Black Hat wrote:They're for the combiner sword. They peg into Flowspade's bow to form the quillons of the sword.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Just a guess, but maybe the pick-axe was originally designed as a scythe, folding open for the combined sword? If so, I'm guessing the hinges would have been too fragile.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And I don't suppose there's nothing hinting at anything on the underside of Dustup's weapon? The crescent blade one?
Emerje wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Just a guess, but maybe the pick-axe was originally designed as a scythe, folding open for the combined sword? If so, I'm guessing the hinges would have been too fragile.
Sounds plausible, though instead of cutting that feature because of a weak joint (it would certainly be stronger than most of the folding helicopter blades we've seen) it was probably cut just to reduce part count.
Emerje
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