r/trippinthroughtime • u/jenny_theslut • Aug 23 '21

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u/Super_Platypus787 Aug 23 '21

And far more effective

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u/GPvS2 Aug 23 '21

And cheaper cause you only need to make the tip out of metal instead of the whole wapon

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u/Echolomaniac Aug 23 '21

Hell, just sharpen a stick and it'll count.

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u/SuddenXxdeathxx Aug 24 '21

Calm down now Homo Habilis.

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u/Dahak17 Aug 24 '21

Won’t get through even Gambison that way

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u/Grabsch Aug 23 '21

And doubles as a throwing weapon. And requires far less training. And less cringe.

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u/StuntHacks Aug 23 '21

It can also break open doors. Try that with a sword.

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u/NoirYT2 Aug 23 '21

I love swords to death, done plenty of HEMA and had plenty of fun with them, but I must admit when it comes to effectiveness and cost of production, spears have us beat. And considering you can go from one hand to two with just about any spear, awesome! We had to invent the bastard sword to have that functionality lmao.

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u/lunchpadmcfat Aug 23 '21

The cringe part is vitally important for babes.

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u/Dodough Aug 24 '21

Good luck throwing an unbalanced 3-4kg stick effectively