ANST - A bit on weapons

[Chris and Elisabeth Zakes]

At 04:23 AM 2/21/00 -0600, you wrote:
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>Chris and Elisabeth Zakes wrote:
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>> >1) If you construct a short axe (say, less than 3 feet long), it is just
>> >about impossible to keep it under the weight limit if you use a basket
hilt
>> >on it.  Similarly, it is just about impossible to make it pass the balance
>> >test (head heavier than hilt) if a basket hilt is on the weapon.
>> 
>> Well, yes. How many axes have *you* seen that had basket hilts?
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>Of the dozen or so *short* axes like the one I've described, I've seen 5
>with hilts... (snip)


I see I was unclear in my original question. Let me rephrase it:

How many *medieval* axes have you seen with basket hilts?

	-Tivar Moondragon
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