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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 4721101" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>While that's a far more believable origin than any thus far suggested, I'm not really convinced. The only illustration in the sample from the book is a drawing that looks suspiciously RPGish, and there is no other mention in the sample. There are no pictures of the actual weapon, nor have I ever seen one. Again, the illustration just doesn't look wieldable, as there is no way to make use of the weapon as a lever without striking yourself, and no apparant way to thrust with it either. And it is the only non-RPG related reference I can find on the net. Oh sure, there are a couple of others, but if you go there and read the text they are quoting word for word from the 1e OA.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, the link you sent has a 'sang kwau' in it which looks very different from the AD&D version, and while its plenty exotic looking, at least looks like it is wieldable and does ring a bell in my head like I've actually seen one of these before. Notably, the 'sang kwau' from the book you link is not a double weapon, nor is it a thrusting weapon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 4721101, member: 4937"] While that's a far more believable origin than any thus far suggested, I'm not really convinced. The only illustration in the sample from the book is a drawing that looks suspiciously RPGish, and there is no other mention in the sample. There are no pictures of the actual weapon, nor have I ever seen one. Again, the illustration just doesn't look wieldable, as there is no way to make use of the weapon as a lever without striking yourself, and no apparant way to thrust with it either. And it is the only non-RPG related reference I can find on the net. Oh sure, there are a couple of others, but if you go there and read the text they are quoting word for word from the 1e OA. On the other hand, the link you sent has a 'sang kwau' in it which looks very different from the AD&D version, and while its plenty exotic looking, at least looks like it is wieldable and does ring a bell in my head like I've actually seen one of these before. Notably, the 'sang kwau' from the book you link is not a double weapon, nor is it a thrusting weapon. [/QUOTE]
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