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Old 10th May 2005, 04:35 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by ham
As for disk pommels, it seems likely they are the result of necessity, as is that of the tulwar-- the sword is used in a drawcut, hence the hand required backing.

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Ham
Hi ham. I think this is very interesting. Is it really so much a function of backing the hand as it is ergonomically facilitating the draw?
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