Doppelsöldner
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Doppelsöldner were Landsknechte in 16th-century Germany who volunteered to fight in the front line, taking on extra risk, in exchange for double payment. The stated ratio was that one Landsknecht in f
A Doppelsöldner with arquebus
Zweihänder
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The Zweihänder, also Doppelhänder, Beidhänder, Bihänder, or Bidenhänder, is a large two-handed sword that was used primarily during the 16th century.
Doppelsöldner
…or an arquebus, and arranged in the wings of a square, in front of the pikemen. It has been suggested that Landsknechte trained in the use of the Zweihänder ("two-hander") sword qualified as Doppelsöldner, and that proficiency was demonstrated by holding the title Master of the Longsword from the Brotherhood…
Zweihänders with and without Parierhaken
A landsknecht with Zweihänder
Large two-handed swords in the White Tower (Tower of London)
Zweihänder in Athens War Museum