Ten weirdest blades on the planet?

Gavin Nugent · 30th May 2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by freebooter

Yep, the only thing strange about the link was me posting it, the correct link is up there now....thanks

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Originally Posted by freebooter

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=naga

Got that one covered Royston, I added your posting earlier, a very nice piece by the way.
I was out bid on one recently, certainly something I wish to add to my personal armoury.

Gav

ariel · 30th May 2009, 07:48 PM

Sorry, boys, no cigar.
Yours are functional: the shield more or less so, but the dao can be used with no problems.
Just imagine how to use my example! It is truly weird!

fearn · 31st May 2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Sorry, boys, no cigar.
Yours are functional: the shield more or less so, but the dao can be used with no problems.
Just imagine how to use my example! It is truly weird!

Hi Ariel,

You might want to re-read the first entry in this thread:

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Second point: let's limit this to "standard" weapons, by which I mean that we should focus on blades associated with particular groups and built for particular reasons, rather than one-off pieces of art that are both goofy and non-functional.

So, what standard is that cheese knife from hell that you showed? Does it even have a name

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CourseEight · 31st May 2009, 02:17 PM

I have one, and also Oriental-Arms recently sold one:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2957

A "Zulfikar Sousson Pata" maybe?

Gavin Nugent · 31st May 2009, 02:46 PM

Guys, off topic, though still within the parametres of the discussion, What is the correct spelling of the Sousson Pata?
I only ask as I have recently added a superb early example to my personal collection.
Is it Sousson Pata or Sosun Patta?

Thanks

Gav

CourseEight · 31st May 2009, 03:52 PM

Elgood actually spells it "Sosan Pattah"

I think since it's not a word originally written in our alphabet, it's more a question of phonetics than anything else.

fearn · 31st May 2009, 07:15 PM

Works for me. Since it's probably not an over-sized cheese knife, does it have a known function (social or otherwise), or is it one of those weapons that (to paraphrase Pratchett) is designed to be seen, rather than used?

BTW, I think the lantern shield falls into that category. Aside from the fact that it's a left handed weapon in a right-handed milieu, can you image trying to stab someone with a blade that comes off your elbow at a 15 degree angle to your arm, while trying not to spill hot lantern oil over your forearm, while said lantern is shining light 90 degrees away from your target? Functional is not the word here.

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31st May 2009, 02:17 PM	#4
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	I have one, and also Oriental-Arms recently sold one: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2957 A "Zulfikar Sousson Pata" maybe? Attached Images

31st May 2009, 02:46 PM	#5
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Off topic Guys, off topic, though still within the parametres of the discussion, What is the correct spelling of the Sousson Pata? I only ask as I have recently added a superb early example to my personal collection. Is it Sousson Pata or Sosun Patta? Thanks Gav

30th May 2009, 07:48 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Sorry, boys, no cigar. Yours are functional: the shield more or less so, but the dao can be used with no problems. Just imagine how to use my example! It is truly weird!

31st May 2009, 03:52 PM	#6
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	Elgood actually spells it "Sosan Pattah" I think since it's not a word originally written in our alphabet, it's more a question of phonetics than anything else.

31st May 2009, 07:15 PM	#7
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Works for me. Since it's probably not an over-sized cheese knife, does it have a known function (social or otherwise), or is it one of those weapons that (to paraphrase Pratchett) is designed to be seen, rather than used? BTW, I think the lantern shield falls into that category. Aside from the fact that it's a left handed weapon in a right-handed milieu, can you image trying to stab someone with a blade that comes off your elbow at a 15 degree angle to your arm, while trying not to spill hot lantern oil over your forearm, while said lantern is shining light 90 degrees away from your target? Functional is not the word here. F