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* Civil War officer Heros von Borke was another larger-then-usual man who needed a larger-then-usual sword. An immigrant from Prussia, the 6'4" dragoon officer became a Confederate cavalryman. And he bought his 42" German made Solingen sword to play with. |
* Civil War officer Heros von Borke was another larger-then-usual man who needed a larger-then-usual sword. An immigrant from Prussia, the 6'4" dragoon officer became a Confederate cavalryman. And he bought his 42" German made Solingen sword to play with. |
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* The Scottish claymore is a real-life example; it was designed with the weight and length to take the heads off several unfortunate Englishmen in one swing once you got some momentum behind the swing. Having said that its use died out mostly because it was responsible for too many friendly fire casualties. The claymore was still definitely a BFS, albeit in a different order of magnitude than most of the ridiculously-sized blades in this trope. |
* The Scottish claymore is a real-life example; it was designed with the weight and length to take the heads off several unfortunate Englishmen in one swing once you got some momentum behind the swing. Having said that its use died out mostly because it was responsible for too many friendly fire casualties. The claymore was still definitely a BFS, albeit in a different order of magnitude than most of the ridiculously-sized blades in this trope. |
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* Real claymores were typically around 140 cm of length and weighed less than 6 lbs. There are numerous existing examples in museums. None of these, while impressive, are even theoretically capable of cutting through several people at once, nor were they designed for it. |
** Real claymores were typically around 140 cm of length and weighed less than 6 lbs. There are numerous existing examples in museums. None of these, while impressive, are even theoretically capable of cutting through several people at once, nor were they designed for it. |
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** William Wallace's supposed claymore was five-and-a-half feet long. |
** William Wallace's supposed claymore was five-and-a-half feet long. |
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** The Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh houses a claymore—admittedly ceremonial, but still—that is at least seven feet (a bit more than two metres) long in total. [http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/azvolrien/MuseumBFS.jpg See for yourself.] |
** The Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh houses a claymore—admittedly ceremonial, but still—that is at least seven feet (a bit more than two metres) long in total. [http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/azvolrien/MuseumBFS.jpg See for yourself.] |
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