Fuller (bladed weapon)
A hollow groove , also known as a “ path ”, “ hollow path ”, “ canal ”, “ Kalle ”, “ blood channel ” or “ blood groove ”, is a groove-shaped recess in the blade of a bladed weapon . Its purpose is to reduce the mass of the blade without reducing its stability or flexibility. Usually the fillet ends at the location (blade tip). If it runs through to the tip, it is called a track tip . Here, the smallest space is used to reduce the weight of the blade.
About the name "blood channel"
Despite the name, the blood groove does not serve by keeping open the wound drainage of the blood of the enemy or hunting Wilds allow.
literature
- Gerhard Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons. German ABC of the European naked defensive weapons. (Cut, thrust, hit and hand thrown weapons). Verlag Seifert, Haig 1981.
Web links
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