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Mon 31 May, 2010 1:43 pm
Brazil Nut Pommel My Favorite Too
Thanks for sharing your pictures with us. I must say that the Brazil nut pommel captured my fancy and was the main reason I ordered the Reeve due to its it classic Brazil nut pommel. The others seem to be more of a mushroom shape or a teacozy as
oakeshott referred to them. For myself I find that the Brazil Nut pommel makes for a much better handling sword as I can use the hammer hold and use more power while the other shapes of pommel require the handshake hold particularly the Viking and mushroom shaped or near shaped pommels.
From my reading of oakeshott I gathered that this pommel is German in origin and from there even Viking perhaps. By this I mean the mushroom or teacozy with the bottom turned up so as not to interfere with the wrist, the Type A or Type B pommels...anyone else have ideas? As mentioned above I think a hammer hold gives a more secure hold and allows the forearm, wrist, and hand to be held in line for a more powerful downward, oblique striking sword blow. The firmer wrist allows a greater transfer of energy from the forearm than if the wrist used in a flexible whipping action as in a handshake hold. Anyway these are my thoughts in the evolution of the Brazil nut pommel.