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Interesting Facts & Information About Swords
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Posted on 05/04/2009 12:20:16 PM PDT by Notoriously Conservative
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To: Joe 6-pack
There was a lot of debate as to whether it was better to cut from horseback (thus a curved blade) or use the weight of the charge to simply thrust through (thus a straight blade). Patton was an advocate of the latter tactic. The idea was that it took more accuracy to slice as you rode by than it did to simply present the point, and then let the forward momentum run the guy through and pull the blade out as you passed.
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posted on
05/05/2009 12:06:24 PM PDT
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LexBaird
(Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
To: Joe 6-pack
Thanks for the neat pictures Joe 6-pack.
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posted on
05/05/2009 12:16:03 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: LexBaird
“The idea was that it took more accuracy to slice as you rode by than it did to simply present the point, and then let the forward momentum run the guy through and pull the blade out as you passed.”
The difficulty in pulling the blade out was why cavalry sabers were curved in the first place.
And it really doesn’t take a lot of skill to learn basic cuts.
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posted on
05/05/2009 4:32:23 PM PDT
by
dsc
(A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.)
To: clee1
"Never bring a sword to an assault-rifle fight."
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posted on
05/06/2009 3:07:02 AM PDT
by
Godebert
To: Godebert
However, I guess you could bring both...
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posted on
05/06/2009 3:29:54 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: tbw2
I read that the gangs and general yobs of Britain, especially in Scotland began carrying short swords a few years ago.
They became a problem and recent legislation forfids anyone from carrying one.
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posted on
05/06/2009 8:12:28 AM PDT
by
wildbill
( The reason you're so jealous is that the voices talk only to me.)
To: Dead Corpse
Swords, knives, rifles, pencils, sharp rocks, broken glass, M-134D, industrial lasers... Wot about point 'ead sticks?
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posted on
05/06/2009 9:14:48 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(AAAAAAH!!! I'm covered in BEES!)
To: dsc
Personally, I don’t have an opinion, since I’ve not used either method on horseback. I’m just relating what the argument was. Not much call for either technique these days.
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posted on
05/06/2009 1:01:50 PM PDT
by
LexBaird
(Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
To: LexBaird
“Not much call for either technique these days.”
Not since Winston Churchill was a young man, it seems.
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posted on
05/07/2009 5:40:40 AM PDT
by
dsc
(A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.)
To: Notoriously Conservative
I have a WWII NCO-issue katana as last-ditch backup weapon for home defense. No flash, no loud noises, and it won't penetrate walls across the street from me. It also never needs reloaded. No, it won't cut through a tank, despite postings to that effect... unless it's a very small tank, anyway. ;)
OS
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posted on
05/07/2009 6:49:33 AM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
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