Shamshir Hooking Thrust?

wolviex · 9th January 2007, 07:53 AM

I'm not expert too but I have few thoughts.

I tried to look at some miniatures where we can see shamshir in use and I couldn't find hooking thrust on any of them - but these were only few miniatures and it doesn't make a case!

I think that nobody will claim you can't use this weapon for such hooking thrust. But please answer few questions:
- which blows are more efficient?
- which blows are easier to make?

and you'll have an answer what for the weapon was intended.

Well, you can always use (for example) a small-sword for cuts althought it was intended to thrust, and any weapon has many ways of use, but the only one is the best

, I think.

But your video looks quite convincingly

9th January 2007, 07:53 AM	#7
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	I'm not expert too but I have few thoughts. I tried to look at some miniatures where we can see shamshir in use and I couldn't find hooking thrust on any of them - but these were only few miniatures and it doesn't make a case! I think that nobody will claim you can't use this weapon for such hooking thrust. But please answer few questions: - which blows are more efficient? - which blows are easier to make? and you'll have an answer what for the weapon was intended. Well, you can always use (for example) a small-sword for cuts althought it was intended to thrust, and any weapon has many ways of use, but the only one is the best , I think. But your video looks quite convincingly