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Shelford (2/6/2008)
I might be jumping the gun here but I might of found a source for curved weapon cores. Of coarse they may not stand up to my destruction tests but the supplier is pretty confident about their product.
So anyone got any ideas for what should be included in my first batch of curved weapons? I was thinking cutlass, military saber, scimitar…..any other ideas?
If you could attach a curved core to a straight core, you could make a bill with the curved edge and a forward point, and the head would be solid enough to use the trapping edge (the gap between the two points - you can push weapons around with it). There's a potential problem that I don't know if it would pass safety checks though. Also, I don't know if there'd be any market outside of me (and I don't have the money at the minute).
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I think with that the core would be pointing directly forwards so it would be a safety issue. I also imagine that even if it passed most systems wouldn't let you hook weapons for the same reason they dont let you stab with stab-safe spears. You cant tell by looking whether its got the curved core or not.
There are some systems that will let you trap weapons anyway, and if you build the head fairly sturdy I wouldn't have thought it would be an issue. You could reinforce it with thick leather inside the foam for instance.
Or just make it normally not put loads of force behind it. I think its the structural integrity of the foam rather than the core that discourages weapon trapping
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attaching cores is the real issue if you are trying to do that - the forces involved wouldn't work. any pressure on the ends results in it breaking inside - then it fails weapon check.
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Wag
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A bill hook is totally possible without a curved core. As folks have said just reenforce the tip with leather or such like.
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Wag
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Aye i thought about sickles, but that pushes the forward curving attack edge thing a bit.
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| If you put the blade on the inside edge (and make it smaller) it becomes more of a sacrificial throat slitty thing, all the druidy-shaman types will love 'em. Anyway another thought- muskets, especially those lovely eastern ones with the curvy stock- getting the curve between the breech and the butt was always a pain( in the butt). Sorry I'll get me coat.
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