Leadcutter sword
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title:
Leadcutter sword
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The Leadcutter sword or lead cutter is a type of broad, heavy, specialist English sword or cutlass. Popular in the 19th century, these weapons resemble an enlarged naval cutlass, consisting of single-edged, flatbacked blades with broad widths, often flexible and sometimes slightly curved, always with a full cutlass-type hilt. The swords, heavier than standard cutlasses, were designed for strength training and for "sword feats". These displays often included the dissevering of whole sheep's carca
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Broad English sword
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadcutter_sword
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2023-09-13T03:14:21Z
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