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CharlesS · 25th November 2017, 10:00 PM

Many of the sickle swords had the function of going around the enormous shields of the various peoples of the region. Eventually, they became status symbols. Some of the heavier Ngombe/Ngbandi ones were even used as executioner's swords I believe.

25th November 2017, 10:00 PM	#12
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Many of the sickle swords had the function of going around the enormous shields of the various peoples of the region. Eventually, they became status symbols. Some of the heavier Ngombe/Ngbandi ones were even used as executioner's swords I believe.