Wadders said:
Amethyst Wind said:
Wadders said:
A Halberd maybe. Pretty versatile, no-nonsense weapons, and they look good too. Not one of your overblown fantasy Halberds though, a normal 16th century one that actually looks like it's possible for the average human being to wield.
Those things are still 5-6 feet long though. Still pretty hefty.
Yeah, no doubt. But they're nothing compared to some versions you see in games.
I'm no expert, but given how common they were as infantry weapons, it's unlikely they would have been massively heavy. There's probably been research into it, but I'm too lazy to look really
I've gotten to try a replica halberd made to original specs, and it was surprisingly light. However, they are massively unbalanced, as pretty much all the weight is at the top. The inertia makes for one hell of a swinging type strike, not so much for being easy to wield. Of course, it was usually not used for that, they were mainly used for long reach with a spear tip, as well as the axe for when something really needed some cleaving. Still one of my favorite old-timey weapons though.
OT: A chained flail. Cool to look at, devastatingly powerful in trained hands, and extremely dangerous to its own wielder if he/she hasn't been trained. Also, it looks sweet, can't emphasize that enough.