Such a blade is very effective in the cut.The outer third of the blade is further lightened by a false edge resulting in a blade that is surprisingly responsive and quick in the recovery. The cross section geometry of the blade is a lean and slim triangle, allowing a stiff spine and an acute angle of the main bevel. The dynamic balance and heft of this weapon arrives almost exclusively from the distribution of mass in the blade and tang. Because of overall size and shape the blade can be made surprisingly quick in handling even without any real mass in the pommel to act as counterbalance.
Named for the common soldier, the Soldat is inspired by the classic shape of the Grosse Messer seen in German fencing manuals of the 15th and 16th centuries.Īt first glance it may seem an unassuming and somewhat crude weapon, but the blade is a simple, effective design with a subtlety that is easily overlooked. Messer literally means knife and these swords were essentially larger versions of defense and utility knives commons utilized. For defence and war, Germanic commoners and nobles alike would use the Messer / Grossemesser (a single-hand, single edged sword with a wide blade) and the Kriegsmesser ( a larger two-handed version).
Instead the common big war-knife saw a development of its own. In German speaking areas, the Falchion did not reach the same popularity as elsewhere in Europe.
0 kommentar(er)
