Peter Johnsson wrote: |
Is this a sword?: I can see why you might wonder about this. It is different from the norm, but there is a whole un-appreciated tradition of single eged swords that are much more than just big knives (even if some are even called "Big Knives": Coltelaccio, Grosse Messer etc)... These are forged and carefully shaped blades, even if they do have a brutish character. A few of these were hilted with very nice hilts exhibiting silver wire inlay. Some blades of this type were really very good examples of skillful blade making incorporating high quality patternwelding. They are different from double edged swords. It is a character and function thing. If you appreciate this type of sword and know how to use it, you would be fearsome to meet across the sie of a ship, on the churned up ground of the battlefield or on the confined space of the holmgång or envig in single combat... |
Hey Peter...
Great Posts, as usual :)
And a great design! :D
I really like the thicker hilt elements and using the Type B... really balances out the blade both visually and (based on the POB) dynamically.
If anyone is interested in seeing a few more of these beasts, there is a recent thread in the Ancient Weapons Forum on SFI.
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53949
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