Found this. IDK if it has meaning. I thought maybe some here would know. Could it just be one is right-handed one is left-handed? Or no?
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Indeed*. Castle & fort stairways were usually on the right as you faced them to ascend. The advancing swordsman had the disadvantage of the wall next to his sword arm while the defender above had free swing. However, it was all fun & games until the right-handed swordsman met a Danish housecarl and their left-handed axemen...
A. You couldn't get close
B. They swung from the wrong side
C. You were dead
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*IIRC, one of the Italian master of arms / instructors taught nobility left-handed swordsmanship. It was an advantage to switch hands in the middle of the fight.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was a fencer. Our team coach was a left-handed maestro so when we took a lesson from him, we faced a left-handed opponent. We were somewhat of a power in our little corner of the universe and other teams tried all sorts of strategies to beat us. One was to present a lineup of lefties. What a surprise when Coach came up to sign the match card... left-handed.
This might be one of the most interesting replies I've ever gotten to my comment.