A straight blade or a curved one?

Jens Nordlunde · 2nd February 2006, 06:23 PM

A lot of good and bad things can be said about straight blades, as well as about curved blades, it all ends up, in which way the sword was intended to be used.

I don’t know if my theory is correct, so please correct me if it is not, but it seems to me that a straight sword, although good for stabbing, when it was used for chopping the impact must have given quite a chock to the hand and to the arm. Whereas a curved sword, with its cut and draw, would give a far lesser impact force, which would have been good for the hand and arm.

Does any of you have any experience with the two kinds of blades?

2nd February 2006, 06:23 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	A straight blade or a curved one? A lot of good and bad things can be said about straight blades, as well as about curved blades, it all ends up, in which way the sword was intended to be used. I don’t know if my theory is correct, so please correct me if it is not, but it seems to me that a straight sword, although good for stabbing, when it was used for chopping the impact must have given quite a chock to the hand and to the arm. Whereas a curved sword, with its cut and draw, would give a far lesser impact force, which would have been good for the hand and arm. Does any of you have any experience with the two kinds of blades?