Quote Originally Posted by olstyn View Post
That 3-bladed thing confuses me; it seems like the (theoretical) intent is for it to be thrown, but it appears that the only "safe" way to throw it would be such that the points and sharpened sides would face away from the target as it hits.

...or am I just being silly trying to assign "practical" value to something that's probably supposed to be a display piece anyway?
You're looking at it wrong. If you look closely you can see the blade is on the inside of the curve, not the outside. So if you throw it at someone it will slice/hook into them.