"The montante is an Iberian two-handed sword from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was a weapon of specialists and bodyguards, and was also the badge and weapon of fencing masters. Currently there are only two known manuals for this weapon: Godinho from 1599 and Figuereido from 1651. Both manuals present the material in a series of plays, which teach basic moves and present methods for fighting in specific contexts. These contexts, such as fighting when surrounded in a narrow street, various forms of mob control, breaking up a fight, and fighting on a slave galley, illustrate a powerful weapon used in adventure and battle"
Slåss på en slavgalär? "mob control?" Im speechless.
