How to use/hold a weapon in Gothic 1

gothic

I have obtained a weapon in Gothic 1: a pickaxe. However there doesn't seem to be a way to hold it? How do I hold the pickaxe as my weapon?

Gothic 1 is all keyboard-friendly and have run through options but don't get the option to hold weapons. I can see it in the inventory though.

Best Answer

Control + Up Arrow should equip weapons unless you've changed the controls in the options.