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Ornate hunting sword, India, 18th or 19th century AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/252/wootz_shikargah_sword

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you hunt with a sword?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Typically used to finish off dangerous game like boars after they've been wounded.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

More sporting, less humane for the beast. Unless the boars had spears and armour too. Please tell me they did.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Just tusks and thick skin, I'm afraid!

I think part of it was a reluctance to waste ammunition - you can make a boar into a veritable pincushion before it actually dies, and gunpowder is a bit pricey to be repeatedly plinking a boar at near-point-blank range. Better to give it a good stab through the throat or heart and be done with it (probably, I don't actually know a lot about these hunting tools other than their broad usage case)