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quote from Usagiya
"KISSAKI-MOROHA-ZUKURI
The forward part of the blade is double edged. an example: sword19
A curved blade type is especially called "Kogarasu-maru" style.
"Kogarasu-maru" is a name of one very famous sword in curved kissaki-moroha-zukuri.
It was a treasure of the Taira ...

this may help with Oakeshott's Typology its ben a handy site for me

their is the South Florida Study Group

James

no they Wer trained bow men and thus 80 to 100# might be viable but 260# is unlikely shure if you had a man that could pull it you would have a devastating bow but after 2 or 3 pulls his arms would be rubber you haft to balance accuracy, power, and endurance

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I don't have much archery experience but I do have somand a 260# pull sounds exaggerated to me. Long bows on average have a pull of about 40 to 60#, that is a modern hand made composite long bow not a re curve they can get into 100# range but you haft to be built like a tank to draw it

80# IMO is ...

in a street fight situation I believe you would just deal with it
if you had a scabbard that could be removed easily (ie baldric) you might find time to throw it off but not likely

I'd haft to agree with Jake that most of the time you would probably have time to set aside your scabbard before a ...

my favorite clothing would haft to be no shirt and a kilt I ware allterain(sp) ruining shoos most of the time but occasionally ware thin soled lace up moccasins and ofcors no shoos is an option but not one I'm fond of broken toes hurt

Thanks Jake

I did misunderstand a little, my main reference was to the resizing of the purple heart hilts on the raven wasters

in case any one is interested hears a toxic wood chart http://www.mnwoodturners.com/New%20Member%20Docs/Toxic%20Woods%20Chart.htm


Justin T

hello all this is my first post to this forum hopfuly it is usful in som way

A small warning about purple hart it is a toxic wood and even small splinters have a tendency to fester badly. it cosis a mild allergic reaction in most people and usually only if it gets under your skin
I still love ...