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tom hyle · 7th July 2011, 02:05 AM

I think it's original.
Not because I can say a reason to do it, but because I've seen it before on Spainish swords and daggers, and because it resembles the way the upcurved rear quillon of a kris and some other swords (kampilan for instance) molds against the swell of the hand between thumb and palm.

7th July 2011, 02:05 AM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	I think it's original. Not because I can say a reason to do it, but because I've seen it before on Spainish swords and daggers, and because it resembles the way the upcurved rear quillon of a kris and some other swords (kampilan for instance) molds against the swell of the hand between thumb and palm.