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The Zwei Association from the video game Library of Ruina use Zweihänder swords as well as one-handed swords with the characteristics of a Zweihänder as one of their main choices of weaponry. The character Faust from Limbus Company uses a Zweihänder as her primary weapon.
Antonie Dixon (1968 – 4 February 2009) was a convicted New Zealand thief and murderer.His most notorious crimes were committed in an 11-hour spree of violence in 2003 in which he completely or partially severed the hands or arms of two women with a Samurai sword, shot a man dead with a homemade sub-machine gun and kidnapped another man.
Twin swords, made to fit in one scabbard. One of the swords is used offensively, and that other as main gauche. The term companion weapon is used in historical European martial arts to refer to an item used in conjunction with the larger weapon in the non-sword hand while fencing with a rapier or sword. The popular companion weapon forms include:
In 2014 Whittaker's set up a programme to support and improve cocoa bean production in Samoa, and in 2017 expanded the programme to include New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [22] [23] [24] In 2019 Whittaker's admitted that while some bars have ethically-sourced cocoa beans, the sugar is primarily sourced from Thailand. [25]
Crest of the New Zealand Army, with the second sword swapped for a taiaha in Charles Bennett's honour. The coat of arms of New Zealand depicts a Māori warrior with a taiaha as one of the supporters. [7] The New Zealand Army includes an image of a taiaha in its official badge since 1998. [8] [9]
The term "single-handed sword" or "one-handed sword" was coined to distinguish from "two-handed" or "hand-and-a-half" swords. "Single-handed sword" is used by Sir Walter Scott. [11] It is also used as a possible gloss of the obscure term tonsword by Nares (1822); [12] "one-handed sword" is somewhat later, recorded from c. 1850. Some swords were ...
Jessica Leeds . Her account: More than 30 years ago, Leeds was traveling for work when she sat next to Trump on a flight to New York. Leeds, who is now 74, told The New York Times that she and Trump spoke for a bit, then about 45 minutes into the flight he lifted the armrest between them and began to grab her breasts and put his hand up her skirt.
This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.