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Zweihander
Sword, Longsword, Blade, German, Landsknecht, Swiss, Latin Europe
A very large 'true' two handed sword up to six feet long. These are used by infantry rather than cavalry, and began to appear in the late 15th Century, initially in the German speaking areas of Central Europe, but they spread into Italy and what are now Spain and Portugal. They were sometimes used by elite troops and bodyguards.
Zweihander, Swabia, early 16th Century Zweihander (Heavy Montante) Castille, mid 16th Century Zweihander, Venice, 1570 Zweihander, Masovia, Poland, Late 15th Century
Name | Size | Reach | Speed | Defense | Base Damage | Attack Types | Primary Attack Types | Armor Pierce | Grapple | Hardness | HP |
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Zweihander | VL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2-16 | SCP | C | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |