PugJesus@kbin.social to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.social · 4 months ago'Swordbreaker' parrying dagger for catching and binding enemy swords, Italy, ~1600 ADmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1image'Swordbreaker' parrying dagger for catching and binding enemy swords, Italy, ~1600 ADmedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.social to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.social · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI also saw it as a way to lock their sword for a few seconds. Uncertain how it works in the real world/historically, but in my head, I see it as locking, pulling them in then a quick knife to the throat.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYou would use it with a main sword or cudgel/mace not a second dagger since the sword breaker is a type of parrying dagger.
I also saw it as a way to lock their sword for a few seconds. Uncertain how it works in the real world/historically, but in my head, I see it as locking, pulling them in then a quick knife to the throat.
You would use it with a main sword or cudgel/mace not a second dagger since the sword breaker is a type of parrying dagger.