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To: woodbutcher1963

That fictitious fellow wielded a two-handed broadsword, IIRC.

This looks like a one-handed sword.

Not much less lethal, though, probably.


20 posted on 06/16/2023 7:26:21 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: one guy in new jersey

Most of the bronze age swords were short swords. Bronze was not strong enough to make blades as long as later iron swords. I have three bronze age short swords, two metal handles and one tang mount that probably had a wooden handle. The two metal handles are about 16 inches overall and the tang mount is 17 inches from tang to tip so I estimate it would have been just over 20 inches overall with a wood handle.


34 posted on 06/16/2023 7:44:26 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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