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VANDOO · 20th December 2007, 05:03 PM

I AGREE WITH JIM THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THIS HAS ANY RELATION TO THE TUGEE FOR THE REASONS STATED. THEY WERE SAID TO BE PROTECTED BY KALI AND WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT IF THEY FOLLOWED HER RULES THE MAIN ONES WERE NOT TO SPILL THE BLOOD OF THEIR VICTIMS OR TO KILL WOMEN.

I SUSPECT THEY MAY HAVE CARRIED OTHER WEAPONS FOR DEFENSE IF THEY WERE ATTACKED BUT DID NOT USE THEM WHEN THEY INFILTRATED A GROUP AND LULLED THEM INTO TRUSTING THEM BEFORE THEY STRUCK.
A INTERESTING GROUP WHO MURDERED UNTOLD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE OVER A LONG PERIOD. THERE IS A GOOD MOVIE DEALING WITH IT (THE DECIEVERS) STARING PIERCE BRONSON, IT IS WELL DONE WITHOUT OVER DRAMATIZING OR CHANGEING THE HISTORY. I SUSPECT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MADE BY THE CINIMA IN INDIA BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ANY, INDIANA JONES AND THE OLD 1939 GUNGA DIN MOVIE ALSO BORROWED FROM THE TUGEE BUT WERE NOT ACCURATE, BUT GOOD ENTERTAINMENT NONE THE LESS.

THE WEAPON ABOVE WOULD INDEED INVOKE THE EMOTION "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT EVIL LOOKING THING"

WHEN BRANDISHED BUT WOULD NOT BE A VERY GOOD WEAPON. I ASSUME THE BLADES WERE POSITIONED AS DESIRED AND THEN LOCKED IN PLACE BEFORE USE AND DID NOT TURN FREELY. THE TWO BACK FACEING BLADES COULD SERVE TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GRABBING THE HAND AS WELL AS ACTING AS A GAURD THEY WOULD ALSO WORK WELL IF THE THING WAS THROWN AT SOME POINT IN THE FIGHT. IT IS FUN TO TRY AND THINK UP WAYS SOMETHING STRANGE LIKE THIS COULD BE USED. HERES ONE SENARIO WAVE IT AROUND UP HIGH THEN THROW IT DOWN AND PIN THE ENEMYS FOOT TO THE GROUND AND USE THE SWORD IN YOUR OTHER HAND TO FINISH UP. IT COULD BE USED FOR PARRING ALONG WITH A SWORD BUT WITH ALL THOSE BLADES YOU WOULD RUN AN INCREASED RISK OF CUTTING YOURSELF.

20th December 2007, 05:03 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AGREE WITH JIM THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THIS HAS ANY RELATION TO THE TUGEE FOR THE REASONS STATED. THEY WERE SAID TO BE PROTECTED BY KALI AND WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT IF THEY FOLLOWED HER RULES THE MAIN ONES WERE NOT TO SPILL THE BLOOD OF THEIR VICTIMS OR TO KILL WOMEN. I SUSPECT THEY MAY HAVE CARRIED OTHER WEAPONS FOR DEFENSE IF THEY WERE ATTACKED BUT DID NOT USE THEM WHEN THEY INFILTRATED A GROUP AND LULLED THEM INTO TRUSTING THEM BEFORE THEY STRUCK. A INTERESTING GROUP WHO MURDERED UNTOLD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE OVER A LONG PERIOD. THERE IS A GOOD MOVIE DEALING WITH IT (THE DECIEVERS) STARING PIERCE BRONSON, IT IS WELL DONE WITHOUT OVER DRAMATIZING OR CHANGEING THE HISTORY. I SUSPECT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MADE BY THE CINIMA IN INDIA BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ANY, INDIANA JONES AND THE OLD 1939 GUNGA DIN MOVIE ALSO BORROWED FROM THE TUGEE BUT WERE NOT ACCURATE, BUT GOOD ENTERTAINMENT NONE THE LESS. THE WEAPON ABOVE WOULD INDEED INVOKE THE EMOTION "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT EVIL LOOKING THING" WHEN BRANDISHED BUT WOULD NOT BE A VERY GOOD WEAPON. I ASSUME THE BLADES WERE POSITIONED AS DESIRED AND THEN LOCKED IN PLACE BEFORE USE AND DID NOT TURN FREELY. THE TWO BACK FACEING BLADES COULD SERVE TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GRABBING THE HAND AS WELL AS ACTING AS A GAURD THEY WOULD ALSO WORK WELL IF THE THING WAS THROWN AT SOME POINT IN THE FIGHT. IT IS FUN TO TRY AND THINK UP WAYS SOMETHING STRANGE LIKE THIS COULD BE USED. HERES ONE SENARIO WAVE IT AROUND UP HIGH THEN THROW IT DOWN AND PIN THE ENEMYS FOOT TO THE GROUND AND USE THE SWORD IN YOUR OTHER HAND TO FINISH UP. IT COULD BE USED FOR PARRING ALONG WITH A SWORD BUT WITH ALL THOSE BLADES YOU WOULD RUN AN INCREASED RISK OF CUTTING YOURSELF.