KLO's in Savage Sword of Conan

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C.S. Graves

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Ever since I was a kid, I've been a fan of the old Marvel Savage Sword of Conan comics. Last night I was reading issue 84 and spied a character wielding a KLO, mistakenly referred to in the comic as a "kris":

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And of course it's no accident the khukuri-inspired sword is the best looking blade in that comic.

:cool:
 
Odd. It's like a falcata and a khukuri had a kid together or something.

Didn't anyone warn those folks about edge-on-edge contact? ;)
 
Wolf_1989 said:
And of course it's no accident the khukuri-inspired sword is the best looking blade in that comic.
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Give 'er a little more pommel-flare, and I'd agree! :thumbup:

Also seems to be the most unwieldy-looking in some frames too. What chance had they against an iron-thewed Cimmerian possessing the celerity of a panther? I wish I had iron thews. :(
 
But man, what was the deal with Robert E. Howard offing himself? Lots of us have lost our moms to illness... but not many of us have left a legacy of popular pulp heroes.
 
Conan was of course an english/irish scotsman kind of texican.

Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, to an English father of Irish descent, Charles Altamont Doyle, and an Irish mother, née Mary Foley, who had married in 1855.

Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the entry in which his baptism is recorded in the register of St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh gives 'Arthur Ignatius Conan' as his Christian name, and the simple 'Doyle' as his surname. It also names Michael Conan as his godfather.

and that's why you frequently see conan wearing a kilt....
 
iron thews are a by-product of the traditional hand-made and forged sword or knife product and may be found at most good blacksmiths forges. the more expensive steel thews are harder to produce as are the pattern welded damascus thews or the wootz/bulat forms which are the most sought after and expensive. it takes a lot of repetitive work and discipline to produce a proper thew, not everyone is that dedicated any more. many martial arts magazines will show pictures of their practitioners parading about with their thews, but most of course just bought theirs and did not truly work for them. chuck norris was famous for showing his thews on screen, as is JCVD, and of course, the governator.
 
kronckew said:
iron thews are a by-product of the traditional hand-made and forged sword or knife product and may be found at most good blacksmiths forges. the more expensive steel thews are harder to produce as are the pattern welded damascus thews or the wootz/bulat forms which are the most sought after and expensive. it takes a lot of repetitive work and discipline to produce a proper thew, not everyone is that dedicated any more. many martial arts magazines will show pictures of their practitioners parading about with their thews, but most of course just bought theirs and did not truly work for them. chuck norris was famous for showing his thews on screen, as is JCVD, and of course, the governator.
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Just buy a thewing machine. But be warned: life ain't easy for a boy named Thew.

(Yes; bad puns. So thew me.)
 
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