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Maple Atheist
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Maple Atheist asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 7 years ago

Did any medieval swords have jagged/sawtooth blades?

I haven't been able to find a good answer for this.

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  • Gawain of
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    7 years ago
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    There were swords with wavy-edged blades. Look up "flamberge". I believe that they were thought by some people to be unchivalrous. Never heard of one with a sawtooth edge.

  • Sum
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Have never seen any in collections of old swords. Steel was an incredibly expensive and rare thing back then - so they probably didn't make it into anything they didn't need.

  • i see dead squirrels
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    No

    A saw tooth bade is inefficient, as it is likely to get stuck. So why make a saw tooth edge?

    saws need steel, they're more complex than just having a jagged edge. Teeth would just bend easily or be so thick as to defeat the purpose of having a sword.

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