[quote=@Anlu]
Also, evanist, lifting it should be no issue at all! Even proper broadswords made for humans were never more than two or three pounds. The idea of a sword being -heavy- is simply ridiculous! If it's heavy, how can you fight with it? And a rapier, no less! 

I do want to see Lusser with a zweihander, though... 
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The issue isn't with weight, it's with balance. It's hard to effectively lunge, parry, and Erol Flynn with something that isn't proportioned properly. Otherwise it's clumsy and awkward to use.