[ariel]

Originally Posted by katana

Hi Jim ,
we had a interesting sword posted by Ariel a while ago.... which seemed to be specifically aimed at injurying horses and was a common tactic employed in battle.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=hamstring

All the best
David

Yes, I remember it. Artzi restored it a bit and currently it is in a collection in Israel, recently published in a "private collection book". It appears to be Spanish.
Still, battle is such an intense environment, that carrying different, very heavy and unwieldy weapons for a specific task that may or may not occur .... doesn't sound like a great idea.
Remember Monty Python's How To Defend Yourself Against A Man Armed With A Banana ( cucumber, asparagus etc)?