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