PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago'Swordbreaker' for catching and binding enemy weapons, Qing China, 19th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10
arrow-up198arrow-down1image'Swordbreaker' for catching and binding enemy weapons, Qing China, 19th century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareKomodo Rodeo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoMy impression from the Wiki entry above is that it’s used to break edged weapons via blunt force vs. the more familiar European variant that traps/disarms/bends/snaps blades via torsion. Might be wrong, but it seems that way, at least.
My impression from the Wiki entry above is that it’s used to break edged weapons via blunt force vs. the more familiar European variant that traps/disarms/bends/snaps blades via torsion. Might be wrong, but it seems that way, at least.