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Matt Splatt · 1st November 2007, 09:15 AM

Hi Tim, you have some really beautiful swords there. I love these mambeli. I have always been unsatisfied by the idea that they were used to pull aside an opponents shield. I have a couple that feel like real battle weapons but they are far more simple than yours. I believe these are Boa but please correct me if I am wrong. These are both very sharp.
Could these have been used to trap a spear shaft against your shield, then pushing the shield forward use the mambeli as a fulcrum to bend the spearhead or break the shaft? Anyway it's just a thought.

1st November 2007, 09:15 AM	#3
Matt Splatt Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 31	Hi Tim, you have some really beautiful swords there. I love these mambeli. I have always been unsatisfied by the idea that they were used to pull aside an opponents shield. I have a couple that feel like real battle weapons but they are far more simple than yours. I believe these are Boa but please correct me if I am wrong. These are both very sharp. Could these have been used to trap a spear shaft against your shield, then pushing the shield forward use the mambeli as a fulcrum to bend the spearhead or break the shaft? Anyway it's just a thought. Attached Images Last edited by Matt Splatt; 1st November 2007 at 09:33 AM.