8000:
2990:
1003:
2284:
equipment. On mobilization in August 1914 all serving
British Army officers were required to have their swords sharpened as the only peacetime use of the weapon had been for saluting on parade. The high visibility and limited practical use of the sword however led to it being abandoned within weeks, although most cavalry continued to carry sabres throughout the war. While retained as a symbol of rank and status by at least senior officers of infantry, artillery and other branches, the sword was usually left with non-essential baggage when units reached the front line. It was not until the late 1920s and early 1930s that this historic weapon was finally discarded for all but ceremonial purposes by most remaining horse mounted regiments of Europe and the Americas.
1240:
1738:
475:
2264:
1718:
1115:) led to the production of hilts with a guard for the finger. This sword design eventually led to the development of the civilian rapier, but it was not replaced by it, and the side-sword continued to be used during the rapier's lifetime. As it could be used for both cutting and thrusting, the term "cut and thrust sword" is sometimes used interchangeably with side-sword. As rapiers became more popular, attempts were made to hybridize the blade, sacrificing the effectiveness found in each unique weapon design. These are still considered side-swords and are sometimes labeled
1391:
1329:
1781:
1686:
1260:
1900:
2658:
3060:
247:
2103:
1702:
2566:
1224:
785:
288:
64:
1527:
280:
641:
396:. Naue II swords, along with Nordic full-hilted swords, were made with functionality and aesthetics in mind. The hilts of these swords were beautifully crafted and often contained false rivets in order to make the sword more visually appealing. Swords coming from northern Denmark and northern Germany usually contained three or more fake rivets in the hilt.
1471:. High quality Japanese swords have been exported to neighboring Asian countries since before the 11th century. From the 15th century to the 16th century, more than 200,000 swords were exported, reaching a quantitative peak, but these were simple swords made exclusively for mass production, specialized for export and lending to conscripted farmers (
2701:). The pommel was originally designed as a stop to prevent the sword slipping from the hand. From around the 11th century onward it became a counterbalance to the blade, allowing a more fluid style of fighting. It can also be used as a blunt instrument at close range, and its weight affects the centre of percussion. In later times a
410:). Also unique for Chinese bronzes is the consistent use of high tin bronze (17–21% tin) which is very hard and breaks if stressed too far, whereas other cultures preferred lower tin bronze (usually 10%), which bends if stressed too far. Although iron swords were made alongside bronze, it was not until the early
406:. The technology for bronze swords reached its high point during the Warring States period and Qin dynasty. Amongst the Warring States period swords, some unique technologies were used, such as casting high tin edges over softer, lower tin cores, or the application of diamond shaped patterns on the blade (see
3216:
1960)A brief review article by the originator of the term "pattern-welding" accurately details all the salient points of the construction of pattern-welded blades and of how all the patterns observed result as a function of the depth of grinding into a twisted rod structure. The article also includes
492:
although often containing sufficient carbon, but work-hardened like bronze by hammering. This made them comparable or only slightly better in terms of strength and hardness to bronze swords. They could still bend during use rather than spring back into shape. But the easier production, and the better
2770:
The scabbard, also known as the sheath, is a protective cover often provided for the sword blade. Scabbards have been made of many materials, including leather, wood, and metals such as brass or steel. The metal fitting where the blade enters the leather or metal scabbard is called the throat, which
173:
were designed to impale their targets quickly and inflict deep stab wounds. Their long and straight yet light and well balanced design made them highly maneuverable and deadly in a duel but fairly ineffective when used in a slashing or chopping motion. A well aimed lunge and thrust could end a fight
95:
and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition
3011:
Throughout history two-handed swords have generally been less common than their one-handed counterparts, one exception being their common use in Japan. Two-handed grips have two advantages: obviously they allow the strength of two hands to be used, not just one, but by spacing the hands apart they
2503:
such tangs over the end of the pommel, or occasionally welded the hilt furniture to the tang and threaded the end for screwing on a pommel. This style is often referred to as a "narrow" or "hidden" tang. Modern, less traditional, replicas often feature a threaded pommel or a pommel nut which holds
2377:
every officer must own a sword, which is prescribed for formal parades and other ceremonies where dress uniforms are worn and the rank-and-file are under arms. On these occasions depending on their billet, Marine Non-Commissioned
Officers (E-4 and above) may also be required to carry swords, which
185:
were built more heavily and were more typically used in warfare. Built for slashing and chopping at multiple enemies, often from horseback, the sabre's long curved blade and slightly forward weight balance gave it a deadly character all its own on the battlefield. Most sabres also had sharp points
2583:
which lighten the blade at the cost of some of the blade's stiffness. The edges of a cutting sword are almost parallel. Blades oriented for the thrust have thicker blades, sometimes with a distinct midrib for increased stiffness, with a strong taper and an acute point. The geometry of a cutting
2283:
in 1908, almost the last change in
British Army weapons before the outbreak of the war. At the outbreak of World War I infantry officers in all combatant armies then involved (French, German, British, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, Belgian and Serbian) still carried swords as part of their field
678:
than the weapon itself; the scabbard usually has a large, decorative mount allowing it to be suspended from a belt on the wearer's right side. Because of this, it is assumed that the sword was intended to be drawn with the blade pointing downwards ready for surprise stabbing attacks.
2575:
Early iron blades have rounded points due to the limited metallurgy of the time. These were still effective for thrusting against lightly armoured opponents. As armour advanced, blades were made narrower, stiffer and sharply pointed to defeat the armour by thrusting.
1025:
covering longsword combat and techniques dating from the 13th–16th centuries exist in German, Italian, and
English, providing extensive information on longsword combatives as used throughout this period. Many of these are now readily available online.
2829:
as a way to define and catalogue
European swords of the medieval period based on physical form, including blade shape and hilt configuration. The typology also focuses on the smaller, and in some cases contemporary, single-handed swords such as the
861:) was a unique and highly prized steel developed on the Indian subcontinent as early as the 5th century BC. Its properties were unique due to the special smelting and reworking of the steel creating networks of iron carbides described as a globular
2584:
sword blade allows for acute edge angles. An edge with an acuter angle is more inclined to degrade quickly in combat situations than an edge with a more obtuse angle. Also, an acute edge angle is not the primary factor of a blade's sharpness.
3107:
counterpart to these is known as an energy sword (sometimes also referred to as a "beam sword" or "laser sword"), a sword whose blade consists of, or is augmented by, concentrated energy. A well known example of this type of sword is the
4023:
1467:(straight one-edged blade). Japanese swordmaking reached the height of its development in the 15th and 16th centuries, when samurai increasingly found a need for a sword to use in closer quarters, leading to the creation of the modern
337:
is relatively low, and consequently longer blades would bend easily. The development of the sword out of the dagger was gradual; the first weapons that can be classified as swords without any ambiguity are those found in
2782:
with an attachment for the sword's scabbard, used to carry it when not in use. It is usually fixed to the scabbard of the sword, providing a fast means of drawing the sword in battle. Examples of sword belts include the
2179:, the duelling sword fell out of fashion long before the practice of duelling itself. By about 1770, English duelists enthusiastically adopted the pistol, and sword duels dwindled. However, the custom of duelling with
3599:
3035:", was a sword with an extended grip and sometimes pommel so that it could be used with either one or two hands. Although these swords may not provide a full two-hand grip, they allowed its wielders to hold a
2511:), the tang has about the same width as the blade, and is generally the same shape as the grip. In European or Asian swords sold today, many advertised "full" tangs may actually involve a forged rat-tail tang.
3525:
186:
and double-edged blades, making them capable of piercing soldier after soldier in a cavalry charge. Sabres continued to see battlefield use until the early 20th century. The US Navy M1917 Cutlass used in
2771:
is often part of a larger scabbard mount, or locket, that bears a carrying ring or stud to facilitate wearing the sword. The blade's point in leather scabbards is usually protected by a metal tip, or
1523:, a unique wind furnace was used to produce the high-quality steel. This gave the blade a very hard cutting edge and beautiful patterns. For these reasons it became a very popular trading material.
493:
availability of the raw material for the first time permitted the equipping of entire armies with metal weapons, though Bronze Age
Egyptian armies were sometimes fully equipped with bronze weapons.
2810:
Sword typology is based on morphological criteria on the one hand (blade shape (cross-section, taper, and length), shape and size of the hilt and pommel), and age and place of origin on the other (
911:", came into being. It had an extended grip that meant it could be used with either one or two hands. Though these swords did not provide a full two-hand grip they allowed their wielders to hold a
3471:
2124:
somewhere in the later part of the 16th century. The rapier differed from most earlier swords in that it was not a military weapon but a primarily civilian sword. Both the rapier and the
Italian
322:
in that a knife has only one cutting surface, while a dagger has two cutting surfaces. Construction of longer blades became possible during the 3rd millennium BC in the Middle East, first in
4301:
The
Complete Encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons: The Most Comprehensive Reference Work Ever Published on Arms and Armour from Prehistoric Times to the Present – with Over 1,200 Illustrations
1158:
The sword in this time period was the most personal weapon, the most prestigious, and the most versatile for close combat, but it came to decline in military use as technology, such as the
986:
2143:
large swords as the basket-hilted broadsword were preferred, and most wealthy men and military officers carried one slung from a belt. Both the small sword and the rapier remained popular
1105:. Quite popular between the 16th and 17th centuries, they were ideal for handling the mix of armoured and unarmoured opponents of that time. A new technique of placing one's finger on the
2441:. Contemporary replicas can range from cheap factory produced look-alikes to exact recreations of individual artifacts, including an approximation of the historical production methods.
456:, where there are several varieties of hilt. These swords have been variously dated to times between 1700 and 1400 BC. Other swords from this period in India have been discovered from
2048:. This (usually) two-edged sword sported a half-basket hilt with a straight blade some 90–105 cm long. Later in the 17th century, the swords used by cavalry became predominantly
1865:
were also used by young boys who joined their parents in the revolution and by young girls and their mothers in defending the town while the men were on the battlefields. During the
2343:, and changes of command. They are also commonly worn for officers' weddings, and when wearing dress uniforms to church—although they are rarely actually worn in the church itself.
663:). However, the great conquests of the Persians made the sword more famous as a Persian weapon, to the extent that the true nature of the weapon has been lost somewhat as the name
2183:
persisted well into the 20th century in France. Such modern duels were not fought to the death; the duellists' aim was instead merely to draw blood from the opponent's sword arm.
2358:
is required to own a sword, which can be prescribed for any formal outdoor ceremonial occasion; they are normally worn for changes of command and parades. For some Navy parades,
3811:
J.-S. Park K. Rajan R. Ramesh (2020). "High-carbon steel and ancient sword-making as observed in a double-edged sword from an Iron Age megalithic burial in Tamil Nadu, India".
318:
3000 BC), when copper and bronze weapons were produced with long leaf-shaped blades and with hilts consisting of an extension of the blade in handle form. A knife is unlike a
8131:
2076:. Following their campaign in the Netherlands in 1672, the French began producing this weapon as their first regulation sword. Weapons of this design were also issued to the
6171:
2973:
European terminology does give generic names for single-edged and double-edged blades but refers to specific types with the term 'sword' covering them all. For example, the
2383:
7999:
896:. These swords were designed as cutting weapons, although effective points were becoming common to counter improvements in armour, especially the 14th-century change from
2629:, a metal cover surrounded the ricasso, and a swordsman might grip it in one hand to wield the weapon more easily in close-quarter combat. The ricasso normally bears the
2279:
Swords continued in general peacetime use by cavalry of most armies during the years prior to World War I. The
British Army formally adopted a completely new design of
496:
Ancient swords are often found at burial sites. The sword was often placed on the right side of the corpse. Many times the sword was kept over the corpse. In many late
2405:. Taken out of issue for approximately 20 years from 1855 until 1875, it was restored to service in the year of the Corps' centennial and has remained in issue since.
2331:
by officers in many military and naval services throughout the world. Occasions to wear swords include any event in dress uniforms where the rank-and-file carry arms:
2620:
identifies a short section of blade immediately below the guard that is left completely unsharpened. Many swords have no ricasso. On some large weapons, such as the
4086:
4059:
1134:
to be coined. This word stems from the new fighting style of the side-sword and buckler which was filled with much "swashing and making a noise on the buckler".
1634:, it was adopted by communities such as Rajputs, Sikhs and Marathas, who favored the sword as their main weapon. It became more widespread in the medieval era.
3074:
Code of Ervig (680-687) made ownership of a sword mandatory for men joining the
Visigothic army, regardless of whether the men were Goth or Roman. A number of
1753:, the images of Indian style swords can be found in Hindu gods statues from ancient Java circa 8th to 10th century. However the native types of blade known as
6199:
South Asian Archaeology 1975: Papers from The Third International Conference of The Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe, Held in Paris
3391:
Frangipane, M. et.al. (2010). "The collapse of the 4th millennium centralised system at Arslantepe and the far-reaching changes in 3rd millennium societies".
7209:
5492:
2215:
by cavalrymen and by officers of other branches throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, both in colonial and European warfare. For example, during the
4703:
3500:
Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions: A Compendium of Technological Leaps, Groundbreaking Discoveries and Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World
3614:
Jung, R.; M. Mehofer (2008). "A sword of Naue II type from Ugarit and the Historical Significance of Italian type Weaponry in the Eastern Mediterranean",
1891:
and swordsmanship, leading to this style reaching America despite the fact that natives were reluctant to allow outsiders in on their fighting secrets.
7539:
6945:
5057:
7590:
4000:
3918:
2280:
4865:
3957:
3875:
7228:
6078:
5716:
5677:
5305:
1014:
The estoc became popular because of its ability to thrust into the gaps between plates of armour. The grip was sometimes wrapped in wire or coarse
674:
was a 35 to 45 cm (14 to 18 inch) double-edged sword. The design was not uniform and in fact identification is made more on the nature of the
1861:
against the colonialists not only because ammunition for guns was scarce, but also for concealability while walking in crowded streets and homes.
7585:
7469:
373:
background), and survives well into the Iron Age, with a life-span of about seven centuries. During its lifetime, metallurgy changed from bronze
3699:
Bunnefeld, Jan-Heinrich (December 2016). "Crafting Swords. The emergence and production of full-hilted swords in the Early Nordic Bronze Age".
5467:
6235:
5089:
504:
were bent at 180 degrees. It was known as killing the sword. Thus they might have considered swords as the most potent and powerful object.
3656:
Melheim, Lene; Horn, Christian (2014). "Tales of Hoards and Swordfighters in Early Bronze Age Scandinavia: The Brand New and the Broken".
3498:
3019:
A two-handed grip may be needed for one of two reasons: either to wield a particularly large sword or else with the single-sided Japanese
3008:
A two-handed sword is any sword that usually requires two hands to wield, or more specifically the very large swords of the 16th century.
7479:
3291:
2204:. Even as a personal sidearm, the sword began to lose its preeminence in the early 19th century, reflecting the development of reliable
605:
Swords from the Parthian and Sassanian Empires were quite long, the blades on some late Sassanian swords being just under a metre long.
7453:
6470:
5927:
5637:
German Swords of World War II – A Photographic Reference Vol.3: DLV, Diplomats, Customs, Police and Fire, Justice, Mining, Railway, etc
5490:
at the French Parliament and was subsequently challenged to a duel fought with swords. René Ribière lost the duel, being wounded twice.
4886:
4774:
3039:
or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed sword for a more powerful blow. These should not be confused with a
4989:
3267:. The irregular loss of /w/ in English pronunciation also dates to about 1500, and is found in a small number of other words, such as
3255:
2572:
There is considerable variation in the detailed design of sword blades. The diagram opposite shows a typical Medieval European sword.
8547:
7595:
7534:
6940:
2949:
4549:
4337:
8658:
7821:
6513:
6160:
5283:
4474:
1002:
8620:
7564:
6508:
6503:
3751:
8520:
2309:. A notable exception was the Imperial Japanese Army where, for cultural reasons, all officers and warrant officers carried the
5143:
2775:, which on both leather and metal scabbards is often given further protection from wear by an extension called a drag, or shoe.
1075:
S-shaped guard and 2-foot-long (0.61 m) blade made it perfect for bringing in when the fighting became too close to use a
907:
It was during the 14th century, with the growing use of more advanced armour, that the hand and a half sword, also known as a "
174:
in seconds with just the sword's point, leading to the development of a fighting style which closely resembles modern fencing.
342:, dated to about 1700 BC, reaching a total length of more than 100 cm (39 in). These are the "type A" swords of the
8497:
6356:
6307:
6288:
6254:
5986:
5958:
5855:
5830:
5805:
5780:
5710:
5671:
5644:
5619:
5581:
5556:
5531:
5405:
5324:
5234:
4968:
4934:
4859:
4799:
4768:
4592:
4522:
4454:
4279:
4254:
4149:
4096:
4069:
4033:
3994:
3951:
3912:
3869:
3727:
3640:
3535:
3508:
3481:
5896:
8542:
8527:
8281:
5192:
5116:
4487:
4366:
1057:
being 7 feet (2.13 m) long. The gigantic blade length was perfectly designed for manipulating and pushing away enemy
1022:
8532:
8492:
8482:
8472:
3168:
3217:
a brief description of pattern-welding as encountered in the Malay keris. Damascus steel is also known as watered steel.
