Angola sword - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

18th January 2020, 08:09 PM

bvieira

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Edster

Question: why would the bladesmith cut the relatively deep and sharp notches at the ricasso? It seems to me that they create points of stress concentration and invite the blade to break with a heavy strike. Did the notches serve another purpose?

Thanks,
Ed

Hello Edster,

Maybe the blade was from another older sword ?

Regards,

Bruno

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