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Alton Storey
Location: Bavaria, Germany Joined: 28 Jul 2016
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 Posted: Fri 02 Feb, 2018 2:11 pm Post subject: Was Oakeshott Group I actually made for mail. |
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I was looking back at some basic information on the Oakeshott topology and read something that didn't really make much sense:
| Quote: | | 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?
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. -- George Orwell
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Mart Shearer
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Alton Storey
Location: Bavaria, Germany Joined: 28 Jul 2016
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| Posted: Sat 03 Feb, 2018 10:42 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, that was kind of what I was thinking.
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. -- George Orwell
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