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The Flamberge The Flamberge is an interesting weapon used in Germany and very popular around the 15th Century. Some of the finer points are the fact that it is a two handed weapon but it has something called a "Ricasso" that is the leather wrapped section shown at left that is between the handle and the blade. This allowed the wielder to choke up on the sword and get better control of it. The flamberge shown here also has the unusual Kriss style (wavy) blade.
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Did you know that the flamberge was one of the main weapons that Mel Gibson used in the movie Braveheart? You can see it here in this picture of the DVD cover.
