I have a left leg amputation that I'v had since birth and do sword fighting in a reenactment group portraying the yeomen of the guard.
I fight with a broadsword and a pair of period looking crutches that Iv had specially made for me. I'v been talking to a number of people about having some sort of attachment or shield as part of the crutches. You can click on the link below to see pictures of me fighting :D
http://www.stamaria.com/shared/yeomen/pages/t...page3.html
http://flickr.com/photos/eatingmywords/292350...827823078/
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http://flickr.com/photos/eatingmywords/292359...827823078/
http://flickr.com/photos/eatingmywords/292445...827823078/
But would people have done that? Would they have adapted in order to fight? Or would they have just called it quits?
The captain of my group tells me they would have fought with a disability like mine, but I haven't found anything.

