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The Claymore sword was seen in the hellsing OVA 8 episode where Alucard ( vlad the impaler ) was using the claymore sword when confronting Anderson in an sword fight.

Alucard has demonstrated that he had excellent skill of handing the sword in offensive and defensive way of fighting. As an example, Alucard has deflected Anderson's full charge attack with ease. Another example is that Alucard used this sword throughout his human life during the 15th century, during the time when raging war with the Ottoman Turks thus making this sword his primary weapon over the centuries before the dual handguns during the present time.

In the manga there a chapter where Alucard remembers his past life as a count of the Wallachia region and shows the developing hatred for the Ottoman Turks, later declaring full out war. In the end,  the armies Alucard had died out along with the Ottoman forces as well. It is shown in some of the pictures that Alucard uses the sword with great success in battle.