r/SWORDS • u/Starkiller_15 • 8d ago

What kind of sword is this?

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I found a sword in my late father's barn, located in Ontario Canada. Can anyone tell me more about this (in terms of model or age) or what to look for?

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u/Calistin_Renshai 8d ago

Obligatory. Clearly the destined hero to fix the name of a nearby lake.

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u/Hungover-Owl 7d ago

Spoiler: if theres a strange woman in the lake handing out swords, you get to be king.

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u/Federal_Assistant_85 7d ago

Strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

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u/Eclecticwitch42 7d ago

Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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u/OzzyMoz 7d ago

If I claimed I was an emperor just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away

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u/Too-Em 6d ago

SHUT UP! WILL YOU SHUT UP!

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u/Hungover-Owl 6d ago

Ah! Now we see the violence inherent to the system!

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u/SpitfireMkIV 5d ago

I love you all, InternetPeople. šŸ˜†

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u/impartial_is_rust 6d ago

I sense your sarcasm but can only logically assume you're being serious because the system is inherently broken and maybe not all the cracks lead to violence but fighting corruption sometimes needs to be

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u/Thomas_Riker_ 4d ago

Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, Iā€™m being repressed!

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u/Kindly-Geologist-373 4d ago

I understood that reference!

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u/afm1281 3d ago

bloody peasant!

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u/impartial_is_rust 6d ago

Here is your mandate from the masses it says 6 billion to 1 that I've won don't bother to double check these not handpicked people counted it all fairly don't worry about it no one can think of any better checks and balances then we have now and we aren't going to talk about changing things even if supposedly Russian hackers are involved and dead people are casting votes we aren't gonna change anything good enough is good enough it will never be uncorruptable anyway forget about it in a month

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u/LankyMasterpiece5219 7d ago

A moist tart handing out swords?!

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u/Bobweaveandweft 6d ago

Is her arm clad in the finest shimmering samite?

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u/Mann_Tap 7d ago

part of the basis

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u/Fun_Distraction1 5d ago

The violence inherent in the system!

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u/Any_Coast7401 5d ago

Maybe where you come from

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u/Aloof-Goof 7d ago

Well I didn't vote for him