2989:
1887:
took control of the country, several American special operations groups stationed in the Philippines were introduced to
956:, innovative sword designs evolved more and more rapidly. The main transition was the lengthening of the grip, allowing
8552:
8467:
5256:
4919:
3422:
2444:
Some kinds of swords are still commonly used today as weapons, often as a side arm for military infantry. The Japanese
2233:
1840:
488:
became increasingly common from the 13th century BC. Before that the use of swords was less frequent. The iron was not
2713:
was sometimes added. By the 17th century, with the growing use of firearms and the accompanying decline in the use of
1491:
is a double-edge straight sword. It is often featured in religious iconography, theatre and art depicting the ancient
1429:
were among the finest cutting weapons in world military history. The types of swords used by the Samurai included the
1239:
8688:
8587:
8582:
8577:
8507:
8487:
8477:
6429:
6414:
6389:
6374:
6340:
6325:
6272:
6221:
6206:
6142:
6103:
6039:
6010:
5755:
5453:
4836:
4745:
4687:
4408:
4396:
4224:
4120:
314:
The sword developed from the knife or dagger. The sword became differentiated from the dagger during the Bronze Age (
8515:
8502:
7960:
4656:
4412:
1419:
Japan was famous for the swords it forged in the early 13th century for the class of warrior-nobility known as the
8008:
5500:
5238:
5185:
2139:
became an essential fashion accessory in European countries and the New World, though in some places such as the
1290:
swords. It has a straight double-edged blade measuring about one meter in length, usually imported from Europe.
8592:
6903:
6463:
6448:
4713:
1737:
518:
6060:
2673:
is the collective term for the parts allowing for the handling and control of the blade; these consist of the
974:
offering instructions on their use survive. Another variant was the specialized armour-piercing swords of the
957:
457:
3798:
How Ancient Europeans Saw the World : Vision, Patterns, and the Shaping of the Mind in Prehistoric Times
908:
329:
Blades longer than 60 cm (24 in) were rare and not practical until the late Bronze Age because the
7920:
2154:
took their place in a gentleman's wardrobe. This developed to the gentlemen in the Victorian era to use the
7814:
5067:
4679:
Odwira and the Gospel: A Study of the Asante Odwira Festival and Its Significance for Christianity in Ghana
3250:
2257:
384:, beginning about 1200 BC, i.e. just a few decades before the final collapse of the palace cultures in the
258:
2301:
as late as 1938. Swords and other dedicated melee weapons were used occasionally by many countries during
1717:
388:. Naue II swords could be as long as 85 cm, but most specimens fall into the 60 to 70 cm range.
8698:
8424:
7313:
6201:(December 1979), edited by J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw. Brill Academic Publishers, Incorporated. 106–18.
3081:
made ownership of a sword mandatory, for example, those who owned a warhorse needed to also own a sword.
1866:
1411:
474:
2171:
developed to fight with canes and swordsticks and has now evolved into a sport. The English martial art
7945:
4580:
2858:
are used relative to the era under consideration, and each term designates a particular type of sword.
2496:, the maker welds a thin rod to the end of the blade at the crossguard; this rod goes through the grip.
2244:(very similar in appearance to the US Navy Model 1917 Cutlass) to counter it. Mobile troops armed with
8070:
1777:
were more popular as weapons. These daggers are shorter than a sword but longer than a common dagger.
8703:
8693:
8683:
8460:
7839:
7408:
6487:
6456:
2200:
than for use on the battlefield, and the military importance of swords steadily decreased during the
1847:. But because of the banning, Filipinos were forced to use swords that were disguised as farm tools.
1835:
on 27 April 1521. Traditional swords in the Philippines were immediately banned, but the training in
438:
426:
30:
2263:
1340:
As steel technology improved, single-edged weapons became popular throughout Asia. Derived from the
299:
The first weapons that can be described as "swords" date to around 3300 BC. They have been found in
34:
8678:
8668:
8455:
8274:
8065:
7955:
6483:
5464:
3143:
3090:
2805:
2521:
2336:
2294:
2027:
1880:
915:
or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed sword for a more powerful blow.
839:' blades (the name of the maker inlaid in the blade) were of particularly consistent high quality.
789:
652:
392:
linked the Naue Type II Swords, which spread from Southern Europe into the Mediterranean, with the
80:
6714:
5747:
2310:
1963:
have developed a type of broadsword made from shark teeth, which serves a similar function to the
205:
Non-European weapons classified as swords include single-edged weapons such as the Middle Eastern
7807:
7746:
7672:
6232:
6066:(Report) (6 ed.). Ministry of Defence. 2004. pp. 9–16 - Ceremonial Sword Belt. AP 1358.
5350:
5081:
4630:
3904:
3153:
1365:
2393:
pattern which was adopted in 1825 in recognition of the Marines' key role in the capture of the
820:
saw again a more standardized production, but the basic design remained indebted to the spatha.
8673:
8439:
8363:
7238:
6626:
6618:
3748:"A Study of Chinese Weapons Cast During Pre-Qin and Han Periods in the Central Plains of China"
3128:
3023:
for a slashing cut. Slashing swords may have distinctively long hilt grips to facilitate this.
2722:
2426:
2398:
2298:
2151:
2144:
1884:
869:. The use of Damascus steel in swords became extremely popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
828:
576:
are typical examples of the type, measuring some 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in). The late
547:
120:
55:
4677:
4660:
3984:
3898:
3288:
2744:
at the base of the hilt to protect the mouth of the scabbard and prevent water from entering.
1685:
8572:
8557:
8537:
8434:
8419:
7905:
4849:
4584:
4573:
3941:
3859:
3412:
2725:
had developed elaborate basket hilts, which protect the palm of the wielder and rendered the
1888:
1858:
1007:
5923:
5800:(Fourth ed.). Scottsdale, Arizona: New Falcon Publications (Falcon Press). p. 33.
5739:
5700:
5661:
4758:
4438:
4181:(February 1960). "Pattern-Welding and Damascening of Sword-Blades: Part 1 Pattern-Welding".
7859:
4985:
4141:
3380:
3368:
2784:
2588:
2355:
2260:, Royal Dutch Army, Royal Dutch Navy and Dutch police used these cutlasses called Klewang.
2061:
1960:
1792:
1390:
996:
919:
701:
138:
119:, became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the
4446:
4061:
Armies of the Thracians and Dacians, 500 BC to AD 150: History, Organization and Equipment
2565:
1328:
1045:
possesses a long blade, as well as a huge guard for protection. It is estimated that some
8:
8632:
8429:
8267:
8055:
8035:
7965:
7286:
7266:
6869:
6801:
6737:
6661:
6166:
5740:
4541:
4333:
4304:
2886:
2367:
2129:
1987:
1870:
1631:
1585:") was a sword type which used blades manufactured in Western Europe and imported by the
1500:
1351:
710:
667:
has been used to refer to whichever form of sword the Persian army favoured at the time.
609:
553:
531:
418:
393:
385:
350:
211:
159:
5279:
1018:
to provide a better grip and to make it harder to knock a sword out of the user's hand.
8075:
5900:
4198:
3828:
3681:
3580:
3163:
3013:
2822:
2553:
2140:
1828:
1054:
779:
617:
330:
5871:
5320:
3747:
2248:
and klewangs succeeded in suppressing Aceh resistance where traditional infantry with
194:
and many Marines were issued a variant called the M1941 Cutlass as a makeshift jungle
8637:
8232:
8030:
8025:
7900:
7864:
7640:
6425:
6410:
6385:
6370:
6352:
6336:
6321:
6303:
6284:
6268:
6250:
6217:
6202:
6138:
6099:
6035:
6006:
5982:
5954:
5851:
5826:
5801:
5776:
5751:
5706:
5667:
5640:
5615:
5577:
5552:
5527:
5487:
5482:
The last known French duel of public note fought with epées took place in 1967, when
5449:
5411:
5401:
5299:
5230:
5226:
5038:
4964:
4915:
4855:
4832:
4795:
4764:
4741:
4683:
4588:
4518:
4450:
4392:
4275:
4250:
4220:
4145:
4116:
4092:
4065:
4029:
3990:
3947:
3908:
3865:
3832:
3723:
3685:
3673:
3636:
3572:
3531:
3504:
3477:
3418:
3321:
2791:. Swords and sword belts continue in use for ceremonial occasions by military forces.
2596:
2438:
2402:
2374:
2328:
2121:
2081:
2045:
1932:
1214:
885:
765:
742:(literally "horse chopping sword") is an extremely long, anti-cavalry sword from the
478:
366:
343:
162:, western sword design diverged into two forms, the thrusting swords and the sabres.
8111:
5820:
5139:
1082:
Civilian use of swords became increasingly common during the late Renaissance, with
8567:
8340:
8315:
8147:
7879:
7869:
7854:
7656:
7384:
7176:
6536:
6402:
5427:
5181:
4893:
4190:
3820:
3665:
3564:
3408:
3367:
Clements, J., & Hertz, B. (n.d.). The Myth of Thrusting versus Cutting Swords.
3044:
3003:
2811:
2732:
In late medieval and Renaissance era European swords, a flap of leather called the
2726:
2462:
are carried by some infantry and officers in Japan and other parts of Asia and the
2001:
1970:
1844:
1832:
1701:
1657:
1586:
1549:
1492:
1341:
1293:
1283:
1223:
1210:
840:
805:
769:
422:
407:
370:
323:
304:
274:
124:
104:
4134:
1780:
1147:
started in the mid-16th century. It would become the weapon of choice for many in
1034:
8663:
8345:
8227:
8177:
7980:
7925:
7554:
7191:
7142:
7122:
6979:
6551:
6479:
6239:
5483:
5471:
5419:
5393:
5196:
5165:
4789:
4439:
3669:
3354:, and was again widely used in Renaissance Latin, while Middle Latin mostly used
3351:
3295:
3236:
3183:
3148:
3104:
2962:
2881:
2826:
2801:
2788:
2779:
2580:
2340:
2176:
1956:
1724:
1542:
1457:
1317:
1287:
1259:
1061:, which were major weapons around this time, in both Germany and Eastern Europe.
982:
became popular due to its extreme reach and its cutting and thrusting abilities.
836:
561:
557:
365:(lit. "grip-tongue sword"). This type first appears in c. the 13th century BC in
116:
6478:
5252:
5189:
5112:
4491:
4362:
3417:. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East (Vol. 4). BRILL. pp. 52–53.
2378:
have hilts of a pattern similar to U.S. Naval officers' swords but are actually
2232:, proved very effective in close quarters combat with Dutch troops, leading the
892:
remained essentially stable, with variations mainly concerning the shape of the
8562:
8222:
7950:
7935:
7874:
7519:
7443:
7438:
7343:
7338:
7328:
7276:
7199:
7096:
6959:
6636:
6559:
4708:
4609:
4178:
3213:
3158:
3138:
2954:
2924:
2815:
2682:
2394:
2390:
2363:
2322:
2268:
2220:
2073:
2037:
2034:
1760:
1644:
1623:
1532:
1487:
1394:
1384:
1201:
1138:
1102:
858:
824:
683:
625:
593:
535:
527:
513:
469:
399:
374:
292:
235:
128:
108:
8259:
3633:
The end of the Bronze Age: changes in warfare and the catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C
3445:
800:, sword technology improved, and the sword became a very advanced weapon. The
8652:
8040:
7985:
7394:
7353:
6781:
6767:
6747:
6694:
6674:
6498:
5415:
5042:
3677:
3576:
3414:
The Domestication of Metals: The Rise of Complex Metal Industries in Anatolia
3178:
3133:
3064:
3032:
2437:
The production of replicas of historical swords originates with 19th-century
2351:
2347:
2116:
2053:
1836:
1589:, or made locally in imitation of European blades. Because of its length the
1307:
1090:
897:
523:
403:
380:
Naue II swords were exported from Europe to the Aegean, and as far afield as
151:
8050:
8045:
6669:
5431:
5423:
4515:
Sultan, Shah, and Great Mughal: the history and culture of the Islamic world
3300:
3048:
2657:
2625:
2579:
Dedicated cutting blades are wide and thin, and often have grooves known as
2305:, but typically as a secondary weapon as they were outclassed by coexisting
1030:
991:
947:
8398:
8320:
8294:
7464:
7389:
7369:
7348:
7147:
7081:
6888:
6752:
6631:
4296:
3628:
3212:"Pattern-Welding and Damascening of Sword-Blades: Part 1 Pattern-Welding" (
3173:
3078:
2945:
2875:
2831:
2637:
2493:
2302:
2272:
2197:
2077:
1928:
1827:
and his warriors who defeated the Spaniards and killed Portuguese explorer
1708:
1455:). Japanese swords that pre-date the rise of the samurai caste include the
1167:
1131:
901:
889:
743:
621:
577:
389:
339:
307:, and are about 60 cm (24 in) long. Some of them are inlaid with
191:
8207:
8182:
8121:
4704:"I. The history, significance and usage of Asante royal regalia continued"
3059:
2916:, the sword is held in very high esteem. A single-edged sword is called a
2271:(far right) leads commandos during a training exercise, sword in hand, in
1873:, most of an American company was hacked to death or seriously injured by
985:
704:, but iron and steel swords were not widely used until the 3rd century BC
8403:
8252:
Note: some of the existing swords are named after earlier legendary ones.
8192:
7884:
7754:
7624:
6935:
6919:
6742:
6699:
4733:
3287:, Canto Classics, 2nd revised edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012,
3100:
3075:
2851:
2847:
2643:
On Japanese blades, the maker's mark appears on the tang under the grip.
2549:
2196:
Towards the end of its useful life, the sword served more as a weapon of
2172:
2163:
2136:
2097:
2069:
2023:
1924:
1910:
1899:
1800:
1788:
1360:
1094:
1015:
960:
use, and a longer blade. By 1400, this type of sword, at the time called
854:
797:
705:
700:
Chinese iron swords made their first appearance in the later part of the
624:. The use of a sword, an honourable weapon, was regarded in Europe since
358:
250:
246:
199:
187:
170:
4512:
2102:
143:
8598:
8290:
8162:
8157:
8106:
7970:
7699:
7459:
7246:
7067:
6817:
6679:
5278:
UK., The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge (1 January 2012).
4938:
4202:
3980:
3824:
3109:
3071:
2741:
2690:
2686:
2481:
2201:
2159:
2018:("sabre fitted in the German manner"). A closely related weapon is the
1919:
1905:
1875:
1849:
1187:
1067:
934:
reflected the high prestige of the weapon and the wealth of the owner.
927:
877:
817:
809:
723:
613:
588:
516:, was likely introduced in India around the mid-1st millennium BC. The
433:. Swords have been recovered in archaeological findings throughout the
430:
411:
349:
One of the most important, and longest-lasting, types of swords of the
300:
100:
8202:
7062:
6974:
6333:
Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
4477:
to differentiate cutting swords with compound hilts from true rapiers.
3584:
3552:
2885:(剣) is a double-edged straight-bladed weapon, while a knife or sabre (
2709:
2703:
2386:
is the longest continuously issued edged weapon in the U.S. inventory
1463:
812:
spathas were decorated with Germanic artwork (not unlike the Germanic
602:
is applied to swords comparatively long for their respective periods.
133:
8615:
8393:
8142:
8136:
8101:
7580:
7423:
7031:
6853:
6822:
6684:
6641:
6603:
5062:
3243:
3114:
3040:
2974:
2843:
2694:
2630:
2452:
2359:
2125:
2049:
1991:
1854:
1820:
1750:
1520:
1447:
1405:
979:
970:
943:
923:
862:
813:
784:
773:
738:
598:
489:
453:
68:
8212:
7000:
4194:
1431:
1049:
swords were over 6 feet (1.8 m) long, with the one ascribed to
692:
to Persia, and this was in extensive use by the early 16th century.
83:
intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a
8627:
8217:
8197:
8172:
8126:
8080:
7940:
7736:
7499:
7489:
7428:
7256:
7251:
7204:
7010:
6848:
6838:
6762:
6651:
6646:
6588:
6084:(Report) (9 ed.). October 2018. p. 39A-1,39A-33. BRd3(1).
6077:"39. ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS AND RATINGS, Annex 39A: RN Dress Tables".
5821:
Gabbay, Dov M.; Anthonie Meijers; Paul Thagard; John Woods (2009).
4911:
3568:
2978:
2855:
2759:
2753:
2698:
2536:
2477:
2289:
2216:
2167:
2155:
2005:
1965:
1805:
1784:
1512:
1508:
1473:
1312:
1265:
1246:
1196:
1192:
1179:
1163:
1159:
881:
866:
843:
tried to prohibit the export of these swords, as they were used by
688:
675:
660:
644:
629:
501:
497:
206:
7057:
7052:
7015:
3635:(revised ed.). Princeton University Press. pp. 197–204.
