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Hand-and-a-half swords developed around the mid-15th century and were used well into the 16th century. They featured long handles with half-grips and so could be wielded with one hand or two. The typically tapered blades were longer than arming swords but did not possess the double-hand grips of heavier war-swords. Perhaps because hand-and-a-half swords did not legitimately belong to either of these sword families, they were also known as bastard...