zweihänder

plural zweihänders

1. Alternative letter-case form of Zweihänder.

   The katzbalger's S-shaped guard and 2-foot-long (0.61 m) blade made it perfect for bringing in when the fighting became too close to use a zweihänder.

   2016, Syed Ramsey, Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, →ISBN

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   The Germans are better than the English, better than the Genoese or Venetians or Poles; more disciplined, better trained, fond of the big zweihänder blades that are lethal in spread combat. They are more expensive than the Piedmontese, ...

   2015, Manda Scott, Into The Fire, Random House, →ISBN, page 260

   There were not only traditional swords and assault rifles, but also quarterstaves with gun barrels at each end, a zweihänder with a chainsaw blade, a pair of sawn-off shotguns chained together like nunchucks.

   2020, John Rogan, Shadowcast, →ISBN, page 23

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1. historicalA two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in the 14th century.

   […] and even the two-handed sword, Zweihänder […]

   1995, R. Coltman Clephan, The Mediaeval Tournament, page 105

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   Their major weapon was the pike, which could be up to 18 feet in length, but those whose duty it was to advance in the front line carried instead the fearsome Zweihänder; an enormous battle-sword around 66 inches in length.

   1994, Douglas Miller, The Landsknechts, page 42

   Synonyms: Bidenhänder, Bihänder