Why don't all swords have basket hilts...

Why don't all swords have basket hilts? Whenever I sword fight people the most common injury is broken fingers and wrists.

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Ask the katanaboos they'll have a witty excuse

Just to clarify, you are talking about swords that were made after the intrduction of the basket hilt, correct?

Well, obviously any form of closed guard is impractical on a two-handed weapon such as a long sword. It's extra weight and bulk which may or may not be worth the extra protection. It's also undesirable for cavalry who may have to swap weapons quickly.

Japanese hands were folded 9000 times while in the womb making them stronger than inferior European steel.

Not all swords are supposed to be used to bind, and moving your hands along the grip is necessary for more dynamic combat styles

earlier swords would pretty much only be used when wearing gauntlets, so why waste the metal on a pointless basket?

there aren't any basket hilted bastard and twohanded swords, as it would get in the way

i have heard arguments that center around the speed of the draw. since it is easier to fumble the draw with a basket hilt....i guess?

scholagladiatoria has a few videos on them

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If you were sword fighting you woundnt have those fingers anymore.

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Because they hid their hands behind a SHIELD or wore a plate GAUNTLET

The katana is a perfectly fine weapon of slaying unarmed peasants and an even finer ceremonial weapon. I don't understand the bashing.

Swords I mainly used for stabbing
Not for slashing like your typical anime

Jap originally design Katana because he want to reduce population of Japan.

This is why Katana useless in modern age
Katana need two hands to operate and reduce population
Modern Jap has figured out to treduce population with one hand, by sit in bedroom and masturbate hikkimori and not get girlfriend because he ugly Jap

Jap originally design Katana so strike fear into western heart

Now, he just make porn video, and loud squeel of ugly Jap woman give weaboo westener fear fear that his mother can hear porn play

Katana most pointless weapon in world, most pointless other than 'Penis shrinking ray' shot at Jap who dick already so small. Why you keep brag on your fucking shit weapon? Nobody impressed.

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Tanks. I see somewhere else. Figure I spread love.

You realize Japanese swords were used on the battle field. a Katana is basically just a shorter version of a war sword for everyday wear

Fuck off Gook. You haven't been relevant since 16000 B.C

I think it's just a backlash after weeaboo keep declaring it the ultimate sword.

I even checked out a zombie survival website that recommended it as the best sword for the apocalypse (what even is a machete?)

I don't think they actually hate they just bash it to trigger the weaboos

And do you realize that the main battlefield weapons were polearms pretty much everywhere in the world. The sword was a sidearm as is a pistol today.

I heard those hilts can crush your hands if somebody hits the fuck out of it.

It depends on the use of the sword really. For instance in a thrust-only environment, the basket-hilt isn't needed.
Big hilts tends to modify balance and therefore how cutting perform, you might want a lighter guard and so no big basket hilts so that the weight of the sword is more towards the tip.

Also, obviously such guards is useless if you have heavy gauntlets, large shield or a buckler, well not useless but redundant at least.