![]() The hooked sword may also serve as a climbing tool, now that I think about it. Why pierce armor when you can go around it? Then again, it must really hurt to catch one or two hooks in the back. The weapon looks wicked enough to chase off most aggressors.for all we know that was the original inventor's design all along, to create a fear factor weapon.Ĭomparing the shuang dao to the entire pantheon of CMA weapons (and that's a lot of fucking weapons), it actually seems more benign in nature than most.more of a hurt-you-but-not-necessarily-kill type weapon. The purpose of that may have been less delivering a lethal blow and more intimidating the kinds of people who would threaten the average Qing-era civilian (bandits, etc). The philosophy behind the shuang gou could simply have been two hooks is better than one, and the rounded razor end could be more meant to injure than to pierce and kill.Įven though the DW episode showed the shuang gou as a lethal weapon, I honestly think it may be more of a defensive weapon.which also explains the linking aspect. This was a civ's weapon, likely hooked for the exact reasons the halberd is: to disarm, but without the killing point of the spear. There are plenty of other CMA weapons that do that. Remember this was never a military weapon, so it was probably never intended to penetrate armor. Or last more than 5 minutes before the edge breaks. If the curved end is a razor, how is it supposed to penetrate armor. Like I said earlier, the hook swords are based on actual concepts and could be deadly in the right hands but due to a variety of problems, it could never be utilized in a large enough fashion to become a battlefield weapon. ![]() Shields men and swordsmen can stand side by side but a dude with two swords is gonna be by himself. In a battle, you don't have the space to twirl around or have the swords extended to your left or right without hitting your own guy. Formations - using two swords requires certain amount of space. If you arm even a few hundred soldiers with this weapon, one can only imagine the hours and money spent on maintaining these weapons.ģ. Maintenance - as someone else said earlier in the thread, it would be difficult to sharpen inside the hook. Skill - it's a lot easier to use a halberd or another similar weapon this rings especially true when one considers that most soldiers would only have a limited amount of time to train.Ģ. These hooked swords and dual-wielding had its place, but it was probably never utilized on any battlefield for certain reasons, some that you and others already pointed out.ġ. ![]() Pretty ingenious, but I'll bet the ingenuity is hard to see.I agree with this. So if the shuang gou are meant to be used in pairs, they basically become dual single-handed halberds, one hooks, the other slashes/hooks/stabs (the curved end is still a razor). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |