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Originally Posted by
Galloglaich
As far as carrying two handed swords in sheaths, this was normal for longswords, which are hand and a half swords about 4 feet long, which were used as sidearms both in a military and civilian capacity (especially by the Swiss) but very rare for the larger montante / spadone / spada a due mani etc. which are about 5' long and are basically a battlefield wapn, and unheard of for the 'true' two hander or zweihander which is about 6 feet or more and is a true battlefield weapon. The latter are not used with sheathes.