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Old 04-20-2006, 10:43 PM
Jonathan Gage Jonathan Gage is offline
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Dodd, I hope you stay around for awhile, your hands on experiences would be great to tap into...how fast do those knuckles heal?

Hammer, when doing the cross draw carry for a single edged weapon like the seax, would it be a little slower to use as a weapon if it was carried blade up? Or do you think it would be the same?

Drac, the weight thing is something to be considered, thanks. (Of course there were pattern welded long swords carried around since the 5th- 6th centuries, and I am sure they were not used to chop wood. So weapons were carried around that were not also used as a tool. But again, if someone had a sword as grand as that, they probably had someone to carry it for them too)


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