2678:
2458:
1630:) is a type of curved sword from India and other countries of the
1209:) is from the 9th century, when it was used among soldiers in the
893:
287:
8353:
8302:
8237:
8116:
8060:
7930:
7915:
7799:
7759:
7731:
7549:
7544:
7514:
7374:
7299:
7271:
7223:
7181:
7127:
7005:
6874:
6757:
6732:
6704:
6583:
6569:
6541:
3306:
3096:
2763:
2621:
2612:
2508:
2500:
2485:
2306:
2253:
2245:
2237:
2229:
2224:
2205:
2065:
2041:
1811:
1791:. The traditional design of the hilt is a notable depiction from
1767:
1598:
1594:
1516:
1420:
1152:
1143:
1127:
1107:
1058:
931:
873:
844:
831:
started to become much more common than in previous periods. The
572:
195:
182:
155:
63:
6128:
6126:
6061:
Uniform dress and appearance regulations for the Royal Air Force
4655:
3379:
Wagner, R. (n.d.). Focus on the M1917/M1941 Cutlass. Angelfire.
3334:
2674:
2180:
1526:
918:
In the Middle Ages, the sword was often used as a symbol of the
279:
8388:
8335:
8325:
8187:
8167:
8096:
7975:
7910:
7784:
7779:
7774:
7769:
7764:
7704:
7529:
7509:
7474:
7448:
7433:
7333:
7214:
7137:
7132:
7106:
7036:
6722:
6593:
6574:
5524:
Imperialism and war: essays on colonial wars in Asia and Africa
5177:
5137:
3312:
3188:
3036:
2958:
2930:
2918:
2898:
2718:
2714:
2662:
2446:
2422:
2414:
2346:
In the British forces they are also worn for any appearance at
2332:
2212:
2111:
2093:
2010:
1944:
1940:
1824:
1692:
1618:
1610:
1582:
1425:
1379:
1302:
1274:
1166:
changed warfare. However, it maintained a key role in civilian
1148:
1112:
1098:
1050:
953:
912:
848:
832:
801:
733:
715:
655:
used a sword that was originally of Scythian design called the
582:
566:
449:
445:
434:
381:
334:
319:
308:
217:
166:
112:
88:
6032:
Swords of the British Army: the regulation patterns, 1788–1914
1573:
640:
96:
of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region.
8330:
8310:
8152:
7524:
7504:
7494:
7484:
7379:
7261:
7219:
7101:
6995:
6843:
6727:
6689:
6579:
6564:
6245:
Deutscher, Lisa; Kaiser, Mirjam; Wetzler, Sixt, eds. (2019).
6123:
5280:"Collections Explorer – Object Detail (HEN.M.219-1933, id:1)"
4113:
The archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland, c. CE 400–1200
3810:
3020:
2913:
2772:
2527:
2473:
2469:
2464:
2418:
2379:
2249:
2008:
was popularized in 16th-century Germany under its Czech name
1995:
1936:
1923:
is a wooden broadsword and club that was utilized by various
1815:
were used in combat by the natives. A notable wielder of the
1773:
1670:
1639:
1496:
1437:
1399:
1373:
1369:
1356:
1279:
1230:
1205:
1183:
975:
719:
522:
mentions swords of Indian iron and steel being exported from
178:
84:
5546:
4513:
Mortensen, Peder; Torben Lundbæk; Kjeld von Folsach (1996).
2603:(strong). The section in between the CoP and the CoB is the
2297:. The last units of British heavy cavalry switched to using
1033:
was used by the elite German and Swiss mercenaries known as
7559:
7294:
6796:
6608:
6598:
5612:
The Belgian Army in the Great War. Portable Service Weapons
2981:
which is also single-edged is given its own specific name.
2953:
is a handheld double-edged sword traditionally used in the
2870:
2670:
2652:
2640:
is the extension of the blade to which the hilt is fitted.
2531:
1755:
1606:
1567:
1555:
1345:
1111:
to improve the grip (a practice that would continue in the
1083:
728:
485:
441:
92:
2540:
applies to the cover for the sword blade when not in use.
1597:
weapon. The sword has been especially associated with the
1581:, derived from the Arabic term for a Western European, a "
512:
High-carbon steel for swords, which would later appear as
6346:
6119:. Guildford & London: Lutterworth Press. p. 152.
6096:
The turban and the sword of the Sikhs: Essence of Sikhism
4473:
is a non-historical classification first used within The
3986:
Medieval Latin: an introduction and bibliographical guide
3316:; as the term for the sword used by the Late Roman army,
3103:
often appear, based on their use in myth and legend. The
2313:("new military sword") into battle from 1934 until 1945.
1570:
1564:
234:, like the European models derived from the double-edged
6231:. Ed. and trans. Elizabeth A. Dawes. London: Routledge.
3381:
https://www.angelfire.com/wa/swordcollector/cutlass.html
3369:
https://www.thearma.org/essays/thrusting_vs_cutting.html
3051:, which were always intended to be used with two hands.
3016:
to be applied, rotating the sword in a slashing manner.
6367:
Death Comes to The Maiden: Sex and Execution, 1431–1933
2158:. Some examples of canes—those known as sword canes or
1316:. They are still used today in ceremonies, such as the
6244:
5346:
4738:
Samurai, warfare and the state in early medieval Japan
4634:
4269:
1495:. Some communities venerate the weapon as a symbol of
823:
Around the 10th century, the use of properly quenched
5223:
Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War (2): Cavalry
5208:
Claude Blair, "The Early Basket Hilt in Britain" in:
4294:
4136:
Writing society and culture in early Rus, c. 950–1300
3844:
3842:
2818:, European (medieval, early modern, modern), Asian).
2068:
era. Its hilt was ambidextrous with shell-guards and
1664:
1552:
1086:
being a preferred way to honourably settle disputes.
968:, was common, and a number of 15th- and 16th-century
5659:
5574:
British Military Swords from 1800 to the Present Day
5521:
3259:"to wound, to cut". Before about 1500, the spelling
2977:
may be so called because it is single-edged but the
2114:
is believed to have evolved either from the Spanish
1561:
1093:
was a type of war sword used by infantry during the
111:
remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The
3978:
2507:In a "full" tang (most commonly used in knives and
1674:
1651:
1558:
1499:. It is a common weapon in the martial arts in the
1278:is a type of broadsword originating in the western
952:From around 1300 to 1500, in concert with improved
6159:
5798:The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic vol. Four
5547:Ion, A. Hamish; Errington, Elizabeth Jane (1993).
4572:
4133:
3839:
3800:, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton UP, p. 124
3031:A Hand and a half sword, colloquially known as a "
2256:had failed. From that time on until the 1950s the
5823:Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences
5549:Great powers and little wars: the limits of power
4756:
4570:
4088:Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times
4025:Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times
3773:
3771:
3769:
3527:Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times
3473:Tools of War: History of Weapons in Ancient Times
3407:
2747:
1601:, who were famed for their cavalry. However, the
534:made of Damascus steel also found their way into
8650:
7692:
5571:
5190:"Säbel, 'Dusägge', Deutsch Ende 16. Jahrhundert"
5138:Rousseau, Robert; About.com Guide (4 May 2012).
4983:
2135:During the 17th and 18th centuries, the shorter
1679:) is a "sword" with a flexible whip-like blade.
8289:
5392:
4662:Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
4432:
4430:
4249:. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 323–25.
3861:Hoplites: the classical Greek battle experience
3063:Two arms holding swords in the coat of arms of
2211:However, swords were still normally carried in
6157:
6133:DeVries, Kelly; Smith, Robert Douglas (2012).
5029:"Ancient and Awesome Indo-Pakistani Weapons".
4357:
4355:
4328:
4326:
3943:The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BCE–CE 117
3766:
3320:became the source of the words for "sword" in
2354:, every Naval officer at or above the rank of
2150:As the wearing of swords fell out of fashion,
1041:, literally translated, means two-hander. The
718:dāo) is single-edged, sometimes translated as
8275:
7815:
6464:
6161:"Lightsabre wins the battle of movie weapons"
5400:. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. pp. 18–19.
5055:
5049:
4924:
4536:
4534:
1423:. Western historians have said that Japanese
759:
444:region of Indian subcontinent, consisting of
225:
6233:Available at the Internet History Sourcebook
6132:
5388:
5386:
5304:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
5172:by local bladesmiths, besides payment of 40
4750:
4427:
4411:(in Western Frisian). Gemeente Wûnseradiel.
3553:"The First Aegean Swords and Their Ancestry"
2984:
2758:Common accessories to the sword include the
1101:. This sword was a direct descendant of the
608:Swords were also used to administer various
564:in Iran, iron swords were common. The Greek
452:. Diverse specimens have been discovered in
6397:A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities
6382:Foreign Trade and Commerce in Ancient India
6278:
6137:. University of Toronto Press. p. 20.
6003:Swords and daggers: an illustrated handbook
4787:
4352:
4323:
3896:
3655:
3597:
3283:). Charles Barber, Joan Beal, Philip Shaw,
3054:
2421:, a sword or knife often referred to as an
2287:In China troops used the long anti-cavalry
2162:—incorporate a concealed blade. The French
1178:The earliest evidence of curved swords, or
263:
15:
8282:
8268:
7822:
7808:
6471:
6457:
6347:McLean, Will; Forgeng, Jeffrey L. (2008).
6318:Martial Arts of The World: An Encyclopedia
5972:
5970:
5889:
5551:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 60.
5110:
4854:. Kodansha International. pp. 59–65.
4791:Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
4633:. Takouba Research Society. Archived from
4531:
4272:The Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100–1500
3741:
3739:
2837:
2595:(weak) of the blade, and that between the
2564:
1130:became so popular that it caused the term
16:
6114:
5383:
4851:The connoisseur's book of Japanese swords
4829:The connoisseur's book of Japanese swords
4363:"15th Century English Combat Manuscripts"
4316:
4314:
4173:
4171:
4115:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 93–95.
3698:
3496:
2968:
2961:. It is also worshipped as the weapon of
2825:was created by historian and illustrator
2504:the hilt together and allows dismantling.
2499:In traditional construction, Swordsmiths
1894:
361:who first described them), also known as
99:Historically, the sword developed in the
5981:. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books.
5845:
5795:
5660:Youens, Michael; Warner, Philip (1973).
5609:
5522:Moor, Jaap de; Wesseling, H. L. (1989).
4847:
4781:
4610:"Takouba - Swords of the Saharan Tuareg"
4575:Daily life in the medieval Islamic world
4475:Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
4270:Lindholm, David; Nicolle, David (2007).
4131:
4057:
3864:. Routledge Publishing. pp. 25–27.
3601:Sword: Tell about sword in human history
3058:
3026:
2988:
2656:
2262:
2101:
1898:
1779:
1736:
1525:
1389:
1327:
1258:
1001:
984:
783:
670:It is widely believed that the original
647:of Persia holding an acinaces in his lap
639:
541:
473:
286:
278:
245:
62:
24:This is an accepted version of this page
6424:. Studio Jupiter Military Publishing .
6297:
5967:
5921:
5634:
4229:
3736:
3722:. Yale University Press. pp. 6–7.
3550:
2072:that inspired 18th century continental
1976:
1141:, the use of a curved sabre called the
872:It was only from the 11th century that
14:
8651:
7847:
6094:Singh Jiwan Singh; B. Chatter (2001).
5976:
5948:
5737:
5698:
5614:. Verlag Militaria GmbH. p. 366.
4900:
4665:. Vol. 12. Mitchell. p. 515.
4436:
4311:
4244:
4177:
4168:
4140:. Cambridge University Press. p.
4084:
4021:
3939:
3857:
3523:
3469:
2186:
2175:is very similar. With the rise of the
1006:Ceremonial sword of the Rector of the
414:that iron completely replaced bronze.
8263:
7803:
6452:
6005:. Courier Dover Publications, p. 13,
5850:. Osprey Publishing. pp. 31–32.
5825:. Elsevier Publishing. p. 1208.
5770:
5446:The rapier and small-sword, 1460–1820
5199:, Waffensammlung Beck, Inv-Nr.:Be 10.
5180:, as part of the preparation for the
5115:. Philippine Martial Arts Institute.
5092:from the original on 31 December 2009
5088:. old.blades.free.fr. 13 March 2007.
5004:
4958:
4831:. Kodansha International publishing.
4675:
4607:
4415:from the original on 3 September 2012
3946:. Osprey Publishing. pp. 30–31.
3795:
3717:
3627:
3403:
3401:
2922:, and its double-edged counterpart a
2902:(刀) refers to a single-edged object.
2389:The Marine officer swords are of the
1336:and scabbard of the 17th–18th century
1126:Side-swords used in conjunction with
804:type remained popular throughout the
429:sites in the northwestern regions of
6174:from the original on 12 January 2022
5924:"Concerning the Sharpness of Blades"
5476:
5318:
5259:from the original on 2 November 2016
5146:from the original on 1 February 2012
5058:"Valorous Sports Metro Plus Madurai"
4365:. The English Martial Arts Academy.
3900:The Roman army at war: 100 BC–AD 200
3350:was the generic term for "sword" in
2472:. Other swords in use today are the
1927:civilizations, such as those of the
1839:was later hidden from the occupying
1803:, traditional large swords known as
1182:(and other regional variants as the
922:. The names given to many swords in
695:
635:
6369:. Taylor & Francis Publishing.
6265:Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour
5353:from the original on 4 January 2017
5347:"Statens försvarshistoriska museer"
5277:
5221:Vladimir Brnardic, Darko Pavlovic,
5210:Scottish Weapons and Fortifications
5140:"A History and Style Guide of Kali"
5074:
4943:
4814:Bryant, Anthony J.; Angus McBride.
4794:. DK Publishing. pp. 66, 120.
4777:from the original on 29 April 2016.
4740:. Routledge publishing. pp. 79–81.
4058:Esposito, Gabriele (30 June 2021).
3169:Sword and Spurs of Giampietro Proti
2993:Two-handed sword, Italy, circa 1623
2191:
1593:is usually regarded as primarily a
937:
507:
291:The swords found together with the
190:was kept in their armory well into
48:
7829:
6158:Sophie Borland (21 January 2008).
5953:. Tuttle Publishing. p. 137.
5250:
4963:. Black Rabbit Books. p. 18.
4552:from the original on 19 April 2010
4274:. Osprey Publishing. p. 178.
3897:Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith (1998).
3497:Breverton, Terry (26 April 2012).
3398:
2868:In most Asian countries, a sword (
2591:(CoP) and the point is called the
2587:The part of the blade between the
2234:Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
1950:
1461:(straight double-edged blade) and
1383:, is recorded from c. AD 900 (see
1364:are known from the early medieval
884:of the 12th to 13th century, this
816:fashioned after Roman coins). The
49:
8715:
6444:
5327:from the original on 29 June 2017
5286:from the original on 2 April 2012
4992:from the original on 19 June 2011
4542:"Encyclopædia Britannica-"Sword""
4369:from the original on 27 July 2011
4340:from the original on 9 March 2011
4217:Medieval Germany: an encyclopedia
2665:. In this case, with a swept hilt
2468:is the official melee weapon for
2432:
2316:
2087:
1981:
1732:
1310:adopted swords under the name of
425:of copper were discovered in the
107:date to about 1600 BC. The later
7998:
7961:Sword of State of South Carolina
6380:Prasad, Prakash Chandra (2003).
6300:German Medieval Armies 1000-1300
6151:
6108:
6088:
6070:
6053:
6044:
6034:. Arms and Armour Press, p. 10,
6024:
6015:
5995:
5942:
5930:from the original on 21 May 2014
5915:
5864:
5839:
5775:. Osprey Publishing. p. 5.
5680:from the original on 13 May 2016
5600:, p. 229. Constable and Co. Ltd.
5398:The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
5119:from the original on 29 May 2012
4868:from the original on 3 June 2016
4763:. Osprey Publishing. p. 4.
4657:Royal United Service Institution
4517:. National Museum. p. 200.
4387:Miller, Douglas; John Richards.
4336:. Pragmatische Schriftlichkeit.
4003:from the original on 11 May 2016
3921:from the original on 19 May 2016
3878:from the original on 17 May 2016
3754:from the original on 15 May 2011
2128:developed the crossguard into a
1716:
1700:
1684:
1548:
1238:
1222:
1071:, which means 'cat-gutter'. The
651:In the first millennium BC, the
628:as a privilege reserved for the
596:), and from this time, the term
402:is attested from the Bronze Age
283:Apa-type swords, 17th-century BC
230:is an example of a non-European
103:, evolving from the dagger; the
8659:2nd-millennium BC introductions
6405:and Muhly, J. D., eds. (1980).
6349:Daily life in Chaucer's England
5814:
5789:
5764:
5731:
5719:from the original on 3 May 2016
5692:
5653:
5628:
5603:
5590:
5572:Wilkinson-Latham, John (1966).
5565:
5540:
5515:
5499:. 28 April 1967. Archived from
5458:
5438:
5374:
5365:
5339:
5312:
5271:
5244:
5215:
5202:
5158:
5131:
5104:
5022:
5013:
4977:
4952:
4880:
4841:
4821:
4808:
4727:
4696:
4669:
4649:
4623:
4608:Jones, Lee A. (15 March 1998).
4601:
4564:
4506:
4480:
4463:
4401:
4381:
4288:
4263:
4238:
4209:
4125:
4105:
4078:
4051:
4042:
4015:
3972:
3960:from the original on 8 May 2016
3933:
3890:
3851:
3804:
3789:
3780:
3745:
3711:
3692:
3658:Norwegian Archaeological Review
3649:
3621:
3608:
3591:
3557:American Journal of Archaeology
3544:
3206:
2689:swords could consist of only a
1029:In the 16th century, the large
808:and well into the Middle Ages.
