Timeline for answer to Weapon design for underwater hand-to-hand combat by Joachim
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| Feb 11, 2022 at 12:09 | comment | added | Graham | @Nosajimiki But it doesn't need an edge that can take parries, because slashes and parries aren't possible when you've got water resistance. This would be a poignard. | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 16:23 | comment | added | Nosajimiki | Side note: Stainless Steel does not hold an edge as well as plain carbon steel. So, while stainless will take less maintenance between fights, it will be more likely to get blunted during a fight. I would suggest a more traditional steel and just plan on not letting it stay wet between battles. That said, I do like the idea of ivory as a choice of handle material since wood can soak up water and get weakened through-and-through after repeated exposures whereas steel will just need a surface cleaning to maintain. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 13:21 | comment | added | Starfish Prime | I think that a punch-style strike would be awkward and low-powered underwater, though its hard to be certain and I'd like to not get thrown out of my local swimming pool even it it was in the name of science. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 9:13 | comment | added | Mattna | Thanks I'll definitely consider this! | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 7:34 | history | answered | Joachim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |