Cold Steel’s Plastic Parrying Dagger.I got this as a cheap loaner. I haven’t used this,

Cold Steel’s Plastic Parrying Dagger.

I got this as a cheap loaner. I haven’t used this, yet, but Cold Steel’s plastic seems to be able to stand up to a lot.

It has some flex, but is still pretty stiff; Stiffer, than kind, in the thrust.

The guard is pretty chunky, as expected. I am not a big fan of how the quillons branch out laterally to the flat of the blade. I would have at least liked an s-shaped guard.

The part I like least about it is the handle. In addition to it being thick, the texture doesn’t make sense to me.