In the movie "The Prince's Revenge", when the protagonist finally duels, he uses a strangely shaped knife, one side of the knife is a sharp blade, and the other side is a sharp serration like a comb.
This weapon was not invented by the film director. Now some directors like to invent all kinds of strange weapons and martial arts moves, and some simply violate common sense. Like Yan Shuangying, hand tearing devils, crotches hiding thunder, similar things abound in film and television dramas. But the strangely shaped knife to be introduced today has really existed in history. In the Middle Ages, when duels were rife, this weapon was once popular in Europe.
Its name is "Broken Blade Sword", also known as "Sword Catching Knife". In European languages, the sword and the sword are the same word, and there is no single-edged sword and double-edged sword like Chinese. So it doesn't make a difference between calling it a knife or a sword.
The most unique thing about the broken blade sword is its serrations, when fighting with the enemy one-on-one, you can use the serrations on the back of the knife to jam the opponent's sword, break the sword, or make the opponent's weapon unable to be recovered.
This is a typical counter-attack, specifically for long knives and long swords with sharp edges. If you encounter a Chinese machete with a wide back, such serrated teeth are simply a fist embroidered leg, and the machete will flatten it in a moment. There is also the Strange Knife of the Tang Dynasty of China, also known as the Chopping Horse Knife, which has a wide body and is held in both hands, and can split the war horse into two pieces with one knife. Against such a large sword, the sword catcher is of no use.
In addition, in group warfare, the sword-catching knife is also difficult to play a role, you are stuck in a person's sword, and at the same time, your own weapons are also contained, which is tantamount to sitting still in group warfare.
Sword-catching knife
So how does the sword catcher "catch the sword"? In fact, its main use is one-on-one singles. In medieval Europe, duels were very prevalent, and duels had to be one-on-one. It's not like when we were young, when we were young, we said to our opponents: You wait, in the evening in the small forest at the mouth of the village, who does not go is the grandson!
When you go in the evening, you are certainly not alone, calling on friends to go with you. Of course, the other party will not be alone. But European duels are one-on-one, and no one else can help, and who helps is tantamount to cursing.
In a one-on-one duel, it is impossible for one person to carry several weapons. If you can break the opponent's weapon, or shock it, it is basically a victory. So someone invented this special "sword-catching knife", specifically for dealing with sharp and slender European swords.
It generally has a relatively long double handguard, the body of the knife is relatively wide, when used, as a secondary weapon, one hand to make a long sword, the other hand to pull out the "broken blade sword", looking for opportunities to "catch" the opponent's weapon.
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