Talk:Katzbalger

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Also, i've read and seen it demostrated, that a katzbalger is a shorter sword then most other arming swords, with the express purpose of having a faster draw time. The hope was that two pikeman would lock, drop their pikes and draw arming swords. The katzbalger would draw faster and thrust before his opponent had drawn.

Instead of expanding the article, I've shortened it a little: Katzbalger also means "Suitable for the fight". That's unfortunately just not true. The etymology of the word is a matter of dispute, but not the fact that it is a noun, not an adjective. Sorry for that...! Trigaranus 15:48, 13 September 2007 (UTC)