Shamshir Hooking Thrust?

ShayanMirza · 9th January 2007, 05:36 PM

Well said regarding ability vs. purpose, Wolviex! Certainly for more deeply curved shamshirs, stabbing would be possible but not desirable. However, many shamshirs have the yelman/false edge, demonstrating that they were not only able to thrust, but in some measure intended and expected to.

Which miniatures did you look at? Finally someone who has sword miniatures! I've been waiting since my first post for this!

wolviex · 9th January 2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ShayanMirza

Which miniatures did you look at? Finally someone who has sword miniatures! I've been waiting since my first post for this!

Not many of them anyway - these were just few from Persia and India, 18th c. I suppose, but nothing new, eveything printed already in books. I would post something here if there was anything about thrusting but posting pictures with known blows is no point for this thread, I suppose. So let's search such miniatures!

9th January 2007, 05:36 PM	#1
ShayanMirza Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlottesville Posts: 25	Well said regarding ability vs. purpose, Wolviex! Certainly for more deeply curved shamshirs, stabbing would be possible but not desirable. However, many shamshirs have the yelman/false edge, demonstrating that they were not only able to thrust, but in some measure intended and expected to. Which miniatures did you look at? Finally someone who has sword miniatures! I've been waiting since my first post for this!