zweihänder

English

Noun

zweihänder (plural zweihänders)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Zweihänder
   • 2015, Manda Scott, Into The Fire, Random House, →ISBN, page 260:

     The Germans are better than the English, better than the Genoese or Venetians or Poles; more disciplined, better trained, fond of the big zweihänder blades that are lethal in spread combat. They are more expensive than the Piedmontese, ...

   • 2016, Syed Ramsey, Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, →ISBN:

     The katzbalger's S-shaped guard and 2-foot-long (0.61 m) blade made it perfect for bringing in when the fighting became too close to use a zweihänder.

   • 2020, John Rogan, Shadowcast, →ISBN, page 23:

     There were not only traditional swords and assault rifles, but also quarterstaves with gun barrels at each end, a zweihänder with a chainsaw blade, a pair of sawn-off shotguns chained together like nunchucks.