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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 17, 2021 11:26:35 GMT
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 17, 2021 12:01:39 GMT
Yup, a bit like a katana, which also has a relative short but sturdy blade and a longer handle.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 17, 2021 13:25:10 GMT
The parallel edges, the not-diamond cross section and the short rounded tip are typical XIII. Tbh it looks a bit like an executioner sword.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 18, 2021 4:37:58 GMT
Not a single historic sword was made to match the Oakeshott or another typology, the typologies were made to describe swords. But if so many antique swords of a certain design were found that they are considered a "type" it means they obviously worked. And esp. the Oakeshott typology shows, how the development of armor and other things change the way a sword has to be made to work. Swords for cutting through fabric clothes. Bigger swords for cutting through fabric armor and hurting mail wearers. Thrusting orientated swords for piercing through mail and plate gaps. Single hand swords because you need a shield. Two handed swords because you don't need a shield with plate. And combinations.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 18, 2021 5:46:00 GMT
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