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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2007 17:31:33 GMT
Well I admit this thread isn't quite about swords, but their sidekick- the dagger. One day, as I browsed through the House of Knives Store - a sine qua non of mall time, I fell into a discussion with the sales rep in the sword department ( which is their whole back wall-there is a lot of stuff). Thanks to the knowledge imparted by Paul Southren and you guys here, I quickly made a good impression and after examining a few blades, he pulled me over to the dagger corner. From the wall he plucked a main gauche- the primary weapon of the rapier days- and asked me how to hold it. His confusion stemmed from the fact that this pointy little thing had a ring guard. Did the index finger go inside? Perhaps the thumb? Was it simply a case of an undersized sword blinging it out a little, perhaps to compensate for his feelings of inadequacy beside all those mighty katanas? Flipping it around a bit, I concluded that the ring guard was an extension fo the quillions- crossbars that is, and prevented a quick cut from removing all of your fingers. But I was not quite convinced (I mean, I'm no blademaster-what do I know about this sort of thing?) so I recommended him to this place. Does anybody know anything about this? What is that ring really for? Thank you in advance to all future posts, and I hope this is the right palce to put it.
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Post by rammstein on Aug 2, 2007 17:42:19 GMT
I'm not aware of there being a finger ring on a main gauche. Unless you mean one like this (pardon the description, this is the best I can do)
Hold the main gauche verticly looking at it so you can see the flat of the blade, handle, and quillions (i.e. mug shot, not profile). is there a ring coving out of the quillion that comes out perpendicular (horizontal) to the blade? If this is what you're talknig about, that's just for protection, I believe.
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Post by septofclansinclair on Aug 2, 2007 18:55:03 GMT
Having taken lessons, the Main Gauche is often held with the blade horizontal to the ground, unlike you would expect. The grip is quite different, and it's not unusual for someone without experience to find the proper holding method counter-intuitive or even uncomfortable. If a finger guard seems like it's in a weird spot, it probably means you need to adjust your grip. Not meant as a criticism!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2007 17:56:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2007 17:57:15 GMT
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