Ten weirdest blades on the planet?

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by fearn

Glad you're enjoying this Miguel. I'm interested in seeing what pops up next.

Thanks, too. The pleasure is mine.

And so that I don't unwittingly throw a curved ball next time, let me please tell you in advance my next query: "What would be the 10 weirdest blades in other planets?"

Originally Posted by ariel

Please look at my avatar: the Laz Bichaq. You cannot align the blade with its supposed target ( the enemy), but the bifurcated , humongous horn pommel will sure as hell gouge you own eyes. Also, the size of the scabbard prevents you from bending, turning around or tucking a functional knife ( just in case!!!) under the belt. Beautifully exotic and nigh useless ...

Thanks Ariel, and that's the reason why I've always enjoyed the earlier thread on this strange sword.

The way you described it, I'm beginning to think their traditional enemy must have surreptitiously designed the sword for them!

Levity aside and moving on, the Aztecs' wooden sword or club is not a blade but is a weapon nonetheless. They're wooden precisely because they were designed not to kill.

Which leads me to my next point -- on the one hand sometimes we can only scratch our heads every time we see a strange weapon with seemingly useless features.

On the other hand we know that these folks were not stupid (and forumites certainly have the highest respects for these warriors of old).

And so that's the reason why I find this topic very interesting ... it makes us leave our old assumptions and forces us to think out of the box.

Just my two cents ... and thanks again to all!