Quote:2) What do you prefer, cutting or thrusting swords?
I would think that you would need a sword that could do a little of both. Also prefer to what. I wouldn't take a two handed claymore to fight agaist a ninja sword. So i guess it would depend on your opponet. If you want it for looks, the bigger the better.
Quote:5) Why couldn't people in the Middle Ages use the cestrosphendone? It would probably be effective against mail armor.
Why use it when your life depended on it when you could use a bow and arrow and be a lot more accurate. The bigger bows could go though just about anything.
Quote:4) Do people find it annoying if I or someone else were to bring back some old interesting threads, or would that be good?
It, to me, is all in your approach to it. If you post a smiley to a post that is two years old, it is annoying. But if you bring it back and say something like, "Just brought this back up to the top to see if anyone knows anything more, or here is my experiance with it." Than to me it is alright.