The Pros Cons of Single-Edged Swords vs. Double-Edged

There are countless ways to shape a blade, and throughout history different cultures have favored various designs from one time period to another. This is an attempt to sum up the main advantages and disadvantages of single and double edged blades, while keeping in mind the enormous variety of options that bladesmiths had to optimized each one for one function or another.

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