Hi to everyone, I say yesterday on T.V the Ladyhawke movie , one who appears Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer , and well the character of Rutger seems to use a bastard sword ? , lansdkencht sword? two handed sword? , swiss two handed sword? broadsword ? or ??? ...and well am asking because seems pretty nice and I want to know what kind of sword is this .

See the pictures above and well .. what can you tell me ?...

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It's supposed to be a Zweihander and was created by Oscar Kolombotavich for that movie. I'm not certain it's based on any original, but looks more Italian to me than German, if anything at all.

Thanks Nathan , do you know where can I buy a similar sword ? or well a site where can I see different types of these swords ? .

American Fencers Supply in San Francisco offers this kind of sword. Here is an example:

http://www.amfence.com/html/102cl.html

They also have some large swords made by Oscar Kolombatovich himself, some leftover from the Metropolitan Opera. It may be worth giving them a call to see what is still available.

Phil

Lutel has several varieties. Museum Replicas Limited has a couple. Del Tin has a couple good examples. There are many of this style out there.

The closest historical equivalents would be Northern Italian 15th-16th Century two-handers, in the vein of, for example, Del Tin models 5167 and 2162. As far as I can tell, the defining characteristics that make it Italian rather than Germanic are primarily the plain, straight crossguard, the simple triangular lugs (the smallish pointed protrusions right below the blunt ricasso) perpendicular to the blade, the lack of siderings on the guard, and generally the overall visual simplicity.

Of course, Navarre's claim that the sword had been in his family for five generations by the time of the story (13th or 14th Century, depending on who you ask) makes the design rather inappropriate, historically. :)