181:and similar blades such as the
150:The use of a sword is known as
127:, developed into the classical
6420:Withers, Harvey J. S. (2006).
6335:. Greenwood Publishing Group.
6283:. Greenwood Publishing Group.
6267:. Courier Dover Publications.
6249:. Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press.
5444:Norman, B.; Vesey, A. (1980).
5113:"Traditional Filipino Weapons"
4949:Murty, M. L. K. (2003), p. 91.
4714:Trustees of the British Museum
3989:. CUA Press. pp. 447–49.
3517:
3490:
3463:
3438:
3385:
3373:
3361:
3229:
2965:, the hunter god in Hinduism.
2748:Sword scabbards and suspension
2327:Swords are commonly worn as a
1296:swords related to the Persian
1173:
749:
519:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
13:
1:
6514:Straight swords (Double-edge)
6407:The Coming of The Age of Iron
6331:Kirkland, J. Michael (2006).
6298:Gravett, Christopher (1997).
6281:The Encyclopedia of the Sword
5951:The Samurai sword: a handbook
5742:The Japanese Army 1931-45 (1)
5663:Japanese Army of World War II
5212:(ed. David H. Caldwell, 1981)
5168:records delivery of some 700
4490:. Fencing.net. Archived from
4445:. Osprey Publishing. p.
4409:"Greate Pier fan Wûnseradiel"
4245:Cirlot, Juan Eduardo (2002).
3858:Hanson, Victor Davis (1993).
3707:: 384 – via EBSCO host.
3598:PutraDanayu (30 March 2021).
3446:"sword | weapon | Britannica"
3195:
3084:
2997:
2821:The relatively comprehensive
2515:
1480:
1451:(shorter companion sword for
268:
165:Thrusting swords such as the
6913:Iron Age – Three Kingdom Era
6399:. Michigan University Press.
6135:Medieval Military Technology
6079:Royal Navy Book of Reference
5899:. gungfu.com. Archived from
5596:Tuchman, Barbara W. (1962).
4111:Laing, Lloyd Robert (2006).
4085:Ramsey, Syed (12 May 2016).
4022:Ramsey, Syed (12 May 2016).
3979:Mantello, Frank Anthony C.;
3720:Studies of Shang Archaeology
3701:Praehistorisches Zeitschrift
3670:10.1080/00293652.2014.920907
3524:Ramsey, Syed (12 May 2016).
3470:Ramsey, Syed (12 May 2016).
2681:, and a simple or elaborate
2408:
2258:Royal Dutch East Indies Army
2147:well into the 18th century.
2084:until as late as the 1850s.
1323:
876:swords began to develop the
377:, but not its basic design.
259:Chronology of bladed weapons
177:Slashing swords such as the
154:or, in a modern context, as
7:
6509:Curved swords (Single-edge)
6504:Thrusting swords (Edgeless)
6247:The Sword: Form and Thought
6117:European Weapons and Armour
5635:Johnson, Thomas M. (2006).
4676:Adams, Frank Kwesi (2010).
4546:The Encyclopædia Britannica
4091:. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd.
4028:. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd.
3530:. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd.
3476:. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd.
3121:
2795:
2766:, known as a 'sword belt'.
1675:
1665:
1652:
792:showing 13th-century swords
736:jiàn) is double-edged. The
586:(the term for its wielder,
463:
10:
8720:
7921:Curved saber of San Martín
6279:Evangelista, Nick (1995).
6212:Burton, Richard F. (2008).
5773:United States Marine Corps
5746:. Bloomsbury USA. p.
5010:Stone and LaRocca, p. 229.
4757:Turnbull, Stephen (2012).
4581:Greenwood Publishing Group
4571:Lindsay, James E. (2005).
4334:"Transkription von cgm582"
4064:. Pen and Sword Military.
3263:was much more common than
3088:
3001:
2937:
2842:As noted above, the terms
2799:
2751:
2740:was attached to a sword's
2650:
2599:(CoB) and the hilt is the
2547:
2526:The sword consists of the
2519:
2492:In the case of a rat-tail
2320:
2120:or from the swords of the
2091:
1985:
1435:(extra long field sword),
995:used against pikes in the
941:
777:
763:
760:Early and High Middle Ages
686:had introduced the curved
545:
500:graves, the sword and the
467:
272:
256:
241:
131:with crossguard. The word
53:
8608:
8448:
8412:
8372:
8301:
8250:
8089:
8018:
8007:
7996:
7893:
7838:
7745:
7724:
7717:
7685:
7665:
7649:
7633:
7617:
7608:
7573:
7416:
7407:
7362:
7321:
7312:
7285:
7237:
7190:
7169:
7160:
7115:
7089:
7080:
7045:
7024:
6988:
6967:
6958:
6928:
6912:
6896:
6887:
6862:
6831:
6810:
6789:
6780:
6713:
6660:
6617:
6550:
6529:
6522:
6494:
6409:. Yale University Press.
6316:Green, Thomas A. (2001).
6263:Edgerton; et al. (2002).
6115:Oakeshott, Ewart (1980).
5796:Regardie, Israel (1990).
5610:Lierneuz, Pierre (2017).
5526:. Brill. pp. 69–71.
5448:. Arms and Armour Press.
5111:Guro, Tony (4 May 2012).
5086:Malay World Edged Weapons
4760:Katana: The Samurai Sword
2985:Single vs. two-handed use
2905:
2228:, a sword similar to the
2016:Säbel auf Teutsch gefasst
1661:
1648:
1627:
1282:, descended from various
1254:
754:
682:In the 12th century, the
592:, became a court rank in
427:Indus Valley civilization
400:Sword production in China
226:
215:and the related Japanese
115:, as it developed in the
8689:Medieval European swords
8066:Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar
7956:Sword of Saint Wenceslas
6989:Heian – Kamakura periods
6384:. Abhinav Publications.
5949:Yumoto, John M. (1979).
5922:Geißler, Robert (2014).
4848:Nagayama, Kōkan (1998).
4437:Miller, Douglas (1976).
4132:Franklin, Simon (2002).
3346:are loanwords in Latin;
3144:Classification of swords
3091:List of fictional swords
3055:Laws on carrying a sword
2806:Classification of swords
2543:
2522:Classification of swords
2295:Second Sino-Japanese War
2028:Early Modern Switzerland
1605:was also widely used by
857:(which is also known as
790:Morgan Bible of Louis IX
303:, Turkey, are made from
264:Prehistory and antiquity
31:latest accepted revision
7673:Phra Saeng Khan Chai Si
7046:Meiji period and beyond
7025:Muromachi – Edo periods
6395:Smith, William (1843).
6365:Naish, Camille (1991).
6238:6 November 2014 at the
6227:Comnena, Anna. (1928).
6001:Wagner, Eduard (2004).
5897:"Tang Types of a Sword"
5872:"All About Knife Tangs"
5846:Chappell, Mike (1993).
5771:Roffe, Michael (1972).
5738:Jowett, Philip (2002).
5702:Battles of World War II
5576:. Hutchinson & Co.
5493:"People: Apr. 28, 1967"
4986:"Wind-Powered Furnaces"
4933:September 2020, p. 40.
4247:A Dictionary of Symbols
4183:Studies in Conservation
3905:Oxford University Press
3551:Sandars, N. K. (1961).
3154:List of blade materials
2861:
2838:Single vs. double-edged
2646:
2040:was used after 1625 by
2000:A single-edged type of
1879:-wielding guerillas in
1867:Philippine–American War
1519:scriptures and art. In
880:(quillons). During the
632:and the upper classes.
612:, such as non-surgical
6904:Liaoning bronze dagger
6627:Migration Period sword
6422:World Swords 1400–1945
6030:Robson, Brian (1975).
5056:Saravanan, T. (2005).
4984:Freese, Brett Leslie.
4827:Jeep, John M. (1998).
4488:"Practical Side Sword"
4389:Landsknechte 1486–1560
4215:Jeep, John M. (2001).
3067:
2994:
2969:Backsword and falchion
2666:
2276:
2107:
1914:
1895:Pre-Columbian Americas
1869:in events such as the
1796:
1746:
1656:, lit. curling blade;
1537:
1441:(long cavalry sword),
1416:
1337:
1269:
1123:by modern collectors.
1011:
999:
793:
788:Battle scene from the
648:
580:introduced the longer
548:Migration Period sword
482:
326:, then in tin-bronze.
296:
284:
254:
121:Migration Period sword
72:
71:, 15th or 16th century
56:Sword (disambiguation)
7239:Post-classical period
6929:Goryeo and Joseon era
6897:Bronze Age – Gojoseon
6619:Post-classical period
6302:. Osprey Publishing.
6214:The Book of The Sword
5977:Loades, Mike (2010).
5699:Taylor, Mike (1998).
5666:. Osprey Publishing.
5470:22 April 2006 at the
5182:war against the Turks
4959:Teece, Geoff (2005).
4906:Takeo Tanaka. (2012)
4682:. OCMS. p. 138.
4219:. Routledge. p. 802,
3796:Wells, Peter (2017),
3718:Chang, K. C. (1982).
3294:13 March 2017 at the
3062:
3027:Hand and a half sword
2992:
2660:
2520:Further information:
2321:Further information:
2266:
2132:for hand protection.
2105:
2092:Further information:
1986:Further information:
1902:
1889:Filipino martial arts
1857:were used during the
1783:
1740:
1529:
1393:
1377:, a precursor to the
1331:
1262:
1008:Republic of Dubrovnik
1005:
988:
942:Further information:
847:in raids against the
787:
778:Further information:
764:Further information:
643:
546:Further information:
542:Greco-Roman antiquity
477:
421:, earliest available
290:
282:
249:
66:
7860:Seven-Branched Sword
7574:Spanish colonization
6968:Yayoi – Nara periods
5979:Swords and Swordsmen
5639:. Schiffer Pub Ltd.
5253:"Pappenheimer Sword"
5195:3 March 2016 at the
5019:Evangelista, p. 575.
4788:Ford, Roger (2006).
4631:"What is a takouba?"
4305:Simon & Schuster
3940:Fields, Nic (2009).
3777:Allchin, pp. 111–14.
3358:as the generic term.
3285:The English Language
2589:center of percussion
2384:Model 1859 NCO Sword
2368:Chief Petty Officers
2356:Lieutenant Commander
2060:) was common in the
1977:Early modern history
1793:Philippine mythology
1368:. Production of the
989:1548 depiction of a
702:Western Zhou dynasty
610:physical punishments
81:edged, bladed weapon
54:For other uses, see
8633:Order of succession
8036:Gan Jiang and Mo Ye
7966:Sword of Stalingrad
7287:Early modern period
7210:Parthian Long Sword
7116:Medieval and modern
6738:Basket-hilted sword
6662:Early modern period
6167:The Daily Telegraph
5705:. ABDO Publishing.
5186:Archduke Charles II
5070:on 22 October 2012.
4988:. archaeology.org.
3907:. pp. 216–17.
3251:Proto-Indo-European
3129:Glassmakers' symbol
2187:Late modern history
2130:basket-shaped guard
1988:Basket-hilted sword
1871:Battle of Balangiga
1745:of the 17th century
1649:சுருள் பட்டாக்கத்தி
1632:Indian subcontinent
1501:Indian subcontinent
554:Classical Antiquity
532:Indian subcontinent
419:Indian subcontinent
394:Bronze Age collapse
386:Bronze Age collapse
351:European Bronze Age
169:and eventually the
160:early modern period
91:, is attached to a
21:Page version status
8699:Ceremonial weapons
8076:Totsuka-no-Tsurugi
7634:Post-Classic stage
7267:Turko-Mongol Sabre
6715:Late modern period
6320:. V. 1. ABC-CLIO.
6197:Allchin, F. R. in
5903:on 30 October 2006
5598:The Guns of August
5319:Robinson, Nathan.
5037:: 34. March 1980.
4494:on 31 October 2010
4295:Tarassuk, Leonid;
3848:Prasad, chapter IX
3825:10.1111/arcm.12503
3616:Aegean Archaeology
3450:www.britannica.com
3324:, such as Italian
3164:Oakeshott typology
3068:
2995:
2823:Oakeshott typology
2778:A sword belt is a
2667:
2554:Oakeshott typology
2277:
2141:Scottish Highlands
2108:
1915:
1829:Ferdinand Magellan
1797:
1747:
1538:
1445:(long sword), and
1417:
1338:
1270:
1055:Pier Gerlofs Donia
1012:
1000:
794:
780:Oakeshott typology
649:
618:capital punishment
530:. Blades from the
483:
448:but more commonly
363:Griffzungenschwert
297:
285:
255:
232:double-edged sword
123:, and only in the
105:earliest specimens
73:
51:Long bladed weapon
27:
8646:
8645:
8638:Coronation anthem
8257:
8256:
8246:
8245:
8233:Sword of Damocles
8041:Kris Mpu Gandring
8031:Cura Si Manjakini
7994:
7993:
7901:Ballinderry Sword
7865:Sugari no Ontachi
7797:
7796:
7793:
7792:
7713:
7712:
7693:Pre-Columbian era
7681:
7680:
7604:
7603:
7403:
7402:
7308:
7307:
7156:
7155:
7076:
7075:
6954:
6953:
6883:
6882:
6776:
6775:
6403:Wertime, Theodore
6358:978-0-313-35951-4
6309:978-1-85532-657-6
6290:978-0-313-27896-9
6256:978 1 78327 427 7
6050:Smith, pp. 133–34
5988:978-1-84884-133-8
5960:978-0-8048-0509-4
5857:978-1-85532-357-5
5832:978-0-444-51667-1
5807:978-0-941404-12-9
5782:978-0-85045-115-3
5712:978-1-56239-804-0
5673:978-0-85045-118-4
5646:978-0-7643-2432-1
5621:978-3-902526-86-1
5583:978-0-09-081201-1
5558:978-0-275-93965-6
5533:978-90-04-08834-4
5407:978-0-85115-715-3
5235:978-1-84603-997-3
5227:Osprey Publishing
4970:978-1-58340-469-0
4861:978-4-7700-2071-0
4816:Samurai 1550–1600
4801:978-0-7566-2210-7
4770:978-1-84908-658-5
4594:978-0-313-32270-9
4524:978-87-89384-31-3
4456:978-0-85045-258-7
4281:978-1-84176-988-2
4256:978-0-486-42523-8
4151:978-0-511-03025-3
4098:978-93-86019-80-6
4071:978-1-5267-7275-6
4035:978-93-86019-80-6
3996:978-0-8132-0842-8
3953:978-1-84603-386-5
3914:978-0-19-815090-9
3871:978-0-415-09816-8
3729:978-0-300-03578-0
3642:978-0-691-02591-9
3537:978-93-86019-80-6
3510:978-1-78087-340-4
3483:978-93-86019-80-6
3409:Yener, K. Aslihan
3322:Romance languages
2597:center of balance
2403:First Barbary War
2375:U.S. Marine Corps
2299:armoured vehicles
2236:to adopt a heavy
2082:Gustavus Adolphus
2080:from the time of
2062:Thirty Years' War
2046:English Civil War
1507:often appears in
766:Carolingian sword
696:Chinese antiquity
636:Persian antiquity
423:Bronze age swords
344:Aegean Bronze Age
39:16 September 2024
18:
8711:
8704:Medieval weapons
8694:Ceremonial magic
8684:European weapons
8461:Ancient Egyptian
8449:Specific customs
8316:Coronation crown
8284:
8277:
8270:
8261:
8260:
8051:Kris Taming Sari
8046:Kris Setan Kober
8016:
8015:
8002:
7880:Sword of Victory
7870:Sword of Goujian
7855:Preah Khan Reach
7845:
7844:
7824:
7817:
7810:
7801:
7800:
7722:
7721:
7690:
7689:
7657:Preah Khan Reach
7615:
7614:
7414:
7413:
7385:Langgai Tinggang
7319:
7318:
7177:Bronze Age sword
7167:
7166:
7087:
7086:
6965:
6964:
6946:Four Tiger Sword
6894:
6893:
6787:
6786:
6537:Bronze Age sword
6527:
6526:
6473:
6466:
6459:
6450:
6449:
6362:
6313:
6294:
6260:
6184:
6183:
6181:
6179:
6163:
6155:
6149:
6148:
6130:
6121:
6120:
6112:
6106:
6092:
6086:
6085:
6083:
6074:
6068:
6067:
6065:
6057:
6051:
6048:
6042:
6028:
6022:
6019:
6013:
5999:
5993:
5992:
5974:
5965:
5964:
5946:
5940:
5939:
5937:
5935:
5919:
5913:
5912:
5910:
5908:
5893:
5887:
5886:
5884:
5882:
5868:
5862:
5861:
5843:
5837:
5836:
5818:
5812:
5811:
5793:
5787:
5786:
5768:
5762:
5761:
5745:
5735:
5729:
5728:
5726:
5724:
5696:
5690:
5689:
5687:
5685:
5657:
5651:
5650:
5632:
5626:
5625:
5607:
5601:
5594:
5588:
5587:
5569:
5563:
5562:
5544:
5538:
5537:
5519:
5513:
5512:
5510:
5508:
5480:
5474:
5462:
5456:
5442:
5436:
5435:
5390:
5381:
5380:Green pp. 583–84
5378:
5372:
5369:
5363:
5362:
5360:
5358:
5343:
5337:
5336:
5334:
5332:
5321:"Walloon Swords"
5316:
5310:
5309:
5303:
5295:
5293:
5291:
5275:
5269:
5268:
5266:
5264:
5248:
5242:
5219:
5213:
5206:
5200:
5162:
5156:
5155:
5153:
5151:
5135:
5129:
5128:
5126:
5124:
5108:
5102:
5101:
5099:
5097:
5078:
5072:
5071:
5066:. Archived from
5053:
5047:
5046:
5026:
5020:
5017:
5011:
5008:
5002:
5001:
4999:
4997:
4981:
4975:
4974:
4956:
4950:
4947:
4941:
4928:
4922:
4904:
4898:
4894:Mainichi Shimbun
4884:
4878:
4877:
4875:
4873:
4845:
4839:
4825:
4819:
4812:
4806:
4805:
4785:
4779:
4778:
4754:
4748:
4731:
4725:
4724:
4722:
4720:
4700:
4694:
4693:
4673:
4667:
4666:
4653:
4647:
4646:
4644:
4642:
4637:on 7 August 2020
4627:
4621:
4620:
4618:
4616:
4605:
4599:
4598:
4578:
4568:
4562:
4561:
4559:
4557:
4538:
4529:
4528:
4510:
4504:
4503:
4501:
4499:
4484:
4478:
4471:cut & thrust
4467:
4461:
4460:
4444:
4441:The Landsknechts
4434:
4425:
4424:
4422:
4420:
4405:
4399:
4385:
4379:
4378:
4376:
4374:
4359:
4350:
4349:
4347:
4345:
4330:
4321:
4318:
4309:
4308:
4292:
4286:
4285:
4267:
4261:
4260:
4242:
4236:
4233:
4227:
4213:
4207:
4206:
4175:
4166:
4165:
4160:
4158:
4139:
4129:
4123:
4109:
4103:
4102:
4082:
4076:
4075:
4055:
4049:
4046:
4040:
4039:
4019:
4013:
4012:
4010:
4008:
3976:
3970:
3969:
3967:
3965:
3937:
3931:
3930:
3928:
3926:
3894:
3888:
3887:
3885:
3883:
3855:
3849:
3846:
3837:
3836:
3808:
3802:
3801:
3793:
3787:
3784:
3778:
3775:
3764:
3763:
3761:
3759:
3743:
3734:
3733:
3715:
3709:
3708:
3696:
3690:
3689:
3653:
3647:
3646:
3625:
3619:
3612:
3606:
3605:
3595:
3589:
3588:
3548:
3542:
3541:
3521:
3515:
3514:
3494:
3488:
3487:
3467:
3461:
3460:
3458:
3456:
3442:
3436:
3435:
3433:
3431:
3405:
3396:
3389:
3383:
3377:
3371:
3365:
3359:
3233:
3218:
3210:
3045:two-handed sword
3004:Two-handed sword
2685:, which in post-
2568:
2561:Parts of a sword
2192:Military sidearm
2122:Italian nobility
2052:. The so-called
2014:, also known as
1971:Native Hawaiians
1909:broadsword from
1881:Balangiga, Samar
1843:by practices in
1833:Battle of Mactan
1720:
1704:
1688:
1678:
1668:
1663:
1655:
1650:
1629:
1580:
1579:
1576:
1575:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1536:sword from India
1493:history of India
1409:(top left), and
1242:
1226:
997:Battle of Kappel
938:Late Middle Ages
841:Charles the Bald
806:Migration period
770:Romanesque sword
562:Sassanid Empires
508:Indian antiquity
408:sword of Goujian
357:type (named for
305:arsenical bronze
275:Bronze Age sword
229:
228:
125:High Middle Ages
8719:
8718:
8714:
8713:
8712:
8710:
8709:
8708:
8679:European swords
8669:Ancient weapons
8649:
8648:
8647:
8642:
8621:List of current
8604:
8498:Central African
8444:
8408:
8382:
8368:
8347:Globus cruciger
8297:
8288:
8258:
8253:
8242:
8228:Sword of Attila
8085:
8010:
8003:
7990:
7981:Ulfberht swords
7926:Grunwald Swords
7889:
7834:
7828:
7798:
7789:
7741:
7709:
7677:
7661:
7645:
7629:
7610:
7600:
7569:
7399:
7358:
7304:
7281:
7233:
7186:
7162:
7152:
7143:Kayamkulam vaal
7111:
7072:
7041:
7020:
6984:
6950:
6924:
6908:
6879:
6858:
6827:
6806:
6772:
6709:
6656:
6613:
6546:
6518:
6490:
6484:classifications
6477:
6447:
6441:
6438:
6436:
6435:
6359:
6310:
6291:
6257:
6240:Wayback Machine
6216:. Cosimo, Inc.
