[quote=chukklehed]
The second one is what I'm talking about, and the way I described using it had nothing to do with the first one, which is STILL a straight bladed weapon.
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Then I really wanna see your sources, because I have a really hard time taking your word for it's effectiveness. As far as I'm concerned, outside of mounting the blade straight like in the first one, scythes haven't seen much use in warfare at all.