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minus-squarehypna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoModern replicas of many of these historical weapons are often twice as heavy as the real thing. A field Zweihander would have been somewhere around 5 lbs.
minus-squareORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoYep. Unless crafted in the correct way with the right metal, shape, etc., etc., it’s a glorified piece of rebar. I have a beautifully made hand-and-a-half sword that is very wieldable.
Modern replicas of many of these historical weapons are often twice as heavy as the real thing. A field Zweihander would have been somewhere around 5 lbs.
Yep. Unless crafted in the correct way with the right metal, shape, etc., etc., it’s a glorified piece of rebar.
I have a beautifully made hand-and-a-half sword that is very wieldable.