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Date Posted: 00:48:08 01/01/06 Sun
Author: ArKayna
Subject: Re: squalls gunblade
In reply to: Jin 's message, "Re: squalls gunblade" on 23:33:10 08/07/03 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
>
>wow email me with updates i wanna know how you are
>donig and see how it is going....

well its quite obvious that NONE of you know about squalls gunblade at all, you talking rounds that shoot out from either side of the blade, then a guys talking about the revolver used as a KICK system, are you really serious? 1stly lets not detract from the title of the game Final FANTASY, so let me tell you the real. 1stly squalls gunblade does use rounds, it doesnt 'shoot' though, and this 'kick' theory is garbage too. it does however use the rounds to HEAT UP the blade to extreme temperatures in which it can cutt through enemies easier.

and on the note of the blade, its useless as the whole gun and blade is UNBALANCED, you would have to shift/distribute the weight some how throughout the blade...which has the counter effect of having it hard to 'pull-back' once swung. the momentum would probably carry you through to decapitate yourself anyway, and if you did survive the 1st swing, you'd probably put ya back out.

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