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16th May 2021, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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So Jim, as you confirm, semantics are not the issue. And you are putting in many words what i have just said in a short clumsy way
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16th May 2021, 11:10 PM
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Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
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Not at all, what I meant was that semantically the author of the 1656 inventory was describing the sword/item in question as a cutlass, his choice of term, but he might have been describing any number of weapons of the time used in a cutting or chopping manner. Unfortunately there is no illustration for us to know exactly what he meant, but semantically presume it is our perception of a 'cutlass'. Words can be confounding and often confusing, which is why I, as you often note, use more words to try to qualify what I am saying. |
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