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Date Posted: 19:51:12 12/13/02 Fri
Author: Adamo
Subject: Re: squalls gunblade
In reply to: Matthew 's message, "Re: squalls gunblade" on 13:34:43 12/12/02 Thu

>>>Well, I think one should be made....it's easy enough
>>>to design, I've got several drafts myself, and you
>can
>>>get the measurements by porportions from the pic of
>it
>>>in the game manual...the problem is, who the heck can
>>>make one, or would be willing to make one for cheap?
>>>Anyone who thinks they know somebody, email me....
>>
>>
>>please don't tell me you people think a 100%
>>functional, custom, hand forged, titanium alloy,
>>probably laser sharpened, firearms functional,
>>EXTREMELY dangerous weapon, both to people and the
>>untrained user, could be gotten for cheap...even a
>>nonfunctional replica would be VERY expensive, due to
>>the gun portion and the lion etching.
>>
>>don't get me wrong though, i'd pay regardless of the
>>price. i'd even go through the paperwork to legally
>>own a fully functional version. probly impossible
>>though, due to the fact his gunblade most likely used
>>rifle-sized caliber ammunition. there's also the TINY
>>thing that nobody knows for FACT whether or not the
>>gun fired actual ammunition or was merely an
>>incendiary round a la flamethrower. if it was firing
>>real rounds in the game, it'd be firing two rounds per
>>trigger pull. if you don't believe me, think about
>>it. there's grooves on both sides of the blade where
>>the bullets SHOULD come out. no weapons engineer
>>would make a radical design to only fire from ONE side
>>of the blade if it indeed fired a projectile. what
>>happens if the opponent was on the side of the blade
>>the bullet didn't fire on? waste of a bullet if you
>>pulled. the kickback from two large calibur bullets
>>in a short muzzle would be killer as well, but not
>>impossible. maybe that's why it was SeeD's hardest
>>weapon :p
>>
>>sketches don't mean much if the mechanics can't be
>>settled, kids. unless you want a plastic 20 dollar
>>gunblade. in which case i'd laugh at you ;x
>
>first of all, the grooves on both sides of the gun
>aren't barrels.Have you not seen a revolver up
>close.The blade itself is the barrel but it doesn't
>have a hole because it's magic.if you planned on
>making one fully functional, your best bet would be to
>mold a barrel inside the blade.But this would make the
>blade weaker.And if you have a blacksmith make you one
>out of titanium your looking at 5 grand or more
>because it would take him over a year to make and a
>couple thou just to get the fire hot enough to melt
>the metal which would probably mess up the temper and
>make the blade weaker.It would also probably have to
>be acid sharpined.But if you wanted to bring the cost
>down below $1000 and still have it as strong as steel
>and light at the same time you could use aircraft
>grade 6050 aluminum. Swords-online sells clouds buster
>sword made out of this metal for about $250.

Now, technically, a working gunblade couldnt happen. You all obviously havent played final fantasy 8 enough times like a crack addict, or you would know that the gunblade DOES use a type of ammunition, but it isnt shot. It IS used as a kick system to give the weapon that added punch (i.e. pressing R1 in the game right before squall hits the target.), and thus, could just be a blank round (I think, ive never studied ammo types) that could give the same jar as a revolver shot. The blade however, would have to be molded from either a) Honeycombed steel, so it has a nice strength but lightweight, or b) an aluminum composite material. The aluminum is the less expensive of the two materials, but its harder to work with, and breaks a lot easier. The griphon design on the gunblade could be either laser etched on or acid etched on, either one it doesnt matter, but lasers, as we all know, are much more accurate, and thus, the better choice. The blade design (i.e. curve and sharpness) would be the only problem with the front half of the weapon. The blade tapers in a "V" design from a front view, and a light "c" curve from the side. Using this combination of cuts in the metal actually weakens the entire structure of the blade, causing cracking or weak spots. Also, the sheer weight of the blade would probably snap it right off of the revolver gun part of the gunblade. Now for the revolver part. No gun in the world has the right kind of kick to create a downward kick, so any kind of slash like squall's in final fantasy 8's battles wouldnt work. Ever. However, in the begining of the game, during the intro, Squall attack seifer with a bottom left to upper right slash, which, if given the propper kick at the right time, would be a devastating attack. The gun could be some kind of modified Revolver, a larger model, probably something to hunt boar's. The type of ammunition would have to be about the size of a shotgun shell, but without the pellets. The handle to the gun could easily be crafted by a decent blacksmith or even an engineer. The chain at the end is sold on Ebay for about $20-$30 dollars. Put these together and what do you get. Roughly 4-6 grand in the hole, but a disturbingly accurate gunblade. Now, after all of that, I will say yes, i am in college, and i am studying mechanical engineering. A gunblade is ALMOST impossible to make, but not entirely. My classes final project is to make something functional. And I am making a gunblade. I will update as i make it, and will sell it on ebay at the end of the summer. check in with me if you want updates

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