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Old July 6th, 2010 #68
ray bateson
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Originally Posted by J. Holmes View Post
There's nothing semantic about it. Advances in lamellar armor were made because it was easy to sever the ties that held the chest piece in place. After a few slashes a man's chest was exposed.

And I'm not sure why you're promoting spears--if you read my last post, you'll see I said swords are impractical. The Japanese didn't usually use swords for war--they used yari(spear) and yumi(bow). The sword was a secondary weapon.

The best thing to do today is carry a knife and learn escrima.
I had to point that out. Saying armor when you mean to say armor lacing is going to be misleading.

Also, unless civilian wear of swords is making a comeback, any discussion of dueling forms is flight of fancy. So why not consider a spear? They're not called "the king of weapons" for nothing.

The last sentence is agreeable, except that I'd include 'large handgun' and substitute 'knife' for 'machete'.