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'Swordbreaker' parrying dagger for catching and binding enemy swords, Italy, ~1600 AD (media.kbin.social)
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[–] teft 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These are used all the way up to broadswords. You use them to entangle and then wrench the blade away from your opponent. A lot of times they’re used with a cudgel in the other hand, not a sword.

[–] cynar 1 points 4 months ago

Oh agreed that various sword breakers exist (ed) this particular one is designed for dealing with narrow stabbing blades. A broad sword, or similar would simply overwhelm it. This is a mugger's weapon, designed to deal with a "gentleman" sword, not a war sword.