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| Group I, including Types X-XIV, consists of swords designed primarily to oppose mail. They typically feature wide, flat blades with lenticular cross-sections optimized for heavy-duty cutting. |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding was the only ways to get through mail was either a dedicated piercing weapon popping open a link as it is thrust through, or serious blunt force. So, wouldn't Oakeshott Group I be dedicated to dealing with textile armor, and not ring mail?