Where did cavalry sheath their swords?

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It seems incredibly impractical to unsheath a sword worn on the left of your hip while riding a horse, did they wear it on the right or did they have a special technique for unsheathing?

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Originally posted by Sir Illic:

It seems incredibly impractical to unsheath a sword worn on the left of your hip while riding a horse, did they wear it on the right or did they have a special technique for unsheathing?

Why would putting it on the right side make it more practical?

And they wore them just like they did on foot, or strapped to the saddle.

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If you were on horseback and unsheathed from the left you would cut either the reigns, the horse or your left arm.

[Pizmo]

Does it bother anyone else when people refer to removing a sort as "unsheathing"?

[Futuro Dorado]

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Does it bother anyone else when people refer to removing a sort as "unsheathing"?

What is it called, then?

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What's the proper term?

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Does it bother anyone else when people refer to removing a sort as "unsheathing"?

[Pizmo]

Originally posted by Futuro Dorado:

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Does it bother anyone else when people refer to removing a sort as "unsheathing"?

What is it called, then?

Sheathing! But it just sounds so geeky when you hear people say "He unsheathed his sword"

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Really? I thought that was just for putting the sword back, I didn't know it was for taking it out to.

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Originally posted by Futuro Dorado:

What is it called, then?

Sheathing! But it just sounds so geeky when you hear people say "He unsheathed his sword"

[Pizmo]

Originally posted by Sir Illic:

Really? I thought that was just for putting the sword back, I didn't know it was for taking it out to.

Im talking about both sheathing and unsheathing... There's just something geeky in the word sheath when referring to someone using a sword. Maybe its just me.. Forget I said anything... go about your business.. Nothing to see here

[Futuro Dorado]

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Originally posted by Sir Illic:

Really? I thought that was just for putting the sword back, I didn't know it was for taking it out to.
Im talking about both sheathing and unsheathing... There's just something geeky in the word sheath when referring to someone using a sword. Maybe its just me.. Forget I said anything... go about your business.. Nothing to see here

Well, I'm not sure what else you would call it. That's just what the word is.

But fun fact, the word "vagina" comes from the Latin word for a sheath or scabbard.

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Pretty sure all those professional soldiers of the centuries of mounted warfare managed to wear and draw their blades without difficulty. That would be intensely awkward to attempt to draw a 3 foot long sword on your right side with your right hand. Your arm would be straight up in the air. And bouncing around, you would probably get the tip clear just in time to stab the hell out of yourself.

[Pizmo]

Originally posted by Futuro Dorado:

Originally posted by Pizmo:

Well, I'm not sure what else you would call it. That's just what the word is.

I dunno Its like when Star Trek nerds talk about phasers or something. It's just geeky

Originally posted by Futuro Dorado:

But fun fact, the word "vagina" comes from the Latin word for a sheath or scabbard.

I can honestly say i didn't know that

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Yeah but it seems more, you know, possible.

This was just a thought I had, I have no sources to back me up.

Originally posted by 🐱ⓢtudio ⓒat🐱:

Pretty sure all those professional soldiers of the centuries of mounted warfare managed to wear and draw their blades without difficulty. That would be intensely awkward to attempt to draw a 3 foot long sword on your right side with your right hand. Your arm would be straight up in the air. And bouncing around, you would probably get the tip clear just in time to stab the hell out of yourself.

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Originally posted by Sir Illic:

Yeah but it seems more, you know, possible.

This was just a thought I had, I have no sources to back me up.

Originally posted by 🐱ⓢtudio ⓒat🐱:

Pretty sure all those professional soldiers of the centuries of mounted warfare managed to wear and draw their blades without difficulty. That would be intensely awkward to attempt to draw a 3 foot long sword on your right side with your right hand. Your arm would be straight up in the air. And bouncing around, you would probably get the tip clear just in time to stab the hell out of yourself.

You swing your reins to the left, reach over, draw blade with right hand in a cross body motion. Takes a second, and no limbs removed.

Wait. Now I actually am very curious. And this isn't me poking fun. How do you think people fired bows on horseback?

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Like they did on the ground, grab an arrow from the quiver, point the bow, load and fire.

Originally posted by 🐱ⓢtudio ⓒat🐱:

Originally posted by Sir Illic:

Yeah but it seems more, you know, possible.

This was just a thought I had, I have no sources to back me up.

You swing your reins to the left, reach over, draw blade with right hand in a cross body motion. Takes a second, and no limbs removed.

Wait. Now I actually am very curious. And this isn't me poking fun. How do you think people fired bows on horseback?

[C4Warr10r]

Cavalry of various types stored various weapons pretty much wherever the hell they wanted, including on the left hip. You can draw a sword from there without cutting the reins or the horse quite easily, especially if you let go of the reins. You can do that on a horse if you're a halfway decent rider with a halfway decent mount. It's not going anywhere without you.

I'm sorry, I'd like to explain this well but I'm getting the impression that you've never been on a horse in your entire life. Is that the case? No problem if it is, I'm just not sure what level of experience I'm dealing with.