6187:
6177:
6175:
6156:
6152:
6145:
6131:
6124:
6113:
6109:
6093:
6089:
6081:
6076:
6075:
6071:
6063:
6059:
6058:
6054:
6049:
6045:
6029:
6025:
6020:
6016:
6000:
5996:
5989:
5975:
5968:
5961:
5947:
5943:
5933:
5931:
5920:
5916:
5906:
5904:
5895:
5894:
5890:
5880:
5878:
5870:
5869:
5865:
5858:
5844:
5840:
5833:
5819:
5815:
5808:
5794:
5790:
5783:
5769:
5765:
5758:
5736:
5732:
5722:
5720:
5713:
5697:
5693:
5683:
5681:
5674:
5658:
5654:
5647:
5633:
5629:
5622:
5608:
5604:
5595:
5591:
5584:
5570:
5566:
5559:
5545:
5541:
5534:
5520:
5516:
5506:
5504:
5503:on 29 June 2011
5491:
5484:Gaston Defferre
5481:
5477:
5472:Wayback Machine
5463:
5459:
5443:
5439:
5408:
5394:Ewart Oakeshott
5391:
5384:
5379:
5375:
5370:
5366:
5356:
5354:
5345:
5344:
5340:
5330:
5328:
5317:
5313:
5297:
5296:
5289:
5287:
5276:
5272:
5262:
5260:
5249:
5245:
5220:
5216:
5207:
5203:
5197:Wayback Machine
5176:delivered from
5163:
5159:
5149:
5147:
5136:
5132:
5122:
5120:
5109:
5105:
5095:
5093:
5080:
5079:
5075:
5054:
5050:
5028:
5027:
5023:
5018:
5014:
5009:
5005:
4995:
4993:
4982:
4978:
4971:
4957:
4953:
4948:
4944:
4929:
4925:
4905:
4901:
4897:. 27 March 2016
4885:
4881:
4871:
4869:
4862:
4846:
4842:
4826:
4822:
4813:
4809:
4802:
4786:
4782:
4771:
4755:
4751:
4734:Friday, Karl F.
4732:
4728:
4718:
4716:
4702:
4701:
4697:
4690:
4674:
4670:
4654:
4650:
4640:
4638:
4629:
4628:
4624:
4614:
4612:
4606:
4602:
4595:
4569:
4565:
4555:
4553:
4540:
4539:
4532:
4525:
4511:
4507:
4497:
4495:
4486:
4485:
4481:
4468:
4464:
4457:
4435:
4428:
4418:
4416:
4407:
4406:
4402:
4386:
4382:
4372:
4370:
4361:
4360:
4353:
4343:
4341:
4332:
4331:
4324:
4320:McLean, p. 178.
4319:
4312:
4293:
4289:
4282:
4268:
4264:
4257:
4243:
4239:
4234:
4230:
4214:
4210:
4195:10.2307/1505063
4179:Maryon, Herbert
4176:
4169:
4156:
4154:
4152:
4130:
4126:
4110:
4106:
4099:
4083:
4079:
4072:
4056:
4052:
4047:
4043:
4036:
4020:
4016:
4006:
4004:
3997:
3977:
3973:
3963:
3961:
3954:
3938:
3934:
3924:
3922:
3915:
3895:
3891:
3881:
3879:
3872:
3856:
3852:
3847:
3840:
3809:
3805:
3794:
3790:
3785:
3781:
3776:
3767:
3757:
3755:
3744:
3737:
3730:
3716:
3712:
3697:
3693:
3654:
3650:
3643:
3626:
3622:
3613:
3609:
3596:
3592:
3549:
3545:
3538:
3522:
3518:
3511:
3495:
3491:
3484:
3468:
3464:
3454:
3452:
3444:
3443:
3439:
3429:
3427:
3425:
3406:
3399:
3395:, 2012: 237–60.
3390:
3386:
3378:
3374:
3366:
3362:
3352:Classical Latin
3296:Wayback Machine
3237:Old High German
3234:
3230:
3221:
3211:
3207:
3198:
3193:
3184:Types of swords
3149:Japanese swords
3124:
3112:, shown in the
3105:science fiction
3093:
3087:
3057:
3029:
3006:
3000:
2987:
2971:
2963:Vettakkorumakan
2942:
2910:
2866:
2856:Gaelic claymore
2840:
2827:Ewart Oakeshott
2808:
2802:Types of swords
2800:Main articles:
2798:
2789:Roman legionary
2756:
2750:
2655:
2649:
2570:
2569:
2563:
2562:
2556:
2548:Main articles:
2546:
2524:
2518:
2435:
2411:
2329:ceremonial item
2325:
2319:
2194:
2189:
2100:
2090:
2074:hunting hangers
1998:
1984:
1979:
1961:Kiribati people
1957:Gilbert Islands
1953:
1951:Pacific Islands
1897:
1735:
1728:
1721:
1712:
1705:
1696:
1689:
1551:
1547:
1483:
1395:Japanese swords
1326:
1318:Odwira festival
1257:
1250:
1243:
1234:
1227:
1176:
964:(longsword) or
950:
940:
865:in a matrix of
782:
776:
762:
757:
752:
698:
638:
552:By the time of
550:
544:
510:
490:quench-hardened
472:
466:
458:Kallur, Raichur
333:(stiffness) of
331:Young's modulus
277:
271:
266:
261:
244:
117:Late Roman army
59:
52:
47:
46:
45:
44:
43:
42:
26:
12:
11:
5:
8717:
8707:
8706:
8701:
8696:
8691:
8686:
8681:
8676:
8671:
8666:
8661:
8644:
8643:
8641:
8640:
8635:
8630:
8625:
8624:
8623:
8612:
8610:
8606:
8605:
8603:
8602:
8595:
8590:
8585:
8580:
8575:
8570:
8565:
8560:
8555:
8550:
8545:
8540:
8535:
8530:
8525:
8524:
8523:
8518:
8510:
8505:
8500:
8495:
8490:
8485:
8480:
8475:
8470:
8465:
8464:
8463:
8452:
8450:
8446:
8445:
8443:
8442:
8437:
8432:
8427:
8422:
8416:
8414:
8410:
8409:
8407:
8406:
8401:
8396:
8391:
8385:
8383:
8381:
8380:
8377:
8373:
8370:
8369:
8367:
8366:
8361:
8356:
8351:
8343:
8338:
8333:
8328:
8323:
8318:
8313:
8307:
8305:
8299:
8298:
8287:
8286:
8279:
8272:
8264:
8255:
8254:
8251:
8248:
8247:
8244:
8243:
8241:
8240:
8235:
8230:
8225:
8223:Sword of Freyr
8220:
8215:
8210:
8205:
8200:
8195:
8190:
8185:
8180:
8175:
8170:
8165:
8160:
8155:
8150:
8145:
8140:
8134:
8129:
8124:
8119:
8114:
8112:Claíomh Solais
8109:
8104:
8099:
8093:
8091:
8087:
8086:
8084:
8083:
8078:
8073:
8068:
8063:
8058:
8053:
8048:
8043:
8038:
8033:
8028:
8022:
8020:
8013:
8005:
8004:
7997:
7995:
7992:
7991:
7989:
7988:
7983:
7978:
7973:
7968:
7963:
7958:
7953:
7951:Sword of Peter
7948:
7946:Sword of Islam
7943:
7938:
7933:
7928:
7923:
7918:
7913:
7908:
7906:Blessed swords
7903:
7897:
7895:
7891:
7890:
7888:
7887:
7882:
7877:
7875:Sword of Osman
7872:
7867:
7862:
7857:
7851:
7849:
7842:
7836:
7835:
7827:
7826:
7819:
7812:
7804:
7795:
7794:
7791:
7790:
7788:
7787:
7782:
7777:
7772:
7767:
7762:
7757:
7751:
7749:
7743:
7742:
7740:
7739:
7734:
7728:
7726:
7719:
7715:
7714:
7711:
7710:
7708:
7707:
7702:
7696:
7694:
7687:
7683:
7682:
7679:
7678:
7676:
7675:
7669:
7667:
7663:
7662:
7660:
7659:
7653:
7651:
7647:
7646:
7644:
7643:
7637:
7635:
7631:
7630:
7628:
7627:
7621:
7619:
7612:
7611:Southeast Asia
7606:
7605:
7602:
7601:
7599:
7598:
7593:
7588:
7583:
7577:
7575:
7571:
7570:
7568:
7567:
7562:
7557:
7552:
7547:
7542:
7537:
7532:
7527:
7522:
7517:
7512:
7507:
7502:
7497:
7492:
7487:
7482:
7477:
7472:
7467:
7462:
7457:
7451:
7446:
7441:
7436:
7431:
7426:
7420:
7418:
7411:
7405:
7404:
7401:
7400:
7398:
7397:
7392:
7387:
7382:
7377:
7372:
7366:
7364:
7360:
7359:
7357:
7356:
7351:
7346:
7341:
7336:
7331:
7325:
7323:
7316:
7310:
7309:
7306:
7305:
7303:
7302:
7297:
7291:
7289:
7283:
7282:
7280:
7279:
7277:Mameluke sword
7274:
7269:
7264:
7259:
7254:
7249:
7243:
7241:
7235:
7234:
7232:
7231:
7229:Sasanian Sword
7226:
7217:
7212:
7207:
7202:
7200:Iron Age sword
7196:
7194:
7192:Ancient period
7188:
7187:
7185:
7184:
7179:
7173:
7171:
7164:
7158:
7157:
7154:
7153:
7151:
7150:
7145:
7140:
7135:
7130:
7125:
7119:
7117:
7113:
7112:
7110:
7109:
7104:
7099:
7093:
7091:
7084:
7078:
7077:
7074:
7073:
7071:
7070:
7065:
7060:
7055:
7049:
7047:
7043:
7042:
7040:
7039:
7034:
7028:
7026:
7022:
7021:
7019:
7018:
7013:
7008:
7003:
6998:
6992:
6990:
6986:
6985:
6983:
6982:
6977:
6971:
6969:
6962:
6956:
6955:
6952:
6951:
6949:
6948:
6943:
6938:
6932:
6930:
6926:
6925:
6923:
6922:
6916:
6914:
6910:
6909:
6907:
6906:
6900:
6898:
6891:
6885:
6884:
6881:
6880:
6878:
6877:
6872:
6866:
6864:
6860:
6859:
6857:
6856:
6851:
6846:
6841:
6835:
6833:
6829:
6828:
6826:
6825:
6820:
6814:
6812:
6808:
6807:
6805:
6804:
6799:
6793:
6791:
6784:
6778:
6777:
6774:
6773:
6771:
6770:
6765:
6760:
6755:
6750:
6745:
6740:
6735:
6730:
6725:
6719:
6717:
6711:
6710:
6708:
6707:
6702:
6697:
6692:
6687:
6682:
6677:
6672:
6666:
6664:
6658:
6657:
6655:
6654:
6649:
6644:
6639:
6634:
6629:
6623:
6621:
6615:
6614:
6612:
6611:
6606:
6601:
6596:
6591:
6586:
6577:
6572:
6567:
6562:
6560:Iron Age sword
6556:
6554:
6552:Ancient period
6548:
6547:
6545:
6544:
6539:
6533:
6531:
6524:
6520:
6519:
6517:
6516:
6511:
6506:
6501:
6495:
6492:
6491:
6488:historical era
6486:by region and
6476:
6475:
6468:
6461:
6453:
6446:
6445:External links
6443:
6434:
6433:
6418:
6400:
6393:
6378:
6363:
6357:
6344:
6329:
6314:
6308:
6295:
6289:
6276:
6261:
6255:
6242:
6225:
6210:
6194:
6193:
6192:
6191:
6186:
6185:
6150:
6143:
6122:
6107:
6087:
6069:
6052:
6043:
6023:
6021:Burton, p. 124
6014:
5994:
5987:
5966:
5959:
5941:
5914:
5888:
5863:
5856:
5838:
5831:
5813:
5806:
5788:
5781:
5763:
5756:
5730:
5711:
5691:
5672:
5652:
5645:
5627:
5620:
5602:
5589:
5582:
5564:
5557:
5539:
5532:
5514:
5475:
5457:
5437:
5406:
5382:
5373:
5371:Kirkland p. 17
5364:
5338:
5311:
5270:
5251:Grandy, Bill.
5243:
5214:
5201:
5157:
5130:
5103:
5073:
5048:
5021:
5012:
5003:
4976:
4969:
4951:
4942:
4923:
4920:978-4062920933
4899:
4879:
4860:
4840:
4820:
4807:
4800:
4780:
4769:
4749:
4726:
4709:British Museum
4695:
4688:
4668:
4648:
4622:
4600:
4593:
4563:
4530:
4523:
4505:
4479:
4462:
4455:
4426:
4400:
4380:
4351:
4322:
4310:
4307:. p. 491.
