(July 3, 2016 at 10:57 am)Minimalist Wrote:
So, yeah. If armorers went through the trouble of making something you can bet your ass that it served an actual military need at the time and was not a mere decoration.
Which is up for debate in this example. It probably served some purpose as far as sabres were involved, but with a volley of muskets it added to the damage. I can't find the pictures right now, but there are several of these shot through at Waterloo.