qsy-complains-a-lot:Executioner Sword / Sword of JusticeMade specifically to be swung at an unmoving
qsy-complains-a-lot:Executioner Sword / Sword of JusticeMade specifically to be swung at an unmoving target with maximum cutting power, these blades had a non-tapering rounded point bringing their length to that of a one-handed sword, although in weight and in use they required both hands.Execution by beheading using such instruments were prevalent in Germanic countries from as early as the 15th century until 1868 in Switzerland where Héli Freymondwas the last man to be decapitated for murder. -- source link