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Two-handed cruciform, with pommel 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.
A macuahuitl ([maːˈkʷawit͡ɬ]) is a weapon, a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". [2] Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades traditionally made from obsidian, which is capable of producing an edge sharper than high quality steel razor blades. The ...
Mongolian soldiers dual wielding knives during skills display. Dual wielding is the technique of using two weapons, one in each hand, for training or combat. It is not a common combat practice. Although historical records of dual wielding in war are limited, there are numerous weapon-based martial arts that involve
The term claymore is an anglicisation of the Gaelic claidheamh-mòr "big/great sword", attested in 1772 (as Cly-more) with the gloss "great two-handed sword". [3] The sense "basket-hilted sword" is contemporaneous, attested in 1773 as "the broad-sword now used ... called the Claymore, (i.e., the great sword)", [4] although OED observes that this usage is "inexact, but very common".
A Hand and a half sword, colloquially known as a "bastard sword", was a sword with an extended grip and sometimes pommel so that it could be used with either one or two hands. Although these swords may not provide a full two-hand grip, they allowed its wielders to hold a shield or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed ...
Fierce Deity Sword: In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, it is a two-handed greatsword with a double-helix design wielded by Link in his Fierce Deity form. Four Sword / Picori Blade : A sword forged by the Minish as a gift to the kingdom of Hyrule, which allows its wielder to split into four beings.
Two-handed or Double-handed may refer to: Ambidextrous; Double-handed grip in tennis; Category:Two-person sailboats; Category:Two-player card games. Two-handed sword; Two-handed bowling; Two-handed manual alphabet, alphabetic writing system; Two-handed throwing, throwing sport aggregating distances thrown with each hand
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).