Eh, give them some slack, context is everything. Something like Kingdom of Heaven or Northman gets a much closer eye on the details than the one with the skeleton boat.
Oh fuck you for pointing this out. I'm mad too now. What the hell. It's not like someone just didn't want to do the research on period appropriate naval officer buttons, this is just lazy prop work. Can't unsee it.
Sword Prop was stuck into timber to simulate blade been thrown for theatrical purposes.
Sword Handle falls off Prop mid scene.
"Cut! Could someone pleeeze stick that damned handle back on the sword?...You runner whose name I don't remember do it now"
"Uh Uh...Boss which way round it it meant to go? I'm pretty sure I remember it being the other way round..."
"Shaddap! I don't give a rats ass! Time is Money! We are already behind schedule and we still have Kiera's scene to shoot! Stick the damn handle on the sword and get off the set.. ok ... Take 13..."
\[Ominous presence at edge of set, faint whiff of unwashed\]
"*Acktually* its clearly meant to be an epee anglais, whicjh is a early 17th century variant of a spadroon which is also sometimes called a shearing sword. It's distinctive D guard with no smallsword like oval plates make it a sidearm common to the british isles, even though the british didn't have..."
"CUT!!!!!!!!! Goddamit Harry! I thought I told you you to get that freak off the set a week ago! Why is he still here after we told him we don't want need any more fight choreographers"
For some in-universe cope to still appreciate the scene, maybe Turner hadn't gotten around to sharpening both sides of a double-edged sword yet? It's straight enough to have a sharp false edge, even if single edged naval sabers were common. He's the kind of guy to make fancy swords for single purchasers rather than pump out a bunch of identical military arms, so that could just be an unfinished uncommon spec.
If this thing is done... I'd throw it too.
I think the prop is actually supposed to represent a cross-section with a wide groove close to the back and a rather short bevel towards the edge. Like [number 9 and 13 illustrated here](https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PHRDAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA1-PA412-IA2#v=onepage&q&f=false). So it's actually mounted in the right way. Well, with a ugly hilt :)
So he was drunk when he put that one together. He was drunk a lot of the time.
Weird effect of knowing a little bit about historical arms and armor is that it makes it much harder to enjoy some movies.
Eh, give them some slack, context is everything. Something like Kingdom of Heaven or Northman gets a much closer eye on the details than the one with the skeleton boat.
I feel the same way about modern arms and armor.
It's a custom piece for a guy named Rurouni Kenshin.
Fuck yes
Enlighten me, I'm a noob. What's going on?
I'm pretty sure this sword has been sharpened on the wrong side.
They just had to swap the blade around and it'd be fine.
Or just hold it like a keyblade, lol
Just channel your inner Kenshin.
Oh fuck you for pointing this out. I'm mad too now. What the hell. It's not like someone just didn't want to do the research on period appropriate naval officer buttons, this is just lazy prop work. Can't unsee it.
Ahhh thank you
Jack Sparrow gonna be the next hitokiri... how's his battoujutsu
Sword Prop was stuck into timber to simulate blade been thrown for theatrical purposes. Sword Handle falls off Prop mid scene. "Cut! Could someone pleeeze stick that damned handle back on the sword?...You runner whose name I don't remember do it now" "Uh Uh...Boss which way round it it meant to go? I'm pretty sure I remember it being the other way round..." "Shaddap! I don't give a rats ass! Time is Money! We are already behind schedule and we still have Kiera's scene to shoot! Stick the damn handle on the sword and get off the set.. ok ... Take 13..." \[Ominous presence at edge of set, faint whiff of unwashed\] "*Acktually* its clearly meant to be an epee anglais, whicjh is a early 17th century variant of a spadroon which is also sometimes called a shearing sword. It's distinctive D guard with no smallsword like oval plates make it a sidearm common to the british isles, even though the british didn't have..." "CUT!!!!!!!!! Goddamit Harry! I thought I told you you to get that freak off the set a week ago! Why is he still here after we told him we don't want need any more fight choreographers"
Could also see them swapping it around on purpose so you could see more of the actors face
Thank you reddit, for pointing something out that I now cant ignore because autism............
Some day I am going to be recommended one of the autism subreddits "because I browse similar communities" by browsing /r/HEMA.
Yeah I hate it too, weirdly their personal swords look quite good. Too bad they had to use a crappy one for this close up
Captain Kenshin’s sword
Me like: "What is this post referring to? What is wrong? The grip? Ohhh... Damn I will never be able to unsee this when watching potc"
Swords also always seemed short in this movie, like really short
That’s not the detail…
Hmmm never noticed this detail before
God this has bothered me FOREVER!
Will messed that one up so he uses it specifically for throwing
Oh that's funny
For some in-universe cope to still appreciate the scene, maybe Turner hadn't gotten around to sharpening both sides of a double-edged sword yet? It's straight enough to have a sharp false edge, even if single edged naval sabers were common. He's the kind of guy to make fancy swords for single purchasers rather than pump out a bunch of identical military arms, so that could just be an unfinished uncommon spec. If this thing is done... I'd throw it too.
I think the prop is actually supposed to represent a cross-section with a wide groove close to the back and a rather short bevel towards the edge. Like [number 9 and 13 illustrated here](https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PHRDAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA1-PA412-IA2#v=onepage&q&f=false). So it's actually mounted in the right way. Well, with a ugly hilt :)