In our Mishnah, Rebbi Eliezer allows carrying weapons on Shabbos. Some Rishonim explain that this applies even to carrying them in one’s hand. How does this concur with the Gemara earlier (62a) that an amulet may be worn but never actually carried in one’s hand?
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On the contrary. The Gemara there says that carrying in the hand should be OK. When we brought a Braysa that prohibited this, Rashi explained that it is not the way it is used. Over here, since it is used that way, and he’s holding it as an adornment, it should be fine.