Synthetic Zweihander

First some background
It costs the same as the padded montante on purpleheart armory, and is about half the price of the Steel VB montante.
Ive used all three of these greatswords at length, and let me tell you, its kinda shocking how similarly they all feel, meaning if you train with this one, youll be able to swap to steel or padded with little issue.
Weighing in at around 5.5 lbs it handles almost exactly the same as the VB montante (6.5 lbs) and the padded montante (4.5 lbs) on Purpleheart armory. Similar point of balance and flow, this is probably the best synthetic greatsword on the market.

What it does good
With willing partners who know the risks of sparing with a greatsword, it *can* be used for sparring at MILD intensity in soft kit.
Probably its greatest strength is how it fairs in harness fencing. With its pointed tip and decently strong flex, as well as the fact that its made of plastic and not foam,it can be used effectively against the various hard foam polearms you can find across the HEMA scene at full intensity.
A minor bonus- it looks like a sword, but can still be used as a prop in places that don't normally allow steel weapons, such as comic cons, renaissance fairs, etc.

What it does bad
Like all synthetics, its a compromise between padded swords and steel. Its not as safe as padded, and its not as durable as steel. I used mine for both soft and hard kit, and as you can see after about a year and a half of usage, the thing snapped at the handle, and you cant really repair plastic.
While it can be used for mild soft kit sparring, you're better off using a padded montante which can be used at a higher intensity and is FAR safer.
While it works great in harness... being made of plastic it wont last you very long unfortunately, and youre better off just using steel if its available.

If you want to do solo drills, get this
If you want to do soft kit sparring, get the padded montante
If you want to do harness, get the steel
If you want to do all three, and don't want to break the bank, get this.

TLDR- If jack of all trades master of none were a sword, this is it.

I absolutely love this sword, it's got a good weight to it and it's very well made. Perfect for training!

From this page's description: "[...] you will be surprised by the considerable agility of these zweihanders and the amount of control you can have." I don't agree with this - it feels just as cumbersome as it looks. At least on mine (flamberge blade, with the "edge" bevel option), there is no distal taper - the blade doesn't get narrower in both axes toward the tip - so compared to something like my Red Dragon synthetic longsword (which is substantially smaller and more flexible, I know) the weight of the blade far from the hands feels much more significant. I have no idea how a real greatsword's weight distribution feels so I can't say whether it's accurate, but all the metal in the hilt of this one certainly helps shift the point of balance.

I am 6'4" - picture for evidence :) - but by no means in good enough shape to use a greatsword - or any sword - competitively, so I can imagine a stronger person not having too much trouble. I enjoy aimlessly swinging it around in my backyard regardless, and it looks nice enough to go with my Halloween costume, which were my main intended "uses" anyway.

Since it was interminably out-of-stock from SoCal, I had to go to their source, Blackfencer, in Spain, and as I am in Texas the shipping was like 150% or more of the price of the sword itself. So obviously get it from SoCal if they're closer and it comes back in stock. I like the red cord wrap.

I wanted to buy this as a birthday/Christmas present but it hasn’t been in stock for months. I have sent many emails to SoCal Swords about if they could restock or when they are going to and I’m still waiting.

I’ve been waiting over 3 months for this to come back in stock and have emailed them about restocking it multiple times and it still isn’t stocked!