intent was a reaching out and pulling back towards you kind of cut, but my thinking on that would be that using it that way, while increasing the overall reach, would also reduce speed and cutting power, The real limitation is the blade configuration. With that kind of blade, the upper edge is just short of useless and the forward edge, or more accurately, point, would only work properly in a raking sort of motion, certainly the primary intention of an agricultural tool, but not particularly effective against an armed opponent.

On the other hand, a Japanese naginata with its somewhat similar blade configuration, though with the curve going up and outward as opposed to down and inward, or the similar European poleaxe variations, could be used for anything from taking the legs out from under foot soldiers or horses to beheading mounted troops. The key here would be blade configuration, and while these stage weapons might look impressive, their primary purpose is to look exotic and dangerous, not to be particularly effective in a real fight.

And this thing does look awesome, however Angel swings it.
 
I get where you are coming from but I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear...
If you want a clearer image of what I'm talking about with the extra handles and angled head making it more effective, take another look at the sequence in Interview with a Vampire where Louie uses the scythe in the theatre on the other Vampire who are waking up in flames.
The handles near the top and at the bottom of the main handle and the slightly angled head make the weapon truly formidable.
 
I may be one of the 6 people in the free world who has never seen that movie, but I think that I understand what you're saying. Using a regular scythe like that would, indeed, make for a powerful weapon, and the cross handles would give more power to your stroke, What you're talking about is basically an unmodified, or at least only slightly modified agricultural tool, and yes, in that case, used that way, in that sort of situation, yeah.

What I was trying to do was to take that design and modify it into something more practical for field combat, which is basically the way that almost all military weapons had their beginnings.
 
Ignoring all the weapon talk, that's pretty damn awesome. I'm quite jealous!
 
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Sorry about that. Unabashed swashbuckler wannabe here. Just can't help myself sometimes...
Thanks BDH!
When the guy who designed it asked me if I wanted one, I about spit out my soup and replied, "well, sure."
I mean what was I going to say? NO?😱🙂
 
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