4287:
4280:
4262:
4255:
4237:
4235:Gravett, p. 47
4228:
4208:
4167:
4150:
4124:
4104:
4097:
4077:
4070:
4050:
4041:
4034:
4014:
3995:
3971:
3952:
3932:
3913:
3889:
3870:
3850:
3838:
3803:
3788:
3786:Burton, p. 78.
3779:
3765:
3746:Cao, Hangang.
3735:
3728:
3710:
3691:
3648:
3641:
3620:
3607:
3590:
3569:10.2307/502497
3543:
3536:
3516:
3509:
3489:
3482:
3462:
3437:
3424:978-9004496934
3423:
3397:
3384:
3372:
3360:
3227:
3226:
3225:
3220:
3219:
3204:
3203:
3202:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3166:
3161:
3159:List of swords
3156:
3151:
3146:
3141:
3139:Chinese swords
3136:
3131:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3089:Main article:
3086:
3083:
3056:
3053:
3028:
3025:
2999:
2996:
2986:
2983:
2970:
2967:
2955:Malabar region
2941:
2936:
2909:
2904:
2865:
2860:
2839:
2836:
2797:
2794:
2793:
2792:
2776:
2752:Main article:
2749:
2746:
2723:dueling swords
2651:Main article:
2648:
2645:
2560:
2559:
2558:
2557:
2545:
2542:
2517:
2514:
2513:
2512:
2505:
2497:
2434:
2433:Sword replicas
2431:
2410:
2407:
2364:Petty Officers
2362:are issued to
2337:courts-martial
2323:Sword of state
2318:
2317:Ceremonial use
2315:
2293:well into the
2269:Jack Churchill
2267:British Major
2240:, also called
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2145:dueling swords
2089:
2088:Duelling sword
2086:
2038:mortuary sword
2035:cut-and-thrust
1983:
1982:Military sword
1980:
1978:
1975:
1952:
1949:
1896:
1893:
1823:, the king of
1734:
1733:Southeast Asia
1731:
1730:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1713:
1706:
1699:
1697:
1690:
1683:
1482:
1479:
1415:(bottom left).
1385:Japanese sword
1366:Three Kingdoms
1325:
1322:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1175:
1172:
1139:Ottoman Empire
1121:cutting rapier
1103:knightly sword
1063:Doppelsöldners
1035:doppelsöldners
1010:(15th century)
962:langes Schwert
939:
936:
859:Damascus steel
829:tempered steel
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
708:. The Chinese
697:
694:
684:Seljuq dynasty
653:Persian armies
637:
634:
594:Constantinople
570:and the Roman
543:
540:
528:ancient Greece
514:Damascus steel
509:
506:
470:Iron Age sword
468:Main article:
465:
462:
369:(or a general
367:Northern Italy
324:arsenic copper
293:Nebra sky disk
273:Main article:
270:
267:
265:
262:
243:
240:
236:Iron Age sword
221:. The Chinese
209:, the Chinese
137:continues the
109:Iron Age sword
50:
28:
22:
19:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
8716:
8705:
8702:
8700:
8697:
8695:
8692:
8690:
8687:
8685:
8682:
8680:
8677:
8675:
8674:Blade weapons
8672:
8670:
8667:
8665:
8662:
8660:
8657:
8656:
8654:
8639:
8636:
8634:
8631:
8629:
8626:
8622:
8619:
8618:
8617:
8614:
8613:
8611:
8607:
8601:
8600:
8596:
8594:
8591:
8589:
8586:
8584:
8581:
8579:
8576:
8574:
8571:
8569:
8566:
8564:
8561:
8559:
8556:
8554:
8551:
8549:
8546:
8544:
8541:
8539:
8536:
8534:
8531:
8529:
8526:
8522:
8519:
8517:
8514:
8513:
8511:
8509:
8506:
8504:
8501:
8499:
8496:
8494:
8491:
8489:
8486:
8484:
8481:
8479:
8476:
8474:
8471:
8469:
8466:
8462:
8459:
8458:
8457:
8454:
8453:
8451:
8447:
8441:
8438:
8436:
8433:
8431:
8428:
8426:
8423:
8421:
8418:
8417:
8415:
8411:
8405:
8402:
8400:
8397:
8395:
8392:
8390:
8387:
8386:
8384:
8378:
8375:
8374:
8371:
8365:
8362:
8360:
8357:
8355:
8352:
8350:
8348:
8344:
8342:
8339:
8337:
8334:
8332:
8329:
8327:
8324:
8322:
8319:
8317:
8314:
8312:
8309:
8308:
8306:
8304:
8300:
8296:
8292:
8285:
8280:
8278:
8273:
8271:
8266:
8265:
8262:
8249:
8239:
8236:
8234:
8231:
8229:
8226:
8224:
8221:
8219:
8216:
8214:
8211:
8209:
8206:
8204:
8201:
8199:
8196:
8194:
8191:
8189:
8186:
8184:
8181:
8179:
8176:
8174:
8171:
8169:
8166:
8164:
8161:
8159:
8156:
8154:
8151:
8149:
8146:
8144:
8141:
8138:
8135:
8133:
8130:
8128:
8125:
8123:
8120:
8118:
8115:
8113:
8110:
8108:
8105:
8103:
8100:
8098:
8095:
8094:
8092:
8088:
8082:
8079:
8077:
8074:
8072:
8069:
8067:
8064:
8062:
8059:
8057:
8054:
8052:
8049:
8047:
8044:
8042:
8039:
8037:
8034:
8032:
8029:
8027:
8024:
8023:
8021:
8017:
8014:
8012:
8006:
8001:
7987:
7986:Wallace Sword
7984:
7982:
7979:
7977:
7974:
7972:
7969:
7967:
7964:
7962:
7959:
7957:
7954:
7952:
7949:
7947:
7944:
7942:
7939:
7937:
7934:
7932:
7929:
7927:
7924:
7922:
7919:
7917:
7914:
7912:
7909:
7907:
7904:
7902:
7899:
7898:
7896:
7892:
7886:
7883:
7881:
7878:
7876:
7873:
7871:
7868:
7866:
7863:
7861:
7858:
7856:
7853:
7852:
7850:
7846:
7843:
7841:
7837:
7833:
7825:
7820:
7818:
7813:
7811:
7806:
7805:
7802:
7786:
7783:
7781:
7778:
7776:
7773:
7771:
7768:
7766:
7763:
7761:
7758:
7756:
7753:
7752:
7750:
7748:
7744:
7738:
7735:
7733:
7730:
7729:
7727:
7725:Ancient Egypt
7723:
7720:
7716:
7706:
7703:
7701:
7698:
7697:
7695:
7691:
7688:
7684:
7674:
7671:
7670:
7668:
7664:
7658:
7655:
7654:
7652:
7648:
7642:
7641:Krabi–krabong
7639:
7638:
7636:
7632:
7626:
7623:
7622:
7620:
7618:Classic stage
7616:
7613:
7607:
7597:
7594:
7592:
7589:
7587:
7586:Espada y daga
7584:
7582:
7579:
7578:
7576:
7572:
7566:
7563:
7561:
7558:
7556:
7553:
7551:
7548:
7546:
7543:
7541:
7538:
7536:
7533:
7531:
7528:
7526:
7523:
7521:
7518:
7516:
7513:
7511:
7508:
7506:
7503:
7501:
7498:
7496:
7493:
7491:
7488:
7486:
7483:
7481:
7478:
7476:
7473:
7471:
7468:
7466:
7463:
7461:
7458:
7455:
7452:
7450:
7447:
7445:
7442:
7440:
7437:
7435:
7432:
7430:
7427:
7425:
7422:
7421:
7419:
7415:
7412:
7410:
7406:
7396:
7395:Sikin Panjang
7393:
7391:
7388:
7386:
7383:
7381:
7378:
7376:
7373:
7371:
7368:
7367:
7365:
7361:
7355:
7352:
7350:
7347:
7345:
7342:
7340:
7337:
7335:
7332:
7330:
7327:
7326:
7324:
7320:
7317:
7315:
7311:
7301:
7298:
7296:
7293:
7292:
7290:
7288:
7284:
7278:
7275:
7273:
7270:
7268:
7265:
7263:
7260:
7258:
7255:
7253:
7250:
7248:
7245:
7244:
7242:
7240:
7236:
7230:
7227:
7225:
7221:
7218:
7216:
7213:
7211:
7208:
7206:
7203:
7201:
7198:
7197:
7195:
7193:
7189:
7183:
7180:
7178:
7175:
7174:
7172:
7168:
7165:
7159:
7149:
7146:
7144:
7141:
7139:
7136:
7134:
7131:
7129:
7126:
7124:
7121:
7120:
7118:
7114:
7108:
7105:
7103:
7100:
7098:
7095:
7094:
7092:
7088:
7085:
7083:
7079:
7069:
7066:
7064:
7061:
7059:
7056:
7054:
7051:
7050:
7048:
7044:
7038:
7035:
7033:
7030:
7029:
7027:
7023:
7017:
7014:
7012:
7009:
7007:
7004:
7002:
6999:
6997:
6994:
6993:
6991:
6987:
6981:
6978:
6976:
6973:
6972:
6970:
6966:
6963:
6961:
6957:
6947:
6944:
6942:
6939:
6937:
6934:
6933:
6931:
6927:
6921:
6918:
6917:
6915:
6911:
6905:
6902:
6901:
6899:
6895:
6892:
6890:
6886:
6876:
6873:
6871:
6868:
6867:
6865:
6861:
6855:
6852:
6850:
6847:
6845:
6842:
6840:
6837:
6836:
6834:
6830:
6824:
6821:
6819:
6816:
6815:
6813:
6809:
6803:
6800:
6798:
6795:
6794:
6792:
6788:
6785:
6783:
6779:
6769:
6768:Sword bayonet
6766:
6764:
6761:
6759:
6756:
6754:
6751:
6749:
6748:Hunting sword
6746:
6744:
6741:
6739:
6736:
6734:
6731:
6729:
6726:
6724:
6721:
6720:
6718:
6716:
6712:
6706:
6703:
6701:
6698:
6696:
6695:Espada ropera
6693:
6691:
6688:
6686:
6683:
6681:
6678:
6676:
6675:Spada da lato
6673:
6671:
6668:
6667:
6665:
6663:
6659:
6653:
6650:
6648:
6645:
6643:
6640:
6638:
6635:
6633:
6630:
6628:
6625:
6624:
6622:
6620:
6616:
6610:
6607:
6605:
6602:
6600:
6597:
6595:
6592:
6590:
6587:
6585:
6581:
6578:
6576:
6573:
6571:
6568:
6566:
6563:
6561:
6558:
6557:
6555:
6553:
6549:
6543:
6540:
6538:
6535:
6534:
6532:
6528:
6525:
6521:
6515:
6512:
6510:
6507:
6505:
6502:
6500:
6499:Swordsmanship
6497:
6496:
6493:
6489:
6485:
6481:
6474:
6469:
6467:
6462:
6460:
6455:
6454:
6451:
6442:
6439:
6431:
6430:0-9545910-1-1
6427:
6423:
6419:
6416:
6415:0-300-02425-8
6412:
6408:
6404:
6401:
6398:
6394:
6391:
6390:81-7017-053-2
6387:
6383:
6379:
6376:
6375:0-415-05585-7
6372:
6368:
6364:
6360:
6354:
6350:
6345:
6342:
6341:0-313-30710-5
6338:
6334:
6330:
6327:
6326:1-57607-150-2
6323:
6319:
6315:
6311:
6305:
6301:
6296:
6292:
6286:
6282:
6277:
6274:
6273:0-486-42229-1
6270:
6266:
6262:
6258:
6252:
6248:
6243:
6241:
6237:
6234:
6230:
6226:
6223:
6222:1-60520-436-6
6219:
6215:
6211:
6208:
6207:90-04-05996-2
6204:
6200:
6196:
6195:
6189:
6188:
6173:
6169:
6168:
6162:
6154:
6146:
6144:9781442604971
6140:
6136:
6129:
6127:
6118:
6111:
6105:
6104:81-7601-491-5
6101:
6097:
6091:
6080:
6073:
6062:
6056:
6047:
6041:
6040:0-901721-33-6
6037:
6033:
6027:
6018:
6012:
6011:0-486-43392-7
6008:
6004:
5998:
5990:
5984:
5980:
5973:
5971:
5962:
5956:
5952:
5945:
5929:
5925:
5918:
5902:
5898:
5892:
5877:
5873:
5867:
5859:
5853:
5849:
5842:
5834:
5828:
5824:
5817:
5809:
5803:
5799:
5792:
5784:
5778:
5774:
5767:
5759:
5757:1-84176-353-5
5753:
5749:
5744:
5743:
5734:
5718:
5714:
5708:
5704:
5703:
5695:
5679:
5675:
5669:
5665:
5664:
5656:
5648:
5642:
5638:
5631:
5623:
5617:
5613:
5606:
5599:
5593:
5585:
5579:
5575:
5568:
5560:
5554:
5550:
5543:
5535:
5529:
5525:
5518:
5502:
5498:
5494:
5489:
5485:
5479:
5473:
5469:
5466:
5461:
5455:
5454:0-405-13089-9
5451:
5447:
5441:
5433:
5429:
5425:
5421:
5417:
5413:
5409:
5403:
5399:
5395:
5389:
5387:
5377:
5368:
5352:
5348:
5342:
5326:
5322:
5315:
5307:
5301:
5285:
5281:
5274:
5258:
5254:
5247:
5240:
5236:
5232:
5228:
5224:
5218:
5211:
5205:
5198:
5194:
5191:
5187:
5183:
5179:
5175:
5171:
5167:
5161:
5145:
5142:. About.com.
5141:
5134:
5118:
5114:
5107:
5091:
5087:
5083:
5077:
5069:
5065:
5064:
5059:
5052:
5044:
5040:
5036:
5032:
5025:
5016:
5007:
4991:
4987:
4980:
4972:
4966:
4962:
4955:
4946:
4940:
4936:
4932:
4927:
4921:
4917:
4913:
4909:
4903:
4896:
4895:
4891:
4889:
4888:日本の技術の精巧さは...
4883:
4867:
4863:
4857:
4853:
4852:
4844:
4838:
4837:4-7700-2071-6
4834:
4830:
4824:
4817:
4811:
4803:
4797:
4793:
4792:
4784:
4776:
4772:
4766:
4762:
4761:
4753:
4747:
4746:0-415-32962-0
4743:
4739:
4735:
4730:
4715:
4711:
4710:
4705:
4699:
4691:
4689:9781870345590
4685:
4681:
4680:
4672:
4664:
4663:
4658:
4652:
4636:
4632:
4626:
4611:
4604:
4596:
4590:
4586:
4582:
4577:
4576:
4567:
4551:
4547:
4543:
4537:
4535:
4526:
4520:
4516:
4509:
4493:
4489:
4483:
4476:
4472:
4466:
4458:
4452:
4448:
4443:
4442:
4433:
4431:
4414:
4410:
4404:
4398:
4397:3-87748-636-3
4394:
4390:
4384:
4368:
4364:
4358:
4356:
4339:
4335:
4329:
4327:
4317:
4315:
4306:
4302:
4298:
4297:Blair, Claude
4291:
4283:
4277:
4273:
4266:
4258:
4252:
4248:
4241:
4232:
4226:
4225:0-8240-7644-3
4222:
4218:
4212:
4204:
4200:
4196:
4192:
4188:
4184:
4180:
4174:
4172:
4164:
4153:
4147:
4143:
4138:
4137:
4128:
4122:
4121:0-521-54740-7
4118:
4114:
4108:
4100:
4094:
4090:
4089:
4081:
4073:
4067:
4063:
4062:
4054:
4048:Naish, p. 39.
