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

I believe this was more of a niche item than something that was actually used

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

It does seem to work as intended, though going for a regular buckler is probably a safer bet.