[spoiler]It can only block an Fatal blow and only once. In hsitory he sues it cuase its lgithweight and elts him survive any Snekays assaisns trying to backstab him. but my character (Salazar) uses a different one[/spoiler] (jsoeph) the best when walkign on a populated street, or whenever it can even block a Granade to the face. It take a Long tiem tor eload hwoever