4045:
4037:
4031:
4027:
4026:
4018:
4002:
3998:
3992:
3988:
3987:
3982:
3975:
3959:
3955:
3949:
3945:
3944:
3936:
3920:
3916:
3910:
3906:
3902:
3901:
3893:
3877:
3873:
3867:
3863:
3862:
3854:
3845:
3843:
3834:
3830:
3826:
3822:
3818:
3814:
3807:
3799:
3792:
3783:
3774:
3772:
3770:
3753:
3749:
3742:
3740:
3731:
3725:
3721:
3714:
3706:
3702:
3695:
3687:
3683:
3679:
3675:
3671:
3667:
3663:
3659:
3652:
3644:
3638:
3634:
3630:
3629:Drews, Robert
3624:
3617:
3611:
3603:
3602:
3594:
3586:
3582:
3578:
3574:
3570:
3566:
3562:
3558:
3554:
3547:
3539:
3533:
3529:
3528:
3520:
3512:
3506:
3502:
3501:
3493:
3485:
3479:
3475:
3474:
3466:
3451:
3447:
3441:
3426:
3420:
3416:
3415:
3410:
3404:
3402:
3394:
3393:ORIGINI XXXIV
3388:
3382:
3376:
3370:
3364:
3357:
3353:
3349:
3345:
3341:
3337:
3336:
3331:
3327:
3323:
3319:
3315:
3314:
3309:
3308:
3303:
3302:
3297:
3293:
3290:
3286:
3282:
3278:
3274:
3270:
3266:
3262:
3258:
3257:
3252:
3248:
3245:
3241:
3238:
3232:
3228:
3223:
3222:
3215:
3209:
3205:
3200:
3199:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3179:Swordsmanship
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3147:
3145:
3142:
3140:
3137:
3135:
3134:Arabic swords
3132:
3130:
3127:
3126:
3119:
3117:
3116:
3111:
3106:
3102:
3098:
3092:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3073:
3066:
3065:North Karelia
3061:
3052:
3050:
3046:
3042:
3038:
3034:
3033:bastard sword
3024:
3022:
3017:
3015:
3012:also allow a
3009:
3005:
2991:
2982:
2980:
2976:
2966:
2964:
2960:
2956:
2952:
2951:
2947:
2940:
2935:
2933:
2932:
2927:
2926:
2921:
2920:
2915:
2908:
2903:
2901:
2900:
2894:
2890:
2889:
2884:
2883:
2877:
2873:
2872:
2864:
2859:
2857:
2853:
2849:
2845:
2835:
2833:
2828:
2824:
2819:
2817:
2813:
2807:
2803:
2790:
2786:
2781:
2777:
2774:
2769:
2768:
2767:
2765:
2761:
2755:
2745:
2743:
2739:
2735:
2730:
2728:
2724:
2720:
2716:
2712:
2711:
2706:
2705:
2700:
2696:
2692:
2688:
2684:
2680:
2676:
2672:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2634:
2632:
2628:
2627:
2623:
2619:
2615:
2614:
2608:
2606:
2602:
2598:
2594:
2590:
2585:
2582:
2577:
2573:
2567:
2555:
2551:
2541:
2539:
2538:
2533:
2529:
2523:
2510:
2506:
2502:
2498:
2495:
2491:
2490:
2489:
2487:
2483:
2479:
2475:
2471:
2467:
2466:
2461:
2460:
2455:
2454:
2449:
2448:
2442:
2440:
2430:
2428:
2425:is used as a
2424:
2420:
2417:practices of
2416:
2406:
2404:
2400:
2396:
2392:
2387:
2385:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2369:
2365:
2361:
2357:
2353:
2352:United States
2349:
2344:
2342:
2338:
2334:
2330:
2324:
2314:
2312:
2308:
2304:
2300:
2296:
2292:
2291:
2285:
2282:
2281:cavalry sword
2274:
2270:
2265:
2261:
2259:
2255:
2251:
2247:
2243:
2239:
2235:
2231:
2227:
2226:
2222:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2207:
2203:
2199:
2184:
2182:
2178:
2174:
2170:
2169:
2165:
2161:
2157:
2153:
2148:
2146:
2142:
2138:
2133:
2131:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2118:
2117:espada ropera
2113:
2104:
2099:
2095:
2085:
2083:
2079:
2075:
2071:
2067:
2063:
2059:
2055:
2054:walloon sword
2051:
2047:
2043:
2039:
2036:
2031:
2029:
2025:
2021:
2017:
2013:
2012:
2007:
2003:
1997:
1993:
1989:
1974:
1972:
1968:
1967:
1962:
1959:, the native
1958:
1948:
1946:
1942:
1938:
1934:
1930:
1926:
1922:
1921:
1912:
1908:
1907:
1901:
1892:
1890:
1886:
1882:
1878:
1877:
1872:
1868:
1864:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1851:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1837:swordsmanship
1834:
1830:
1826:
1822:
1818:
1814:
1813:
1808:
1807:
1802:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1782:
1778:
1776:
1775:
1770:
1769:
1764:
1763:
1758:
1757:
1752:
1744:
1739:
1727:
1726:
1719:
1714:
1711:
1710:
1703:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1687:
1682:
1681:
1680:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1666:ethunu kaduwa
1659:
1654:
1646:
1642:
1641:
1635:
1633:
1625:
1621:
1620:
1614:
1612:
1608:
1604:
1600:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1578:
1545:
1544:
1535:
1534:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1518:
1514:
1510:
1506:
1502:
1498:
1494:
1490:
1489:
1478:
1476:
1475:
1470:
1466:
1465:
1460:
1459:
1454:
1450:
1449:
1444:
1440:
1439:
1434:
1433:
1428:
1427:
1422:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1392:
1388:
1386:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1335:
1330:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1314:
1309:
1308:Asante people
1305:
1304:
1300:are known as
1299:
1295:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1276:
1268:
1267:
1263:20th century
1261:
1249:
1248:
1241:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1225:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1087:
1085:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1024:
1019:
1017:
1009:
1004:
998:
994:
993:
987:
983:
981:
977:
973:
972:
967:
963:
959:
955:
949:
945:
935:
933:
929:
925:
921:
916:
914:
910:
909:bastard sword
905:
903:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
879:
875:
870:
868:
864:
860:
856:
852:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
826:
821:
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
799:
791:
786:
781:
775:
771:
767:
747:
745:
741:
740:
735:
731:
730:
725:
721:
717:
713:
712:
707:
703:
693:
691:
690:
685:
680:
677:
673:
668:
666:
662:
658:
654:
646:
642:
633:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
606:
603:
601:
600:
595:
591:
590:
585:
584:
579:
575:
574:
569:
568:
563:
559:
555:
549:
539:
537:
533:
529:
525:
524:ancient India
521:
520:
515:
505:
503:
499:
494:
491:
487:
480:
476:
471:
461:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
415:
413:
409:
405:
404:Shang dynasty
401:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
378:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
347:
345:
341:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
302:
294:
289:
281:
276:
260:
252:
248:
239:
237:
233:
224:
220:
219:
214:
213:
208:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
184:
180:
175:
172:
168:
163:
161:
157:
153:
152:swordsmanship
148:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
70:
65:
61:
57:
40:
36:
32:
25:
20:
8597:
8425:the Americas
8413:By continent
8399:Enthronement
8358:
8346:
8321:Crown jewels
8295:enthronement
8139:(Caledfwlch)
7831:
7465:Dahong palay
7390:Parang Nabur
7370:Keris bahari
7322:Early period
7163:Central Asia
6753:Pistol sword
6637:Arming sword
6632:Viking sword
6440:
6437:
6421:
6406:
6396:
6381:
6366:
6351:. ABC-CLIO.
6348:
6332:
6317:
6299:
6280:
6264:
6246:
6228:
6213:
6198:
6190:Bibliography
6176:. Retrieved
6165:
6153:
6134:
6116:
6110:
6095:
6090:
6072:
6055:
6046:
6031:
6026:
6017:
6002:
5997:
5978:
5950:
5944:
5932:. Retrieved
5917:
5905:. Retrieved
5901:the original
5891:
5879:. Retrieved
5875:
5866:
5847:
5841:
5822:
5816:
5797:
5791:
5772:
5766:
5741:
5733:
5721:. Retrieved
5701:
5694:
5682:. Retrieved
5662:
5655:
5636:
5630:
5611:
5605:
5597:
5592:
5573:
5567:
5548:
5542:
5523:
5517:
5505:. Retrieved
5501:the original
5496:
5488:René Ribière
5478:
5460:
5445:
5440:
5397:
5376:
5367:
5355:. Retrieved
5341:
5329:. Retrieved
5314:
5288:. Retrieved
5273:
5261:. Retrieved
5246:
5222:
5217:
5209:
5204:
5173:
5169:
5160:
5148:. Retrieved
5133:
5121:. Retrieved
5106:
5094:. Retrieved
5085:
5076:
5068:the original
5061:
5051:
5034:
5030:
5024:
5015:
5006:
4994:. Retrieved
4979:
4960:
4954:
4945:
4930:
4926:
4907:
4902:
4892:
4887:
4882:
4870:. Retrieved
4850:
4843:
4828:
4823:
4815:
4810:
4790:
4783:
4759:
4752:
4737:
4729:
4717:. Retrieved
4707:
4698:
4678:
4671:
4661:
4651:
4639:. Retrieved
4635:the original
4625:
4613:. Retrieved
4603:
4574:
4566:
4554:. Retrieved
4545:
4514:
4508:
4496:. Retrieved
4492:the original
4482:
4470:
4465:
4440:
4417:. Retrieved
4403:
4388:
4383:
4371:. Retrieved
4342:. Retrieved
4300:
4290:
4271:
4265:
4246:
4240:
4231:
4216:
4211:
4189:(1): 25–37.
4186:
4182:
4162:
4155:. Retrieved
4135:
4127:
4112:
4107:
4087:
4080:
4060:
4053:
4044:
4024:
4017:
4005:. Retrieved
3985:
3974:
3962:. Retrieved
3942:
3935:
3923:. Retrieved
3899:
3892:
3880:. Retrieved
3860:
3853:
3816:
3813:Archaeometry
3812:
3806:
3797:
3791:
3782:
3756:. Retrieved
3719:
3713:
3704:
3700:
3694:
3661:
3657:
3651:
3632:
3623:
3615:
3610:
3604:. Putra Ayu.
3600:
3593:
3563:(1): 17–29.
3560:
3556:
3546:
3526:
3519:
3499:
3492:
3472:
3465:
3453:. Retrieved
3449:
3440:
3428:. Retrieved
3413:
3392:
3387:
3375:
3363:
3355:
3347:
3343:
3339:
3333:
3329:
3325:
3317:
3311:
3305:
3299:
3298:. Latin had
3284:
3280:
3276:
3272:
3268:
3264:
3260:
3254:
3246:
3239:
3231:
3208:
3174:Sword making
3113:
3101:magic swords
3094:
3079:capitularies
3069:
3030:
3018:
3010:
3007:
2972:
2948:
2946:South Indian
2943:
2938:
2929:
2923:
2917:
2911:
2906:
2896:
2892:
2887:
2879:
2869:
2867:
2862:
2841:
2832:arming sword
2820:
2809:
2787:used by the
2757:
2737:
2733:
2731:
2708:
2702:
2668:
2642:
2635:
2631:maker's mark
2624:
2617:
2611:
2609:
2604:
2600:
2592:
2586:
2578:
2574:
2571:
2535:
2525:
2463:
2457:
2451:
2445:
2443:
2436:
2427:magical tool
2412:
2388:
2372:
2345:
2326:
2303:World War II
2288:
2286:
2278:
2273:World War II
2241:
2223:
2210:
2198:self-defence
2195:
2166:
2149:
2134:
2115:
2109:
2078:Swedish army
2058:épée wallone
2057:
2050:single-edged
2032:
2019:
2015:
2009:
2004:used by the
1999:
1969:used by the
1964:
1954:
1925:Mesoamerican
1918:
1916:
1904:
1874:
1862:
1848:
1816:
1810:
1804:
1798:
1772:
1766:
1761:
1754:
1748:
1742:
1723:
1707:
1691:
1653:surul pattai
1638:
1636:
1617:
1615:
1602:
1590:
1541:
1539:
1531:
1504:
1486:
1484:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1456:
1452:
1446:
1442:
1436:
1430:
1424:
1418:
1410:
1404:
1398:
1378:
1372:
1359:
1350:
1344:
1339:
1333:
1311:
1301:
1297:
1292:
1273:
1271:
1264:
1245:
1229:
1204:
1195:
1186:
1177:
1168:self-defence
1157:
1142:
1136:
1132:swashbuckler
1125:
1120:
1117:sword rapier
1116:
1106:
1088:
1081:
1076:
1073:katzbalger's
1072:
1066:
1062:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1028:
1021:A number of
1020:
1013:
990:
969:
965:
961:
951:
917:
906:
902:plate armour
890:arming sword
871:
853:
822:
795:
744:Song dynasty
737:
727:
709:
699:
687:
681:
671:
669:
664:
656:
650:
622:decapitation
607:
604:
597:
587:
581:
578:Roman Empire
571:
565:
551:
517:
511:
495:
484:
416:
398:
390:Robert Drews
379:
362:
354:
348:
340:Minoan Crete
328:
315:
313:
298:
295:, c. 1600 BC
231:
222:
216:
210:
204:
192:World War II
176:
164:
149:
142:
132:
129:arming sword
98:
76:
74:
60:
38:
29:This is the
23:
8404:Investiture
8193:Mistilteinn
8071:Thuận Thiên
8009:Mythical or
7885:Tenka-Goken
7686:Mesoamerica
7409:Philippines
7363:Late period
7161:Western and
6936:Bonguk geom
6920:Hwandudaedo
6832:Ming – Qing
6743:Small sword
6700:Swiss degen
6480:Sword types
6229:The Alexiad
6098:. Amritsar
5876:Knife Depot
5848:The Gurkhas
5723:18 November
5684:18 November
5357:30 December
5331:30 December
5290:30 December
5263:30 December
4872:18 November
4556:10 November
4498:22 November
4373:10 November
4344:10 November
4157:14 November
4007:18 November
3981:Rigg, A. G.
3964:18 November
3925:18 November
3882:18 November
3503:. Quercus.
3332:and French
3235:cognate to
3118:franchise.
3076:Charlemagne
2852:great sword
2848:broad sword
2550:Sword blade
2534:. The term
2439:historicism
2401:during the
2382:. The USMC
2335:, reviews,
2177:pistol duel
2173:singlestick
2164:martial art
2160:swordsticks
2137:small sword
2098:Small sword
2070:knuckle-bow
2044:during the
2024:Swiss sabre
1911:Mesoamerica
1883:. When the
1859:revolutions
1801:Philippines
1789:Philippines
1741:Vietnamese
1361:hwandudaedo
1174:Middle East
1137:Within the
1095:Renaissance
1068:katzbalgers
1023:manuscripts
1016:animal hide
971:Fechtbücher
920:word of God
855:Wootz steel
798:Middle Ages
796:During the
750:Middle Ages
706:Han dynasty
626:Roman times
359:Julius Naue
251:Western Han
200:Pacific War
198:during the
188:World War I
139:Old English
8653:Categories
8528:Holy Roman
8291:Coronation
8158:Hauteclere
8107:Carnwennan
7971:Szczerbiec
7840:Historical
7700:Macuahuitl
7456:(Binangon)
7247:Arab sword
7170:Prehistory
7068:Shikomizue
6818:Hook sword
6680:Katzbalger
6670:Zweihänder
6530:Prehistory
6178:26 January
5926:. HROARR.
5907:7 November
5881:2 December
5432:Q105271484
5096:5 February
5082:"Kampilan"
5031:Black Belt
4996:6 November
4939:B08DGRWN98
4583:. p.
3758:3 November
3618:8, 111–36.
3430:15 January
3328:, Iberian
3196:References
3110:lightsaber
3085:In fiction
3072:Visigothic
3049:Zweihänder
3002:See also:
2998:Two-handed
2912:Among the
2812:Bronze Age
2742:crossguard
2738:rain guard
2729:obsolete.
2704:sword knot
2693:(called a
2691:crossguard
2687:Viking Age
2661:Hilt of a
2626:Zweihänder
2516:Morphology
2482:shortsword
2395:Tripolitan
2311:shin-gunto
2202:Modern Age
1920:macuahuitl
1906:macuahuitl
1855:baliswords
1662:එතුණු කඩුව
1587:Portuguese
1481:South Asia
1294:Abyssinian
1213:region of
1091:side-sword
1077:zweihänder
1065:also used
1047:zweihänder
1043:zweihänder
1039:Zweihänder
1031:zweihänder
992:zweihänder
978:type. The
958:two-handed
948:Zweihänder
928:literature
878:crossguard
818:Viking Age
814:bracteates
810:Vendel Age
726:, and the
724:broadsword
614:amputation
589:spatharius
431:South Asia
412:Han period
301:Arslantepe
269:Bronze Age
257:See also:
253:iron sword
171:smallsword
101:Bronze Age
8616:Pretender
8558:Norwegian
8548:Malaysian
8533:Hungarian
8493:Byzantine
8483:Bulgarian
8473:Brazilian
8456:Antiquity
8394:Anointing
8208:Précieuse
8183:Lævateinn
8178:Kladenets
8143:Fragarach
8137:Excalibur
8122:Dáinsleif
8102:Caladbolg
8011:legendary
7581:Balisword
7480:Ginunting
7424:Balasiong
7417:Classical
7314:Indonesia
7032:Wakizashi
6854:Yanmaodao
6823:Zhanmadao
6685:Cinquedea
6642:Longsword
6604:Rhomphaia
5486:insulted
5424:26840827M
5416:807485557
5164:In 1579,
5063:The Hindu
5043:0277-3066
4469:The term
4419:4 January
4163:Ulfberht.
3833:210305604
3819:: 68–80.
3686:162347126
3678:0029-3652
3664:: 18–41.
