Talk:Hook swords/@comment-2022109-20120409085823/@comment-8050729-20130411005939

Yes they were very practical, but it taked a very skilled and trained person to use them right... the hooks could catch other weapons or grab limbs, and of course slice because its a sword. Also the crescent shaped hilt was sharp, and the pommel. Plus in real life they would actually hook one of the hooks onto the other and swing around the weapon to twice its extent like a giant nunchuck. Look up videos of people using them in real life.