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waisted blade - reasons?
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06-29-2016, 02:30 PM
Hi there,

Going to vlog about the gladius and part of this involves (I hope) a discussion on the waisted blade. I consider that it allows for more punch to a thrusting blow, particularly in the case of the Pompeii blade. Any thoughts on this or suggestions as to what advantages it gave?
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waisted blade - reasons? - by scamander - 06-29-2016, 02:30 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Bryan - 06-29-2016, 04:22 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by scamander - 06-30-2016, 07:45 AM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-30-2016, 02:26 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Luka Borščak - 07-01-2016, 01:21 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by XorX - 07-02-2016, 07:24 AM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Fabricius Carbo - 07-02-2016, 12:14 PM

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