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Rich · 13th July 2005, 11:23 AM

OK, on a more serious note (why change now) :-)

I wonder why the development of the horsehead pommel?
I can see the purpose of the hook pommel; IMHO it gives
more control of the blade and you can do more "forceful"
cutting with it then with a plain straight pommel.

Perhaps the horsehead design is just an aesthetic
embellishment of the hook pommel? I know little (that's
an understatement) of Finnish culture, but I don't think
of horses as a major component of Finnish culture.

Just wondering? Any thoughts?

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinpic/pommel.jpg

Rich S

13th July 2005, 11:23 AM	#18
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	OK, on a more serious note (why change now) :-) I wonder why the development of the horsehead pommel? I can see the purpose of the hook pommel; IMHO it gives more control of the blade and you can do more "forceful" cutting with it then with a plain straight pommel. Perhaps the horsehead design is just an aesthetic embellishment of the hook pommel? I know little (that's an understatement) of Finnish culture, but I don't think of horses as a major component of Finnish culture. Just wondering? Any thoughts? http://home.earthlink.net/~steinpic/pommel.jpg Rich S Last edited by Rich; 13th July 2005 at 11:47 AM.