• KrasMazovThought [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Typically to finish off an animal which had be downed by a quarrel or pellet, in immediate defence in a pinch from boars or other ornery critters, fashion, a deterrent against brigands, and if need be to clear brush like a machete.

      The hunting sword, often favoured by peasantry and outlaws, evolved into the cutlass style we associate with pirates. In German they were called hangers or messers.