left hand sword - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

14th October 2008, 01:38 PM

fernando

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

... Is this called a "left hand" sword because it was used as a parry weapon? If so what makes a parry weapon/sword different from a main sword?

How long would the blade be ?
None of the pictures shows the entire piece.
Could it be that clockwork called it sword in the generic sense, but maybe refering to a left hand dagger ?

Fernando

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