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Thanks John, that was very helpful, I should probbaly buy that book when it comes out.
Thats very true about how only latly have people really put alot of time into classifications of swords. ARMA has a few articles with that mentioned. And I have been telling people that very thing, specially when ...

Ok, that clears things up for me, thanks

Yes, that what I meant when i was asking, do all bastard swords need to have the triangular profile to be called a bastard sword?
For instance, how about the MacLeod sword from the first Highlander movie.
http://www.replix-online.com/filmschwerter/macleodmain.jpg
that one seems ...

Thanks for the info, but it leads to more questions.
Do all bastard sword need to have a triangular blade to be called a bastard sword? The one sword i am really looking to purchase is the Del Tin Gothic bastard sword.

Hello everyone,
I'll keep this simple. I collect swords whenever I can, and used to be a huge fan of the katana. But after reading some incredible books and doing some research, I have come to really appreciate the bastard sword.
However, the more I look around and ask people, the more confused I ...