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I cannot find much info on the internet about this, but looks like it could be true.
![]() http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/...144161,00.html http://www.glocktalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=616661 Guess a cavalry-type weed cutting sword counts as an ethnographic weapon! ![]() Well, Ariel started it with his executioner story..... ![]() |
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Interestingly enough, the executioner says that his sword is old Johar, i.e. made from wootz, and highly praises it for the ability to remain sharp over extended periods of time, something that I also heard many times from wootz makers.
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Well, I think that maybe you are in the wrong thread Rivkin. I wonder what "wootz" means in Mexican? Maybe that was what he said when he swung his fantasy looking sword at the robber? ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Wootz, schmootz..... ![]() |
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Right Ariel, It all comes down to "courage and determination." And cojones! In my book a guy who swings a sword at a guy to just beat him up --- and left him semi-conscious --- ranks a lot higher in my book than a guy with a great sword who executes and mutilates people who can't fight back. |
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I watched the clip with an executioner. His swords look like nickel-plated, I doubt they are really wootz. I think he may use Johar simply as synonymous to "good".
I do not know the details that well, but I think the amputations of hands (for stealing) are conducted from up to down, beheadings are conducted something like "from the shoulder" - up to down combined with right to left, basically you behead a semi-sitting person. I never seen an amputation of leg and arm, I think this is reserved for those who join kafir in fighting muslims, attack islam and so on, but there are most likely far more knowledgeble people on the subject. It is _rare_, and I do not know how it works. |
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Guys:
The "executioner" thread was closed for a reason. Let's not revisit that subject and have to close this one too. Ian. |
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I must totally agree with Ian on this!
While it is obvious that the weapons we study have very sinister practical application, I know that personally I have distinct disdain for focus on the gore of actual use. Clearly at times we must work at understanding the dynamics of martial application and fencing etc. but graphic discussion of the end result seems distasteful. I hope we can stay focused on the structural and decorative development of the weapons, which is the key focus of study here, in my opinion. Respectfully, Jim |
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