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Rapier and smallsword,were both thrusting sword and lack of cutting capicity. Rapier was not good and suitable in war for infantries.but the smallsword had ever been used in war for infantry and it seemed that small sword suitable for using in war? ther were both thrusting sword,but why rapier not s...

I want to know the swordsmanship about the estoc sword which designed for thrusting the enemy with plate armour.
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Was there any techniques like halfswording in any swordsmanships of side sword,armingsword?

As you know,there is a very important techniques of longsword is half swording,grabing the blade as a shot spike of long war hammer.

But I have never seen any one use this techniques on arming sword,side sword,rapier and any other single handed sword?Why????

Am I wrong?

"In renaissance,so many soldiers used cut and thrust sword in war,not armingsword." Armor was heavier and more prevalent when the arming sword was more common. Firearms reduced the effectiveness (and use) of armor. So you could use a C&T sword more effectively on a 1550 battlefield th...

They both certainly have a lot in common, but later cut & thrust swords tended to be longer and narrower than earlier arming swords and were optimized for better thrusting capability, so they do handle a little differently. A longer sword doesn't turn around for a cut as fast as a shorter one, ...

The medieval armingsword and renaissance cut and thrust sword are both one handed sword.I wonder that if there are any differnces between the swordsmanship about medieval armingsword and swordsmanship of renaissace cut and thrust sword? Were the swordsmanhip nearly both same? :roll: :roll: :?: :?:

That blade is not as narrow as the guard on it makes it look. It looks wide enough to be a competent and durable cutting blade suitable for military use, similar to this one: http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/nextgen/sword-medieval-machiavelli-xix.htm The broad guard makes it look more rap...

The Arms & Armor has an saxon military sword the ues in swiss for war? But I can not believe the how such a narrow blade can be uesd in battlefield? Pictures http://www.myarmoury.com/swor_aa_sax.html http://www.armor.com/images/sword135b.jpg http://www.tritonworks.com/reviews?content=reviews&...

Was cut and thrust sword to be only used with medieval arming swords way?

I have never found the way of using with a side sword.

In RENAISSANCE of european, What way was the side sword be used with?

Is there any one ever both handled the real historical rapiers and hanwei cup hilt rapier?What do you think of hanwei taza rapier?Is the blade not as stiff as historical rapiers?

1.Were bastard sword belong to long sword?

2.What methods did the bastard sword ever used in history?

3.Can it be used with the way of arming sword then you were use it by single hand?

4.Is there any methods onlu used for bastard sword,not long sword?

http://www.kultofathena.com/images/PC2004_l.jpg http://www.kultofathena.com/images/SH2004N_l.jpg Looking at the blade of the sword,is it too narrow to go to the battle fiield for onfoot infantry using?Just like rapiers? How to use Mortuary Hilt Sword when you were fighting on foot? Is this belong to...