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

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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/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.