Re: [HOE] Two weapons fighting

["Stephan Elsner" <schnabul@freenet.de>]

It also depends on how the sword was made.
It seems paradox, but to my knowledge a steel-sword that is hand-made with
hammer and anvil is a lot stronger and can be made a lot sharper than any
industrial made blade. So you can imagine that the medieval european swords
were wicked weapons that could cut through nearly any material present on
the battlefields of these times (thy WERE sharp). This is also not
overestimated because a sword did cost as much as the average peasant with
his farm earned in one year. Thats why only knights and the nobility had
swords.

ok IŽll stop, donŽt know if you want to know that,
just a bit brainstorming.
greetings, Marshal S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Sulin" <grandmasternilus@hotmail.com>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [HOE] Two weapons fighting


> > >I seem to remember from somewhere that the european swords are
> >actuallynot
> > >all that sharp, and are mainly long bits of metal you hit people with,
> >the
> > >cutting was a by-product.  as a consqeuence of this, I think they were
> > >quite brittle  [snip]
> >
> >Okay, if your character is using an actual antique, then yeah, I would
> >imagine the steel would be brittle.  My assumptions were that the swords
> >were made of modern steel & the like.
> >
> Well depend on the type of sword really.  If you have a Rapier.  Then even
> the most modern forging techniques are going to make them all that much
> stronger.  They are just thin pieces of metal with a sharp point.
>
> As a side note, You never want a sword made out of Stainless Steel.
> Stainless Steel is not as strong as normal steel, nor does it offer the
give
> steel does.  If you made a thin sword like a rapier out of Stainless
Steel,
> you'd be breaking it left and right.
>
> Dan
>
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