Let's forget the heated debates about which is the best sword in history for a moment... What about the most awful? What about designs that were trash talked even back in the day, centuries ago?

Here are a few examples of what is/was often considered bad, and my take on what's the most terrible of all.

What did the First Swords Look Like?
   • What did the First Swords Look Like?  


** Sources / credits **

Napoleonic British Spadroons: Was the 1796 an IMPROVEMENT on what went before? by @scholagladiatoria
   • Napoleonic British Spadroons: Was the...  

Why you are wrong about Spadroons by ‪@AcademyofHistoricalFencing‬
   • Why you are wrong about Spadroons  

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