The design seems to have come about with no recourse to convention in any of the cutlery traditions at the time. The sword was half handle half blade, with a pomel/buckler like ball on the handle. At the time many works with a shorter weapon used a buckler, which was a small shield. The Bastard sword was again, "fatherless" as it was designed to be used with two, or one hand.
Swords that were designed for use with no buckler, or shield tended to be longer, to give the holder more distance and again, the Bastard Sword was about coming in and shredding your man, not hanging out with a weapon of distance.
Swords that were designed for use with no buckler, or shield tended to be longer, to give the holder more distance and again, the Bastard Sword was about coming in and shredding your man, not hanging out with a weapon of distance.
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