Why Bladed Weapons Continued Being Developed By Modern World Armies & Navies

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Why did late-19th and 20th century military and navy organisations continue developing bladed and close combat weapons, as well as issuing and training their troops with them? It’s not all about killing statistics, but being prepared, tactics and the few exceptions that made it worth it. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

A Sword is a Sword

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Swords have been classified and organised into groups often by specific shape, function or culture. The question is what is the best method of classifying them, is it one or a combination of these methods. Burton (1987) suggests two which are common among collections being Topical and Geographical or Material and Formal, the former considers…

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We are supplier of multiperiod reproductions from the Roman era to the Second World War. You can find our products in our webshop, or visit our shop in Ravels, Belgium. We are open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 to 17. (address: Peelsestraat 28c, 2380 Ravels) Link: www.re-enactmentshop.com Mail: info@re-enactmentshop.com Phone number: 0032-(014) 435 735…