Believe it or not, you can actually buy this terrifying āreplicaā of the arm blade from BloodRayne. I say āreplicaā because it doesnāt look much like the one from the series, not because it doesnāt look like it could cut my face off.
Weāre not here for the blade itself, though. Sorry, fans of vampires killing Nazis. Weāre here for a user review on the blade from Amazon.
I have been a user of Ninja Forearm Machete Blade Full Tang Knife Swords (NFMBFTKS for short, pron ānif-mib-fit-kisā) for most of my career, and have some that are quite nice. As a professional mercenary and vendor of āblood diamondsā, āblood coffee beansā, āblood Nike knock offsā, and other āconflict-zoneā products, I find myself in need of a good NFMBFTKS regularly.
I was a bit disappointed for several different reasons when this product arrived at my secure compound.
First, this product is sold by a company called āMartial Arts Landā, which is the same name I gave to my home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I wish the company had done more research into other entities who are also using that name before naming their company. The post office had quite a time, seeing as the shipping label read āFrom: Martial Arts Landā and āTo: Martial Arts Landā. I hope they are not the people who have been getting my missing issues of āSoldier of Fortuneā magazine, as the āhelp wantedā section is crucial to my ability to earn a living.
Second, when I saw the description of a āhi-techā strap in the product description, I was fully expecting something computerized and perhaps operated by hydraulic machinery that would maybe shoot spikes into the arm if someone besides the owner attempted to use it. Imagine my disappointment when it was shipped to Martial Arts Land (my secure compound in DRC, not the original shipping company, see how confusing this is getting?) with a simple Velcro strap. There is no failsafe in the weapon as-shipped to prevent an enemy skilled in the use of ninja weapons from taking this particular NFMBFTKS from you and using it against you.
Thirdly, I did not find the handle to be particularly ergonomic. After using this product as intended for approximately 8 hours a day, I have developed ārepetitive ninjitsu stress disorderā in my rotator cuff caused, I believe at least in part, to the lack of adequate wrist support. I saw an occupational health ninja who agreed with my assessment and suggested I spend hours on end standing under an icy water fall in the middle of the woods in the dead of winter doing ninja poses to help it heal.
All in all, I can see myself using this as a back up ninja forearm machete blade full tang knife sword day-to-day, or maybe on light trips to the grocery store or library, but I will not be replacing my primary ninja forearm machete blade full tang knife sword any time soon.
Pro:
Powerful Ninja Weapon
Machete Blade
Full Tang Knife Sword
Con:
Velcro strap not hi-tech
Lack of good ergonomics
Company name āMartial Arts Landā is a problem, as I as my home address is also āMartial Arts Landā
Those NFMBFTKS customers are a discerning lot!