To: ByteMercenary
“From the length of the handle I would think that it was not a two-handed weapon. Still at approx 4 pounds it would take a real man to continue to swing it effectively if a battle lasted more than a few hours.”
Yep... Many years of physical conditioning. See #31. :)
34 posted on
10/19/2021 6:05:38 AM PDT by
Openurmind
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To: Openurmind
“From the length of the handle I would think that it was not a two-handed weapon. There is such a thing as a "bastard" sword, or hand and a half sword.
https://www.coldsteel.com/hand-and-a-half-sword/
46 posted on
10/19/2021 6:34:48 AM PDT by
MikeSteelBe
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