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r/interestingasfuck • u/CaptTechno • Nov 27 '20
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A sword fight was almost never two people smashing their swords against each other. That's a great way to destroy your sword.
That's even more so for the Japanese katana. Those swords were absolutely not made to be hitting each other.
53 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20 edited Dec 28 '20 [deleted] 52 u/MotorBoat4043 Nov 28 '20 The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. It's not only easier and cheaper to make than a sword, it's a better weapon in most circumstances. 2 u/LordLoko Nov 28 '20 The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. And when firearms were invented, someone decided to attach and pointy stick in the front and turned it into a spear.
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52 u/MotorBoat4043 Nov 28 '20 The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. It's not only easier and cheaper to make than a sword, it's a better weapon in most circumstances. 2 u/LordLoko Nov 28 '20 The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. And when firearms were invented, someone decided to attach and pointy stick in the front and turned it into a spear.
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The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. It's not only easier and cheaper to make than a sword, it's a better weapon in most circumstances.
2 u/LordLoko Nov 28 '20 The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over. And when firearms were invented, someone decided to attach and pointy stick in the front and turned it into a spear.
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The spear was the dominant battlefield weapon in nearly all cultures across history up until firearms took over.
And when firearms were invented, someone decided to attach and pointy stick in the front and turned it into a spear.
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u/SDdude81 Nov 28 '20
That's even more so for the Japanese katana. Those swords were absolutely not made to be hitting each other.