Illustrations

[Sidran]

I am happy with it (being as that was my first attempt to draw a sword in years, due to the last one coming out way wrong) But still it is not as clear and precise as any of yours are.

I like the Kris style, and the Flamberge Style blades as well.

Also the Old German Greatswords were awesome stuff

That coffee table book they had awhile back at Barnes & Nobles
about swords had a picture of one. Well I am prolly off for the evening.

Hope you have a good rest of the evening.

Oh and to answer your question about wavy blades ( Sword Breakers, and the Flamberge) from the West. Prolly because the East had more time to perfect the blade were as in the Dark Age england, France, Germany, and were ever else the blade were not necessarily meant for precise swift combat but rather for solid heavy blows. While still well made it wasn't until the Renaisance that the West began to infuse its sword design with finnese instead of loping heads off in mind.

A couple of other swords I really like from Burtons book is the Dao ( One step above a Falchion), and the Executioners blade which looks alot like a giant Ginsu knife)

 

[Ziggy]

Very cool. Captures the Javanese style well.

I always wondered why curvy blades weren't more popular in Europe. They are so prevelant in India and Asia. I might try one myself.

Probably because of metal armor. Curvy blades are very good for unarmored and light armored opponents, it will cut leather well, and leaves griveous wounds.

But when you have to cut or stab through a thick metal plate, you need a stronger blade, my guess is that a curvy sword (kris-style) would just snap if you tried to hack through against a breastplate.

Some of it might be cultural as well, but surprisingly often the "most effective" paradigm can be seen in weapons and armor development.

.Ziggy

P.S: I like the drawling style Sidran, have made a few like this myself over the years

 

[Malessa]

Ok you guys got my wheels turning, so I've been experimenting. This is a sword with a wooden handle I created.

 

[Tetsubo]

Very nice Malessa, welcome to the weapons club... I love a good pun...

 

[Tetsubo]

A couple of throwing blades. The triple dagger was annoying, I always have a hard time dividing things into thirds. But that's part of the challange I guess. I have a few more ideas kicking around.

 

[Tetsubo]

Inspired by Sidran's earlier post.

 

[Sidran]

Thanks Ziggy, and Awesome work Tetsubo.

Malessa that is a good design ( I like the jeweled guard)

 

[Sidran]

Here is a few more I just finished today.

Mostly inspired by Dwarven, and Elven ideas.

The Blank shield is an Elven War shield patterned a bit after a Sumerian, or Assyrian Shield

 

[Tetsubo]

Nice work Sidran. I particularly like the bottom forked sword.

 

[Tetsubo]

The really odd thing is that I was thinking about the following image on my way home this morning. But Sidran beat me too it. So here's an asymmetrical version of a forked sword.