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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde
...when it was used for chopping the impact must have given quite a chock to the hand and to the arm. ...
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All knife and sword blades have a point of precussion somwehere along the blade. It is the point at which the sword mass is centered, and where the maximum amount of force will be transferred. I would suggest that a skilled user would be trained to deliver powerful blows with that portion of the blade; and, as long as the point of impact occurs there, the vibration and shock transmitted to the user would be minimal.
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