Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 25 | 122 | This may View more quotes about prove">prove an important wisdom in a perilous situation. |
| 25 | 123 | A scabbard, hooked to a buckled waist belt, or slung across the body, might be seized in combat, discommoding its wearer, perhaps pulling him off balance, or into the blade of a waiting knife. |
| 25 | 124 | But the belt on the shoulder is easily shed. |
| 25 | 125 | If one is in a territory thought safe, of course, the scabbard belt is not unoften slung across the body, looped from the right shoulder to the left hip, if the swordsman is right-handed, and, naturally enough, looped from the left shoulder to the right hip, if the swordsman is left-handed. |
| 25 | 126 | Both modalities facilitate the swift, across-the-body draw. |
| 25 | 127 | This arrangement provides a convenient, secure carry. |
| 25 | 128 | "Remain at your post," I said. |
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This may prove an important wisdom in a perilous situation.
A scabbard, hooked to a buckled waist belt, or slung across the body, might be seized in combat, discommoding its wearer, perhaps pulling him off balance, or into the blade of a waiting knife.
But the belt on the shoulder is easily shed.
If one is in a territory thought safe, of course, the scabbard belt is not unoften slung across the body, looped from the right shoulder to the left hip, if the swordsman is right-handed, and, naturally enough, looped from the left shoulder to the right hip, if the swordsman is left-handed.
Both modalities facilitate the swift, across-the-body draw.
This arrangement provides a convenient, secure carry.
"Remain at your post," I said.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)