Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 22 | 164 | View more quotes about another">Another advantage was that it could be moved with greater swiftness than a longer blade. |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 22 | 161 | I was satisfied. |
| 22 | 162 | I liked the blade which seemed so simple and efficient compared to the manifold variations in sword steel that were possible. |
| 22 | 163 | I supposed one of the reasons for the short blade was that it could clear the sheath a fraction of a second before a longer blade. |
| 22 | 164 | Another advantage was that it could be moved with greater swiftness than a longer blade. |
| 22 | 165 | The primary advantage I supposed was that it allowed the Gorean warrior to work close to his man. |
| 22 | 166 | The brief reach of the blade tended to be more than compensated for by the rapidity with which it might be wielded and the ease with which it might work beneath the guard of a longer weapon. |
| 22 | 167 | If the swordsman with a longer weapon could not finish the fight in the first thrust or two he was a dead man. |
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I was satisfied.
I liked the blade which seemed so simple and efficient compared to the manifold variations in sword steel that were possible.
I supposed one of the reasons for the short blade was that it could clear the sheath a fraction of a second before a longer blade.
Another advantage was that it could be moved with greater swiftness than a longer blade.
The primary advantage I supposed was that it allowed the Gorean warrior to work close to his man.
The brief reach of the blade tended to be more than compensated for by the rapidity with which it might be wielded and the ease with which it might work beneath the guard of a longer weapon.
If the swordsman with a longer weapon could not finish the fight in the first thrust or two he was a dead man.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)