3577:0002-9114
3249:, from a
3244:Old Norse
3224:Citations
3201:Footnotes
3115:Star Wars
3041:longsword
2975:backsword
2844:longsword
2695:cruciform
2453:wakizashi
2409:Religious
2360:cutlasses
2350:. In the
2126:schiavona
1992:Backsword
1841:Spaniards
1821:Lapu-Lapu
1806:kampilans
1787:from the
1751:Indonesia
1521:Sri Lanka
1448:wakizashi
1406:wakizashi
1403:(right),
1324:East Asia
1284:Byzantine
1180:scimitars
980:longsword
944:Longsword
924:mythology
886:cruciform
863:cementite
774:Longsword
739:zhanmadao
599:longsword
479:Hallstatt
454:Fatehgarh
158:. In the
69:longsword
8628:Papabile
8609:See also
8553:Nepalese
8543:Japanese
8521:Napoleon
8468:Bohemian
8218:Skofnung
8198:Murgleys
8173:Hrunting
8127:Durendal
8081:Zulfiqar
8056:Kusanagi
7941:Legbiter
7830:Notable
7747:Mainland
7737:Acinaces
7666:Thailand
7650:Cambodia
7609:Mainland
7540:Sansibar
7500:Karambit
7490:Kampilan
7454:Binagong
7444:Batangas
7429:Bangkung
7257:Shamshir
7252:Scimitar
7205:Acinaces
7011:Nagamaki
6849:Changdao
6839:Liuyedao
6811:Medieval
6763:Spadroon
6652:Falchion
6647:Claymore
6589:Makhaira
6236:Archived
6172:Archived
5928:Archived
5717:Archived
5678:Archived
5468:Archived
5428:Wikidata
5396:(1994).
5351:Archived
5325:Archived
5300:cite web
5284:Archived
5257:Archived
5229:, 2010,
5193:Archived
5174:Dusäggen
5170:Dusäggen
5144:Archived
5117:Archived
5090:Archived
4990:Archived
4912:Kodansha
4910:p. 104.
4866:Archived
4818:, p. 49.
4775:Archived
4736:(2004).
4719:10 April
4659:(1869).
4550:Archived
4413:Archived
4367:Archived
4338:Archived
4299:(1982).
4001:Archived
3983:(1996).
3958:Archived
3919:Archived
3876:Archived
3752:Archived
3631:(1995).
3411:(2021).
3292:Archived
3265:sword(e)
3261:swerd(e)
3122:See also
2979:falchion
2816:Iron Age
2796:Typology
2760:scabbard
2754:Scabbard
2727:gauntlet
2699:quillons
2697:hilt or
2618:shoulder
2537:scabbard
2530:and the
2509:machetes
2484:and the
2478:scimitar
2397:city of
2391:Mameluke
2307:firearms
2290:miao dao
2246:carbines
2225:klewangs
2221:Acehnese
2217:Aceh War
2206:handguns
2168:la canne
2156:umbrella
2026:used in
2006:Hussites
1966:leiomano
1885:Japanese
1817:kampilan
1785:Kampilan
1599:Marathas
1513:Buddhist
1474:ashigaru
1370:Japanese
1332:Chinese
1313:akrafena
1298:shamshir
1266:akrafena
1247:Shamshir
1211:Khurasan
1200:and the
1197:shamshir
1164:firearms
1160:crossbow
1151:and the
1128:bucklers
1059:polearms
1053:warrior
888:type of
882:Crusades
867:pearlite
837:Ulfberht
833:Frankish
825:hardened
732:(劍 or 剑
689:shamshir
676:scabbard
661:acinaces
645:Darius I
630:nobility
558:Parthian
556:and the
502:scabbard
498:Iron Age
464:Iron Age
371:Urnfield
353:was the
207:scimitar
35:reviewed
8588:Swedish
8583:Serbian
8578:Russian
8563:Ottoman
8512:French
8488:Burmese
8478:British
8440:Oceania
8379:rituals
8354:Sceptre
8303:Regalia
8238:Tyrfing
8203:Nægling
8132:Dyrnwyn
8117:Clarent
8090:Western
8061:Nandaka
8019:Eastern
7931:Joyeuse
7916:Curtana
7894:Western
7848:Eastern
7760:Kaskara
7732:Khopesh
7596:Tenegre
7591:Hagibis
7555:Talibon
7550:Susuwat
7545:Sundang
7535:Sanduko
7515:Panabas
7380:Sundang
7375:Klewang
7300:Kindjal
7272:Yatagan
7224:Falcata
7182:Khopesh
7128:Kastane
7123:Firangi
7090:Ancient
7063:Ninjatō
7006:Kodachi
6980:Tsurugi
6975:Chokutō
6941:Wungeom
6875:Miaodao
6790:Ancient
6758:Shashka
6733:Cutlass
6705:Colhona
6584:Falcata
6570:Gladius
6542:Khopesh
5465:pbs.org
4961:Sikhism
4203:1505063
3356:gladius
3340:gladius
3338:. Both
3307:gladius
3277:conquer
3097:fantasy
2950:churika
2939:Churika
2882:tsurugi
2785:Balteus
2764:baldric
2719:rapiers
2717:, many
2613:ricasso
2581:fullers
2486:machete
2413:In the
2373:In the
2341:tattoos
2333:parades
2254:bayonet
2242:klewang
2238:cutlass
2230:machete
2066:Baroque
2042:cavalry
2020:schnepf
2002:sidearm
1955:In the
1945:Mixtecs
1941:Toltecs
1831:at the
1812:panabas
1799:In the
1768:klewang
1725:Firangi
1658:Sinhala
1611:Rajputs
1603:firangi
1595:cavalry
1591:firangi
1543:firangi
1464:chokutō
1458:tsurugi
1421:Samurai
1342:Chinese
1288:Islamic
1193:Persian
1184:Arabian
1153:Balkans
1144:yatagan
1108:ricasso
1051:Frisian
966:spadone
932:history
845:Vikings
672:akinaka
665:akinaka
657:akinaka
573:gladius
417:In the
375:to iron
355:Naue II
242:History
196:machete
183:cutlass
156:fencing
8664:Swords
8599:others
8573:Polish
8538:Indian
8503:Danish
8435:Europe
8420:Africa
8389:Throne
8364:Mantle
8336:Armill
8326:Diadem
8213:Riðill
8188:Mimung
8168:Hrotti
8097:Almace
7976:Tizona
7936:Lobera
7911:Colada
7832:swords
7785:Takoba
7780:Billao
7775:Shotel
7770:Flyssa
7765:Nimcha
7718:Africa
7705:Macana
7530:Pinuti
7520:Parang
7510:Laring
7475:Gayang
7449:Bicuco
7439:Barong
7434:Banyal
7344:Balato
7339:Parang
7334:Niabor
7329:Mandau
7215:Xiphos
7138:Pulwar
7133:Talwar
7107:Aruval
7097:Khanda
7037:Katana
7001:Ōdachi
6863:Modern
6723:Rapier
6594:Spatha
6575:Xiphos
6523:Europe
6428:
6413:
6388:
6373:
6355:
6339:
6324:
6306:
6287:
6271:
6253:
6220:
6205:
6141:
6102:
6038:
6009:
5985:
5957:
5934:18 May
5854:
5829:
5804:
5779:
5754:
5709:
5670:
5643:
5618:
5580:
5555:
5530:
5507:30 May
5452:
5430:
5422:
5414:
5404:
5233:
5184:under
5178:Passau
5166:Styria
5041:
4967:
4937:
4918:
4858:
4835:
4798:
4767:
4744:
4686:
4641:6 July
4615:6 July
4591:
4521:
4453:
4395:
4278:
4253:
4223:
4201:
4148:
4119:
4095:
4068:
4032:
3993:
3950:
3911:
3868:
3831:
3726:
3684:
3676:
3639:
3585:502497
3583:
3575:
3534:
3507:
3480:
3421:
3344:spatha
3330:espada
3318:spatha
3313:spatha
3289:p. 206
3269:answer
3256:*swer-
3214:Maryon
3189:Waster
3037:shield
3014:torque
2959:Kerala
2925:khanda
2919:kirpan
2907:Kirpan
2899:katana
2854:, and
2734:chappe
2715:armour
2710:tassel
2679:pommel
2677:, the
2663:rapier
2622:German
2605:middle
2593:foible
2501:peened
2480:, the
2476:, the
2447:katana
2423:athame
2415:occult
2380:sabres
2213:combat
2112:rapier
2106:Rapier
2094:Rapier
2011:dusack
1994:, and
1943:, and
1937:Olmecs
1929:Aztecs
1845:dances
1825:Mactan
1762:parang
1693:Talwar
1619:talwar
1533:khanda
1505:khanda
1503:. The
1488:khanda
1469:katana
1453:katana
1443:katana
1432:ōdachi
1426:katana
1380:katana
1357:Korean
1355:, the
1306:. The
1303:shotel
1275:takoba
1255:Africa
1215:Persia
1202:Turkic
1191:, the
1149:Turkey
1113:rapier
1099:Europe
954:armour
930:, and
913:shield
894:pommel
874:Norman
849:Franks
802:spatha
772:, and
755:Europe
734:pinyin
716:pinyin
583:spatha
567:xiphos
536:Persia
481:swords
450:copper
446:bronze
439:Jamuna
435:Ganges
382:Ugarit
335:bronze
320:dagger
309:silver
218:katana
167:rapier
144:sweord
113:spatha
89:dagger
79:is an
67:Swiss
8568:Papal
8516:royal
8508:Dutch
8376:Items
8359:Sword
8349:(orb)
8331:Tiara
8311:Crown
8163:Hǫfuð
8153:Harpe
7565:Wasay
7525:Pirah
7505:Lahot
7495:Kalis
7485:Gulok
7470:Garab
7354:Surik
7262:Kilij
7220:Kopis
7102:Urumi
7082:India
7058:Iaitō
7053:Guntō
7016:Tantō
6996:Tachi
6960:Japan
6889:Korea
6870:Dadao
6844:Wodao
6782:China
6728:Sabre
6690:Estoc
6580:Kopis
6565:Harpe
6082:(PDF)
6064:(PDF)
5239:p. 20
5150:4 May
5123:4 May
4908:Wokou
4199:JSTOR
3829:S2CID
3682:S2CID
3581:JSTOR
3455:1 May
3348:ensis
3326:spada
3301:ensis
3281:query
3279:(cf.
3273:swear
3271:(cf.
3253:root
3247:sverð
3240:swert
3047:, or
3021:tachi
2931:tegha
2914:Sikhs
2895:(도),
2878:(검),
2773:chape
2683:guard
2601:forte
2544:Blade
2528:blade
2474:sabre
2470:Nepal
2465:kukri
2459:tantō
2419:Wicca
2399:Derna
2348:Court
2250:rifle
2181:epées
2152:canes
1996:Sabre
1863:Bolos
1850:Bolos
1774:golok
1671:Hindi
1645:Tamil
1640:urumi
1628:तलवार
1624:Hindi
1607:Sikhs
1583:Frank
1509:Hindu
1497:Shiva
1438:tachi
1412:tsuba
1400:Tachi
1374:tachi
1280:Sahel
1231:Kilij
1206:kilij
1084:duels
976:estoc
746:era.
720:sabre
179:sabre
134:sword
85:knife
77:sword
8593:Thai
8430:Asia
8341:Ring
8293:and
8148:Gram
7560:Utak
7460:Bolo
7349:Gari
7295:Qama
7148:Pata
6797:Jian
6609:Falx
6599:Sica
6482:and
6426:ISBN
6411:ISBN
6386:ISBN
6371:ISBN
6353:ISBN
6337:ISBN
6322:ISBN
6304:ISBN
6285:ISBN
6269:ISBN
6251:ISBN
6218:ISBN
6203:ISBN
6180:2008
6139:ISBN
6100:ISBN
6036:ISBN
6007:ISBN
5983:ISBN
5955:ISBN
5936:2014
5909:2010
5883:2018
5852:ISBN
5827:ISBN
5802:ISBN
5777:ISBN
5752:ISBN
5725:2010
5707:ISBN
5686:2010
5668:ISBN
5641:ISBN
5616:ISBN
5578:ISBN
5553:ISBN
5528:ISBN
5509:2010
5497:Time
5450:ISBN
5412:OCLC
5402:ISBN
5359:2016
5333:2016
5306:link
5292:2016
5265:2016
5231:ISBN
5152:2012
5125:2012
5098:2009
5039:ISSN
4998:2010
4965:ISBN
4935:ASIN
4916:ISBN
4874:2010
4856:ISBN
4833:ISBN
4796:ISBN
4765:ISBN
4742:ISBN
4721:2019
4684:ISBN
4643:2019
4617:2019
4589:ISBN
4558:2010
4519:ISBN
4500:2010
4451:ISBN
4421:2008
4393:ISBN
4375:2010
4346:2010
4276:ISBN
4251:ISBN
4221:ISBN
4159:2010
4146:ISBN
4117:ISBN
4093:ISBN
4066:ISBN
4030:ISBN
4009:2010
3991:ISBN
3966:2010
3948:ISBN
3927:2010
3909:ISBN
3884:2010
3866:ISBN
3760:2010
3724:ISBN
3674:ISSN
3637:ISBN
3573:ISSN
3532:ISBN
3505:ISBN
3478:ISBN
3457:2022
3432:2024
3419:ISBN
3342:and
3335:epée
3310:and
3070:The
2944:The
2880:ken/
2876:geom
2871:jian
2863:Jian
2804:and
2780:belt
2762:and
2721:and
2675:grip
2671:hilt
2669:The
2653:Hilt
2647:Hilt
2638:tang
2636:The
2610:The
2552:and
2532:hilt
2494:tang
2456:and
2366:and
2252:and
2219:the
2110:The
2096:and
2064:and
2033:The
1933:Maya
1917:The
1876:bolo
1853:and
1819:was
1809:and
1771:and
1756:kris
1743:gươm
1709:Pata
1676:aara
1637:The
1616:The
1609:and
1540:The
1517:Sikh
1515:and
1485:The
1346:jian
1286:and
1272:The
1188:saif
1162:and
1089:The
946:and
898:mail
827:and
729:jian
560:and
486:Iron
442:Doab
223:jiàn
93:hilt
8026:Asi
7755:Ida
7625:Dha
6802:Dao
4931:歴史人
4191:doi
4142:109
3821:doi
3666:doi
3565:doi
3275:),
3095:In
2957:of
2928:or
2897:to/
2891:刀,
2888:dāo
2874:劍,
2736:or
2707:or
2616:or
2022:or
1749:In
1477:).
1387:).
1352:dao
1349:or
1334:dao
1119:or
1097:of
900:to
722:or
714:(刀
711:dao
620:by
616:or
526:to
212:dao
87:or
37:on
8655::
6170:.
6164:.
6125:^
5969:^
5874:.
5750:.
5748:42
5715:.
5676:.
5495:.
5426:.
5420:OL
5418:.
5410:.
5385:^
5349:.
5323:.
5302:}}
5298:{{
5282:.
5255:.
5237:,
5225:,
5188:.
5084:.
5060:.
5035:18
5033:.
4914:.
4864:.
4773:.
4712:.
4706:.
4587:.
4585:64
4579:.
4548:.
4544:.
4533:^
4449:.
4447:11
4429:^
4391:.
4354:^
4325:^
4313:^
4303:.
4197:.
4185:.
4170:^
4161:.
4144:.
3999:.
3956:.
3917:.
3903:.
3874:.
3841:^
3827:.
3817:62
3815:.
3768:^
3750:.
3738:^
3705:91
3703:.
3680:.
3672:.
3662:47
3660:.
3579:.
3571:.
3561:65
3559:.
3555:.
3448:.
3400:^
3304:,
3242:,
3099:,
3043:,
2934:.
2893:do
2850:,
2846:,
2834:.
2814:,
2633:.
2607:.
2488:.
2450:,
2429:.
2370:.
2339:,
2208:.
2030:.
1990:,
1973:.
1947:.
1939:,
1935:,
1931:,
1903:A
1765:,
1759:,
1673::
1669:;
1660::
1647::
1626::
1613:.
1574:iː
1530:A
1511:,
1397:.
1320:.
1217:.
1170:.
1155:.
1079:.
1037:.
926:,
904:.
851:.
768:,
538:.
460:.
346:.
316:c.
311:.
238:.
202:.
147:.
141:,
75:A
33:,
8283:e
8276:t
8269:v
7823:e
7816:t
7809:v
7222:/
6582:/
6472:e
6465:t
6458:v
6432:.
6417:.
6392:.
6377:.
6361:.
6343:.
6328:.
6312:.
6293:.
6275:.
6259:.
6224:.
6209:.
6182:.
6147:.
5991:.
5963:.
5938:.
5911:.
5885:.
5860:.
5835:.
5810:.
5785:.
5760:.
5727:.
5688:.
5649:.
5624:.
5586:.
5561:.
5536:.
5511:.
5434:.
5361:.
5335:.
5308:)
5294:.
5267:.
5241:.
5154:.
5127:.
5100:.
5045:.
5000:.
4973:.
4890:.
4876:.
4804:.
4723:.
4692:.
4645:.
4619:.
4597:.
4560:.
4527:.
4502:.
4459:.
4423:.
4377:.
4348:.
4284:.
4259:.
4205:.
4193::
4187:5
4101:.
4074:.
4038:.
4011:.
3968:.
3929:.
3886:.
3835:.
3823::
3762:.
3732:.
3688:.
3668::
3645:.
3587:.
3567::
3540:.
3513:.
3486:.
3459:.
3434:.
2275:.
2056:(
1913:.
1795:.
1643:(
1622:(
1577:/
1571:ɡ
1568:ŋ
1565:ɪ
1562:r
1559:ˈ
1556:ə
1553:f
1550:/
1546:(
835:'
659:(
437:-
227:剑
58:.
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.