Schnee family sword names have had my interest for quite some time now. So here, I'll be figuring out what they look like, along with their names.
Up first, we have Nicholas Schnee.
This man is quite literally a knight in shining armour. But his sword isn't one of the Oakeshott typology. According to The World of Remnant Short, Nicholas actually uses a sabre and pistol.
Contrary to what may be popular belief, there is a discipline for this style of fighting in HEMA, and yes, it involves using a sabre - specifically either a spadroon or a boarding cutlass according to David Rawlings.
Regarding what sword he would use, I believe his hands are very big. He was a miner, after all, and he's clearly shown wielding a pickaxe as well.
Therefore, I think his sword would be a two-handed sabre, like this.
More specifically, it would have the swept hitl guard, and the grip. But I picture the blade being a little wider, and the pommel having a more 'flowery' shape. Something like this.
Separate thought here: take note of the pommel in the picture. Does it look a bit familiar?
I think so. :3
Regarding a name, I think this sword is called Wurzel, which is the German word for Root.
The reason being that Weiss explains how her father wasn't the man who started the Schnee family, and she also refuses to be the last of it.
I agree. Her motive is honorable. Jacques was a jackass after all.
But something tells me that the true Schnee legacy doesn't go back much further than Nicholas himself. Therefore, I view Nicholas as the Root of his family tree.
Incidentally, I believe the sword was forged using part of a meteorite, which landed in the mining areas in Mantle, hitting a vein of ice and absorbing the power from it.
From the unique metal combined with the ice dust, the blade was especially good at freezing through objects and other weapons. The sword was retired from service not long before Nicholas died and has seen no action since.
