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Old 31st December 2017, 04:36 PM   #10
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Default Protection buttons ... or pitones for Spaniards
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Originally Posted by kronckew
... It did seem to offer a bit more protection to the second joint on my finger in a parry.
I take it that there must be a more "convincing" explanation. In some cases these buttons existed in both hilt sides.


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