Dual wield

Although historical records of dual wielding in war are limited, there are numerous weapon-based martial arts that involve the use of a pair of weapons.

Dual wielding, both with melee and ranged weapons, has been popularized by fictional works (film, television, and video games).

[5] A dimachaerus used a pair of siccae (curved scimitar) or gladius and used a fighting style adapted to both attack and defend with his weapons rather than a shield, as he was not equipped with one.

[9] North American Indian tribes of the Atlantic northeast used a form involving a tomahawk in the primary hand and a knife in the secondary.

During the campaign Muslim conquest in 6th to 7th century AD, a Rashidun caliphate general named Khalid ibn Walid was reported to favor wielding two broad swords, with one in each hand, during combat.

Eskrima, the traditional martial arts of the Philippines teaches Doble Baston techniques involving the basic use of a pair of rattan sticks and also Espada y daga or Sword/Stick and Dagger.

[11] However, there were several examples of gunmen in the West who actually used two pistols at the same time in their gunfights: Dual wielding two handguns has been popularized by film and television.

Mongolian soldiers dual wielding knives during skills display
A young boy in a black vest over a white shirt and a black hat raises a pistol high in his right hand and lets another hang from his left hand.
An urban proletariat boy dual wields pistols in Eugène Delacroix's painting La Liberté guidant le peuple .
Model dressed as Lara Croft dual wielding pistols