The heavy 15th and early 16th c. Landsknecht two hand swords were of different form and used by the
Doppelsöldner to brandish with great force in order to destroy the opponents' long pikes. They usually had straight blades.
By the late 16th century, they had all had become mere bearing or processional swords and changed their form.
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Best,
Michael