Posts: 12 Location: Sweden, close to Gothenburg.
Sun 09 Nov, 2014 12:58 pm
Fiore's Sword Axe.
"This sword is equally a sword and an axe. It should not have a sharp edge from the guard up to 6 inches from the point; its point should be sharp and its sharp edge should be about 6 inches in length. The small rondel under the hilt should be able to glide to about 6 inches from the point, but not beyond that. The hilt should be well tempered and sharp, and the pommel nice and heavy. All points must be well tempered and absolutely sharp. The front of the sword should be as heavy as the back; weight should be between *4 and 6 pounds* depending on how tall and strong the man bearing it is."
A weapon that seems to be the invention of Fiore himself, featured in two of his treatises, a weapon that combines longsword and pollaxe.
Has this been illustrated somewhere else than in treatises of Fiore, has a copy of it ever been found, or has it ever been replicated?
What are your theories regarding it?
Hope I'm not overstepping myself by creating another thread so quickly, and I really hope image uploading works from my phone.
Thank you all on beforehand. :)
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