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In good condition, although lack of spare parts are making them serviceable difficult. Currently awaiting replacement by a modern NATO system. [31] JCB: Heavy equipment United Kingdom: Various number of JCB products in active use. CASE: Heavy equipment Italy: Various number of CASE products in active use. [32] Kalmar Industries: Reach stacker ...
The Zweihänder (German pronunciation: [t͡svaɪhɛndɐ] ⓘ, literally "two-hander"), also Doppelhänder ("double-hander"), Beidhänder ("both-hander"), [1] Bihänder, or Bidenhänder, is a large two-handed sword that was used primarily during the 16th century.
Flamberge ("flaming"), from the French "flamber", is a term with many connotations, including swords without the flamed-blade. The term is a frequent name or alias for swords in medieval chansons de geste and romances, where it often just means a large sword. [6]
Page of the Codex Wallerstein showing a half-sword thrust against a Mordhau move (Plate 214). In the German school of swordsmanship, Mordhau, alternatively Mordstreich or Mordschlag (in German literally "murder-stroke" or "murder-strike" or "murder-blow"), is a half-sword technique of holding the sword inverted, with both hands gripping the blade, and hitting the opponent with the pommel or ...
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).
Baselard, a late medieval heavy dagger; Cinquedea, a civilian long dagger; Dirk, the Scottish long dagger (biodag); Hanger or wood-knife, a type of hunting sword or infantry sabre; Certain fascine knives: Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, is a short sword designed after the Roman gladius with a blade length around 64 cm (25 in) in length.
A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...
This means that Pier Donia's sword was not a zweihander, unless some revision to that statement was made, such as: "The Zweihänder could be over 180 cm (6 ft) long from the base of the pommel to the tip of the blade." 142.26.133.248 18:09, 9 January 2009 (UTC)