| Peter Johnsson wrote: |
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Swords made today for sparring is a perfect example. You have to make adjustments in the shape, if the sword is to be safe to use. The traditional forms are deadly and that is something we may not always want to mimic too closely. But after these adjustments it is no longer meaningful to define the sword according to the Oakeshott system. A training sword may be made to mimic the heft and feel of a certain type, but that is as close as we can hope to get with a training sword. |
Definitely agree with you Peter. For example I look at Albion's Liechtenauer and see elements of Oakeshott Type X, XVIII and XIV in it due to it's long fuller. It's a great sword but nothing I would want to classify using Oakeshott's system. It's design is meant to be useful for training and sparing and not to slavishly follow a "type" of sword.