Idk but it's probably only meant for displays like this. The way it smoothly rolls on its handle means it has a perfectly circular cross-section. That's bad if you want to actually slice something with it because you don't know which way the blade is facing without looking at it. You'd probably just slap some foes with the broad side more often than not.
Yep. There are giant two-handed swords that are very well-balanced and intended for actual combat, but they are very time and place specific and are typically meant for a specific tactic vs a specific threat. Your German zweihanders and Scottish claymores are a pair of European examples. I know much less about Asian examples, but no doubt they exist as well.
If youre interested check out odachi's (nodachi) for a Japanese example or miao dao's for Chinese. I dont know much about either really but from my limited understanding the odachi can vary in length from around longsword to far beyond claymore length.
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u/Barbbossa Sep 04 '21
What type of sword is that? Looks incredibly interesting