Glavo: Malsamoj inter versioj

En la 16a jarcento, la granda [[dumanglavo]] estis uzita de la elitaj germanaj kaj svisaj solduloj konataj kiel "doppelsöldner".<ref>Douglas Miller, John Richards: ''Landsknechte 1486–1560'', {{ISBN|3-87748-636-3}}</ref> ''Zweihänder'', la germanlingva vorto por dumanglavo, laŭvorte tradukita, signifas duman-tenanto. La ''zweihänder'' havas longan klingon, same kiel grandan ŝirmo-butonojn por protektado. ItOni is estimatedĉirkaŭkalkulis, thatke somekelkaj "zweihänder" swordsglavoj wereestis overĉirkaŭ 1.8 {{convert|6|ft|m}} longlongaj, withkaj thetiu oneatribuita ascribedal tola militisto el [[FrisiaFrisio]]n warriornome [[Pier Gerlofs Donia]] beingestis {{convert|2.13| m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=out|order=flip}} longlonga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wunseradiel.nl/index.php?simaction=content&pagid=289&mediumid=1 |publisher=Gemeente Wûnseradiel |title=Greate Pier fan Wûnseradiel |language=Western Frisian |access-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903223225/http://www.gemeentesudwestfryslan.nl/ |archive-date=3 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The gigantic blade length was perfectly designed for manipulating and pushing away enemy [[Pole weapon|pole-arms]], which were major weapons around this time, in both Germany and Eastern Europe. Doppelsöldners also used [[katzbalger]]s, which means 'cat-gutter'. The katzbalger's S-shaped guard and {{convert|2|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} blade made it perfect for bringing in when the fighting became too close to use a zweihänder.<ref name=Landsknechts>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Douglas |year=1976 |title=The Landsknechts |url=https://archive.org/details/landsknechts00mill |url-access=limited |publisher=Osprey Publishing |page=[https://archive.org/details/landsknechts00mill/page/n11 11] |isbn=978-0-85045-258-7}}</ref>