The use of the striking German battle sword as found in many armories through out Germany still poses many unanswered questions - I have been asking myself exactly those questions for the past months. And have had some very interesting insights reading well-known and not so well-known contemporary books.
Read more about my research here:
https://hroarr.com/article/the-use-of-the-german-battle-sword-in-the-late-16th-and-early-17th-century/
Download the full article here (pdf in german and english):
https://ddhf.de/forschung-und-wissen/die-verwendung-des-deutschen-schlachtschwertes-des-spaeten-16-und-fruehen-17-jahrhunderts/
Timemarks:
0:00 Intro
0:25 The weapon
2:02 Gripping
2:59 Guards
3:47 Thrusting
5:18 Striking
9:39 Conclusion
Music source: Concerto Grosso in G minor
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