User blog comment:El Alamein/Landsknecht vs. Samurai/@comment-422690-20120725042121/@comment-5257934-20120726003659

But the Landskecht is askilled pikeman, and the Katzbalger is a full on sword, not just a dagger, being up to three ft. long. The wakizashi is just a slashing weapon, single edged, and the katzbalger is an arming sword