• shapesandstuff@feddit.org
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    1 month ago

    The longsword second from the bottom seems pretty heavy for that profile tbh. Montante/Zweihänder (last one) is also on the upper end of usable weight. Bordering on ceremonial/parade sword

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      1 month ago

      Montante where definitely used for more than just ceremonial/ threatening looking guards or housecarl. But yes because of their size they were used almost more like a spear.

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        Oh for sure, i’m just saying a 3.5kg one is on the upper end of usable. I’ve used one a good bit lighter than that and one slightly heavier and the heavy one was a BEAST to maneuver.
        This one is under 2kg for example: https://sigiforge.com/products/sigi-montante/
        Regenyei sells one aka “The Beast” at 3.6kg as their heaviest offer: https://regenyei.com/product/two-handed-sword-01/

        Once you go past that it gets so difficult to weild effectively - depending on your weight, strength and size of course.

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        They’re saying it’s very heavy for a Montante, normal ones were lighter. Extremely heavy swords were often reserved to parade, where style was more important than function

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        Oh I meant to include: these i’m listing are blunt, which adds a little bit of weight compared to their ‘real’ sharp counterparts.