What do you call this melee weapon?!


Question: What do you call this melee weapon!?
The weapon looks like two swords joint together at their hilts similar to a kind of Darth Maul light saber but with blades!. I've heard many names like double ended sword and switch blade that don't seem to suit this because they seem a bit to simple or inferior!. I'm sure there would be proper name for it because it is in so many things but in those they only have made up names like 'the swollow' or 'Ultimate weapon' which really don't give much info into it!. I'd appriate it if someone could tell me a more formal or realistic name for this weapon!.Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
The modern day term is "double-bladed sword" / "two-bladed swords" (used by both swords stores, Stars Wars, & DnD)!. And I believe it is mainly a modern day invention (because it looks cool)!.

Sword Store - http://www!.trueswords!.com/product_info!.p!.!.!.
Star Wars - http://starwars!.wikia!.com/wiki/Double-Bl!.!.!.
Dungeons & Dragons - http://www!.d20srd!.org/srd/equipment/weap!.!.!.

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Historically I could not find an equivalent "ancient weapon" (tons of fictional versions though)!. Using ancient metallurgy, if they did make double bladed swords they would have been very heavy to use & quite exotic for most people to handle (as opposed to single pointed weapons & wooden hafts)!. And they would not have been as fast & versatile as single handed weapons nor as deadly (reach & destructive force) by two-handed swords / polearms!.

The closest "double weapons" (ignoring oriental chain sickles, Chinese meteor hammers & 2 / 3 section staves) I could find would be polearm weapons with metal parts on both ends (Pole Axes with axe & spear tips) & bladed vajras!.

------ Vajra - http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Vajra
1-5 Bladed prongs were on both ends of Japanese versions (known as dorge / tokko), & often wielded as both weapons & symbols of religious power by monks!. The one-bladed versions can best be described as a "double bladed dagger!."Www@Enter-QA@Com

like ikkaku madarame from bleach 11th division squad

i think spear jointWww@Enter-QA@Com



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