Halb Schwert

Halb Schwert
German (“half-sword”) techniques of gripping the middle of the blade itself with the second hand or typically left hand (often by gloves or armored gauntlets). Also called Halt-Schwert or Kurzen Schwert, they allow a wide range of offensive and defensive striking and deflecting actions as well as thrusts, Italian schools might have called them Mezza Spada ("middle sword") or possibly even "false-point" blows. It is used for the more powerful and more accurate stabs. The term comes from the pose of the left hand on the blade cutting the sword in half. Called Mezza-Spada in Italian.

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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