[Runequest] [RQIII]Sword stats

[Peter Brink]

Tony skrev:
> Has anyone here worked out stats for a Kopesh (sp) sword? I happened to
> watch The Mummy on TV last night and noted soem of the mumified soldiers
> were using them. Reckon the sword is different enough not to fall under
> Scimitar or Short Sword, somewhere in between. If I recall, very vaguley
> in the distance of time, one of the Basic D&D suppliments (Hollow World?)
> had some stats and mentioned that b ecause of its unfamiliar shape it
> would be harder to wield.
> 
> I would rule the same, calling on a relatively high DEX but would also
> allow for it to be considered a cultural weapon if a character were to
> come from a culture that used the sword. AP would be pretty low for the
> basic sword which I believe had a wooded haft and bronze blade but I
> suppose that could also adjust if the sword were fully bronze or iron, or
> maybe had an ivory haft or such. Damage, well thats tricky, reckon the
> sword would pretty much do that of a Short Sword (maybe with an extra +1
> to account for the blades shape) as its blade would not be as heavy as a
> Scimitar. Impale, hmm, the sword has a funny shape, but I would prob allow
> for an impale if it were used in a stabbing motion.
> 

A link to a picture. 
http://www.persianmirror.com/Article_det.cfm?start=8&id=950&getArticleCategory=41&getArticleSubCategory=117#Target

In a weapon list that I found on the net a long time ago it had the 
following stats:

Kopesh
Str: 11 Dex: 9 Dam: 1d10 AP: 12 Base: 10 SR: 3 ENC: 3 Price: 240