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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)

Sword but very curved and yet not very famous (Ethiopian shotel)

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Just how long is that? I struggle to calculate it from what I see.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Blade is around 1 meter long.

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

It do looks longer than it is because of proportions. It's very thin and the handle is pretty short compared to European blades because the blade is also very light so it don't need much counterweight.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Probably the round thing (a shield?) fooled us both. For me it looked like a two-hander.

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