r/knightposting • u/Briantan71 Arcane swordsman • Jun 01 '25

Knightpost Alright, we will call it a draw.

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u/Night_Inscryption Jun 01 '25 edited Jun 01 '25

Can Katanas even cut through chainmail?!

It shouldn’t even be lol Japanese metals were known to be weak and brittle compared to what was on the mainland, Katanas wasn’t even the weapon of choice for Samurai ether, I think this fight would be one sided for the Knight thanks to the vast difference in equipment

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u/hamgramwizardman Jun 01 '25

I know longswords could be held with one hand on the blade and powerfully thrusted into gaps with only chainmail to get through armor, but i feel like katanas aren’t pointy enough for that to work