In some Western countries, the ancient Chinese hammer is called "Chinese Sword Breaker", which as the name suggests is enough to destroy the Western sword. But in fact, in Western history, there have also been weapons in the name of "broken blades" - broken blade swords
Compared with china's hammer, this weapon is slightly thin, after all, the sword is used to break armor, and the broken blade sword is only a weapon used to cut off the opponent's sword, and the overall idea of the weapon is similar to the hook setting of China's restrained long halberd
Before introducing this weapon, we must figure out, what is a broken sword? , refers to the destruction of the sword? Or crack the swordplay? If it is only to physically destroy the structure of the sword, in fact, the required conditions are not very high, heavy enough to be hard enough. However, these heavy weapons are too bulky in battle, which will inevitably lead to the user's physical weakness and lose its effect.
Therefore, a weapon for the long sword came into being, which is the Western medieval weapon to be introduced today - the broken blade sword
The Broken Blade Sword is a rare blocking short sword that appeared in Europe in the 16th century, and is literally translated as the Broken Blade Sword. It has large, deep serrations on the side of the sword body, which are used to trap the opponent's blade and suppress the longsword movement that controls the opponent. On the other side of the serrated sword body, there is an open blade, and the tip of the blade has a sharp tip. On the hilt, in addition to the hilt hand guard, a small bracelet ring is added to one side to protect the back of the swordsman's hand.
Since the broken-edged sword is a blocking short sword, as long as it is not a brain watt, there are generally no soldiers who use this weapon alone, and when using the broken-edged sword, it will be used with another one-handed sword. Generally, the one-handed sword is held in the right hand, the thumb of the left hand will press on the inner sword, and the small ring of the broken blade sword will point outward.
According to the experiments of some foreign friends, it is actually difficult for the opponent's blade to fall into the serration at once when blocking, but it is easier to jam the sword when blocking and stabbing. When the opponent's sword falls into the serrations of the broken bladed sword, the user can tighten and suppress the opponent's sword movements by twisting. In order to be able to jam the opponent's blade more easily, some broken bladed swords add barbs or moving devices to the serrations, making it more difficult for the longsword that has fallen into the recess to retract
But it is ironic that the level of craftsmanship in the 16th century was basically mature, and the idea of twisting the opponent's sword with the force of the wrist twisting alone was a fantasy. The "broken sword" in the name of the sword breaker should refer to letting the enemy's sword out of his hand, so the broken sword is inappropriate, and it is not as good as "snapping the sword".
As far as the author is concerned, the function of this weapon is indeed limited, when the sword is too short, when the knife is too light, it is slightly jerky as a dagger, and can only be used as an accessory to jam the opponent's weapon, which is really a bit of a chicken rib.
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