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Rivkin · 14th April 2005, 03:59 PM

I here ye, loud and clear

. I know nothing about indian swords, so I prefer to listen for now, however here is something related to the question - it's understandable why some of the grips are very small, but why there are some classes of swords where the hilt is actually quite comfortable for a big hand:

Hand and a half sword (It was not really designed to be a two handed sword, was not it ?)
Katanas (well, they are two handed, so it's quite ok to use one hand).
Kindjals (you can have a very comfortable kindjal, but shashkas usually do not have a large hilt).

14th April 2005, 03:59 PM	#21
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I here ye, loud and clear . I know nothing about indian swords, so I prefer to listen for now, however here is something related to the question - it's understandable why some of the grips are very small, but why there are some classes of swords where the hilt is actually quite comfortable for a big hand: Hand and a half sword (It was not really designed to be a two handed sword, was not it ?) Katanas (well, they are two handed, so it's quite ok to use one hand). Kindjals (you can have a very comfortable kindjal, but shashkas usually do not have a large hilt).