Why is the protector on the handle not facing the attacker? Wouldn’t it be safer? It could stop attacker’s sword 🤔 does anybody know?
Inside_Touch400 on
Sweet
Un_Homme_Apprenti on
Fun fact : she is probably lighter than most modern assault rifles
QueenRegina777 on
*BANANA*
Desirai on
Was the banana available at the museum or did you take it with you
PapaOoMaoMao on
It will keel.
RocketSkates314 on
Looks like an executioners sword
sxmilliondollarman on
When you absolutely positively have to cut a person in two with one swing.
xpanta on
You need two people to handle this sword. They are called the “sword brothers”.
(this is a bad joke that I feel the need to explain: a pun related to “sworn brothers”)
azionka on
While the weapon looks awesome, wielding it was not.
Guys who wielded it where the guys at the furthest front, swinging that thing just from left to right in order to punch holes in the enemy ranks.
Swinging that thing alone the whole day from left to right was a brutal job, but combined with the dangers of the front was deadly. People who wielded that weapon didn’t had a high chance of survival. That’s why they where payed really well.
Aggressive_Thing_614 on
I wanted to say: I saw that one before.
This inspires me to always have a banana at hand for scaling.
Casski_ on
We have another large sword at the Friesmuseum, that belonged to ‘Grutte Pier’
That sword is really big! It’s really big when you compare it to a banana. It must have taken a lot of strength to use!
smegmaoncracker on
a banana is alright, but what you really want for self defense is a raspberry!
MK-Neron on
Most of these two hander and longer swords where just a decorative method to show strength and brutality. Most Guards would have one. In battle they were pretty useless due to their weight and slowness to wheel.
Objective-Town5693 on
What i don’t understand is, they said people, hundred years ago were way smaller than us, is this true? And if yes then how could they handle a sword that length?
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Handle seems uncomfortable
Why is the protector on the handle not facing the attacker? Wouldn’t it be safer? It could stop attacker’s sword 🤔 does anybody know?
Sweet
Fun fact : she is probably lighter than most modern assault rifles
*BANANA*
Was the banana available at the museum or did you take it with you
It will keel.
Looks like an executioners sword
When you absolutely positively have to cut a person in two with one swing.
You need two people to handle this sword. They are called the “sword brothers”.
(this is a bad joke that I feel the need to explain: a pun related to “sworn brothers”)
While the weapon looks awesome, wielding it was not.
Guys who wielded it where the guys at the furthest front, swinging that thing just from left to right in order to punch holes in the enemy ranks.
Swinging that thing alone the whole day from left to right was a brutal job, but combined with the dangers of the front was deadly. People who wielded that weapon didn’t had a high chance of survival. That’s why they where payed really well.
I wanted to say: I saw that one before.
This inspires me to always have a banana at hand for scaling.
We have another large sword at the Friesmuseum, that belonged to ‘Grutte Pier’
It is 213 centimeters long, and weighing 6.6KG
https://www.friesmuseum.nl/collectie/objecten-verhalen/zwaard-van-grutte-pier
Finally a Banana for Scale ! THANKS so much
You’d need very tiny hands to hold it with both.
That sword is really big! It’s really big when you compare it to a banana. It must have taken a lot of strength to use!
a banana is alright, but what you really want for self defense is a raspberry!
Most of these two hander and longer swords where just a decorative method to show strength and brutality. Most Guards would have one. In battle they were pretty useless due to their weight and slowness to wheel.
What i don’t understand is, they said people, hundred years ago were way smaller than us, is this true? And if yes then how could they handle a sword that length?