Talk:Oxborough Dirk
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Ridiculously large and unwieldy? edit
This sword is smaller than zweihanders known to have actually been used in battle. At 2.2 kg it is heavier than average, but certainly not on the "ridiculous" side, which is closer to 7 kg. And there is nothing remarkable at all about a 28 inch blade, many types of (steel) swords routinely had much longer blades (e.g. arming sword, longsword, and, of course zweihander but also zhanmadao, tachi and nodachi.)
Maybe it is simply meant that this is much larger and heavier than was usual for a bronze sword -- but then why "clearly never intended for practical use"? -- 202.63.39.58 (talk) 06:09, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
One of five? edit
So what about the other four? Also, what material is this anyway? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.86.176.163 (talk) 17:53, 25 January 2012 (UTC)