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K J Seago
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Posted: Fri 22 Jan, 2010 6:05 am Post subject: does anyone have any info on the use of sword pyramids? |
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i have seen a few pictures in the past of utilising sword pyramids, but am still not certain as to pthe practicallity of their use, there is one seemigly impractical useage on a templ sword on here somewhere and a picture from a book which seems more reasonable to me, but does anyone else have anything?
p.s. heres the pic from the book
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Artis Aboltins
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Posted: Fri 22 Jan, 2010 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Well those seem to be mainly decorative to me, to make the attachment part nicer?
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Sean Flynt
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Posted: Fri 22 Jan, 2010 7:02 am Post subject: |
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There appears to be something similar in use on some smaller late medieval German scabbards. The suspension appears to be a single, continuous strap just below a riser at the mouth of the scabbard. It would be logical and simple to pass the strap through one of the long, bar-like buckles shown in those drawings, place the scabbard through the resulting loop and slide the buckle down tight against the back of the scabbard. A piece of leather in the same shape would work at least as well, if not better, so few would survive. I'm not sure what use the pyramids would be--hard to tell from the diagram.
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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K J Seago
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Posted: Fri 22 Jan, 2010 8:43 am Post subject: |
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i've had no luck in finding any more on the subjuect but i have found a sword which looks like it is well due the shining adornments that are those pyramids, anyone interested in the pyramids should love this!
http://www.die-bajuwaren.de/Spatha09.htm
just another student of an interesting subject,
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