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Originally Posted by David
As for the other question at hand, i admittedly know very little about these swords, but to my untrained eye i cannot see how the hilts on these so-called "dance swords" would be at all practical in a battle situation. Not only is there no cross piece to protect the hand, but also no pommel of any substance to keep the blade from slipping out of the hand in the heat of battle.  |
Salaams David ~ In some ways you are right except of course that the sword never went into battle as it is only a dancing sword... The grip is normally fairly firm and often covered in leather however making it a reasonable grip ... but that does not make it a fighting sword... Never was. I am about to address something interesting on Kattara for comments regarding this general phenomena on the long flexible sword and the old omani battle sword.. regarding the tip.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.