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ariel · 7th February 2009, 01:48 AM

I do not think so: it looks like a kind of scythe. Must have been swung widely, to slash through anything in its way: a Grim Reaper, if you like.
If so, the rest ( kris-type "luks", blade with a fuller etc) was just for show.
In the medieval Europe, scythe blades were mounted vertically on a long handle, making them a formidable peasant weapon.

7th February 2009, 01:48 AM	#25
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I do not think so: it looks like a kind of scythe. Must have been swung widely, to slash through anything in its way: a Grim Reaper, if you like. If so, the rest ( kris-type "luks", blade with a fuller etc) was just for show. In the medieval Europe, scythe blades were mounted vertically on a long handle, making them a formidable peasant weapon.