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درازشمشیر
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Also known as long sword, long-sword

A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around ), a straight double-edged blade of around , and weighing approximately .

Key facts

Weapon.name
Longsword
Weapon.image
Hand-and-a-Half Sword MET DP146428.jpg
Weapon.caption
Hand-and-a-half sword, probably German,
Weapon.origin
Europe
Weapon.type
Sword (two-handed, double-edged)
Weapon.service
High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, c. 1050–1700
Weapon.weight
avg.
Weapon.length
total: avg. blade: avg. grip: avg.
Weapon.production_date
~1050–1500
Weapon.blade_type
double-edged, straight
Weapon.hilt_type
cruciform, with pommel

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
sword
Country of origin
Europe
Image
Albion Crecy Medieval Sword 6 (6091944737) (II).jpg
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Commons category
Longswords
service retirement
1550-01-01
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