A straight blade or a curved one?

manicdj · 2nd February 2006, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

A lot of good and bad things can be said about straight blades, as well as about curved blades, it all ends up, in which way the sword was intended to be used.

I don’t know if my theory is correct, so please correct me if it is not, but it seems to me that a straight sword, although good for stabbing, when it was used for chopping the impact must have given quite a chock to the hand and to the arm. Whereas a curved sword, with its cut and draw, would give a far lesser impact force, which would have been good for the hand and arm.

Does any of you have any experience with the two kinds of blades?

I have had a little exp. with both only as a hobbie. in the spirit of pounding the heck out of A hay-stack I had to much fun to notice the dif.

manicdj · 2nd February 2006, 08:59 PM

I like both, they are both fun when pounding the heck out of hay-stack

Tim Simmons · 2nd February 2006, 09:05 PM

I have to agree

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manicdj Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 18	from straight to cuve? I like both, they are both fun when pounding the heck out of hay-stack

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Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,937	I have to agree