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[@Buddha]
Bastard sword is a relatively recently made up and improper name for something between an arming and two handed sword. I mean if you look up bastard sword there isn't even any entry on it the first thing you'll find is a wikipedia article saying "longsword." It's a name so ebin it makes cool kids like skallagrim, meta and lindymeme lose their shit. 
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Depends on what you consider new.

[quote]The Masters of Defence competition organised by Henry VIII in July 1540 listed two hande sworde and bastard sword as two separate items.[/quote]

Some 500 years ago, I presume, is new then. :brow Not that it matters for the setting of this RP.