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<blockquote data-quote="big dummy" data-source="post: 2884085" data-attributes="member: 41052">Man, you can lead a horse to water...&nbsp;Why don't you ask them?I don't refer to any swords in that range except Zweihanders.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.landsknecht.com/assets/images/zweihander_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />These are six foot swords used for attacking pike squares in the 16th century.You are confused by D&amp;D terminology.&nbsp; The sword you are talking about is either a longsword or a greatsword, this is a two handed weapon about four feet long which can be used one handed from horseback.NO no no no no.&nbsp; A longsword is a two handed sword about 4 feet long.&nbsp; They weighed about 2-4 lbs.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword</a>A bastard sword is a sub-type of longsword used in the 15th century.&nbsp; Bastard swords tended to be pointier and more slgithly more optimized for thrusting.&nbsp; Weighed 2-4 lbs.A great sword is a sub-type of the longsword used both in the early and very late periods of the existence of the longsword.&nbsp; Greatswords had flat blade cross sections making them ideal for cutting against unarmored opponents.&nbsp; Weighed 2-4 lbs.The weapon mistakenly called a longsword in D&amp;D is an arming sword.&nbsp; They also weighed about 2-4 lbs (or sometimes less.)Actually, rapiers, unlike the D&amp;D version, were usually 4' long and could be in the same weight range as longswords.Because you are thinking in terms of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Longswords, arming swords and bastard swords all fall into the same wieght range.&nbsp; Rapiers are similar too.Is it supposed to be six feet long with a 12&quot; ricasso?!!!I've already corrected you here, thats an outright lie.&nbsp; It's used throughout the sword collecting and academic community and it was not invented by ARMA.&nbsp;&nbsp; You are really making yourself look ridiculous.Oh really?&nbsp; There are quite a few dating from the 14th -15th century.Where this consensus is I'd love to see.&nbsp; You don't know what you are talking about.&nbsp; Try sparring with an 8lb sword against someone with a 3 lb sword.I have a colleague from my old training group who owns several antique swords.&nbsp; He has a longsword from 1580 which weighs just over 2 lbs.All this 5-8 pounds stuff is incorrect, you are just repeating falsehoods.&nbsp; Again, rather than trying to bend reality to your wishes, maybe you should do some genuine research.&nbsp; You are coming across like a stubborn idiot.BD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="big dummy, post: 2884085, member: 41052"] Man, you can lead a horse to water... Why don't you ask them? I don't refer to any swords in that range except Zweihanders. [IMG]http://www.landsknecht.com/assets/images/zweihander_b.jpg[/IMG] These are six foot swords used for attacking pike squares in the 16th century. You are confused by D&D terminology. The sword you are talking about is either a longsword or a greatsword, this is a two handed weapon about four feet long which can be used one handed from horseback. NO no no no no. A longsword is a two handed sword about 4 feet long. They weighed about 2-4 lbs. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword[/url] A bastard sword is a sub-type of longsword used in the 15th century. Bastard swords tended to be pointier and more slgithly more optimized for thrusting. Weighed 2-4 lbs. A great sword is a sub-type of the longsword used both in the early and very late periods of the existence of the longsword. Greatswords had flat blade cross sections making them ideal for cutting against unarmored opponents. Weighed 2-4 lbs. The weapon mistakenly called a longsword in D&D is an arming sword. They also weighed about 2-4 lbs (or sometimes less.) Actually, rapiers, unlike the D&D version, were usually 4' long and could be in the same weight range as longswords. Because you are thinking in terms of D&D. Longswords, arming swords and bastard swords all fall into the same wieght range. Rapiers are similar too. Is it supposed to be six feet long with a 12" ricasso? !!! I've already corrected you here, thats an outright lie. It's used throughout the sword collecting and academic community and it was not invented by ARMA. You are really making yourself look ridiculous. Oh really? There are quite a few dating from the 14th -15th century. Where this consensus is I'd love to see. You don't know what you are talking about. Try sparring with an 8lb sword against someone with a 3 lb sword. I have a colleague from my old training group who owns several antique swords. He has a longsword from 1580 which weighs just over 2 lbs. All this 5-8 pounds stuff is incorrect, you are just repeating falsehoods. Again, rather than trying to bend reality to your wishes, maybe you should do some genuine research. You are coming across like a stubborn idiot. BD [/QUOTE]

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