Two-Handed Sword Small 143×320 Medium 286×640 Large 458×1024 Download Tiff Original 1073×2400 | (232.0 KB) Description The two-handed sword or German Zweihänder, here of the 15th century showing the Second Guard or Parierhakens. Keywords parierhakens, parrying hooks, ricasso, second guard, two hander, two-handed sword, weapon, Zweihänder, Zweihaender, Zweihander Galleries Swords and Daggers Source: William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)