[Regia-NA] Re: [Regia] Axe loops (further thoughts)

[Allan McVie]

At 10:05 14/03/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>My vote...we should do away with them.  No provenance, and most likely a
>reenactorism.  Our warfare is supposed to be a representation of the period.
>Thus, if they wouldn't have done it, we shouldn't do it (especially for the
>sake of our 20th century convenience).  And I think we should also do away
>with scrams held in a spear's back hand.
>
>Bill


Regarding Backhand scrams I seem to remember reading that some srams were 
not sharp all the way up to the handle  anyone confirm?
Also on the rare times I have used a scram like this I do not hold the 
blade of the scram.
Allan