New Dune movie raised an interesting implied question with its costume design. The movie lays out the rules of personal shields in the Dune-iverse - slow blade goes through, fast deflected. It also shows soldiers in heavy armor. How do you penetrate armor with a slow blade?
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon
Grappling to get him down then you push the knife through a seam. Old school style, knights had a special dagger for it called a rondel
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Replying to @masonlemarquis @handbeezy
The "murder stroke" in some German language guides to sword fighting is a pommel or cross-guard strike while holding the sword by the blade - the focused impact over a small surface area crushes the helmet into the skull. Metal.
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