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Swetnam) is a single-handed "cut-and-thrust" sword with a 4 ft (1.2 m) blade similar to the long rapier. "Let thy (long) Rapier or (long) Sword be foure foote at the least, and thy dagger two foote." Historical terms (15th to 16th century) for this
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as a secondary weapon. Among most Greek warriors, this weapon had an iron blade of about 60 cm (24 in). The
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was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword, typically for military use. This type of sword had a thickened back to the blade (opposite the cutting edge), which gave the blade strength. The backsword blade was cheaper to manufacture than a two-edged blade. This type of sword was first developed in
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These are single-cutting edged, usually thick or curved construction bladed swords, typically designed for slashing, chopping, severing limbs, tripping or broad sweeping techniques; but were often very poorly designed for stabbing. Swordsmen were trained to use the dulled side for defensive and
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312:. The great sword was developed during the Renaissance, but its earlier cousin the Scottish Claymore was very similar in size and use, like the "outsized specimens" between 160 and 180 cm (63 and 71 in) (approx. the same height as the user) such as the
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which either compared the weapon to a rasp or file; it may be a corruption of "rasping sword" which referred to the sound the blade makes when it comes into contact with another blade. There is no historical
Italian equivalent to the English word "rapier".
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Europe in the 15th century and reflected the emergence of asymmetric guards, which made a two-edged blade somewhat redundant. The backsword reached its greatest use in the 17th and 18th century when many cavalry swords, such as the
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phalanx formations, as it was far more capable of being thrust through gaps in the enemy's shield wall and armour, where there was little to no room for longer edged weapons. The groin and throat were among the favourite targets.
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because of their longer blades. This is especially the case for weapons from antiquity, made before the development of high quality steel that is necessary for longer swords, in particular:
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originate in the 15th or 16th century, originally having the general sense of "irregular sword or sword of uncertain origin". It was " which was neither French, nor
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in the enemy's defences; the major joints of the arms, the opening in a visor. However they mainly saw prominence outside the battlefield as a duelling weapon.
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2484:"Forms of European Edged Weaponry"
2202:(in French). Vol. 6. L. Favre
817:Certain Renaissance-era sidearms:
176:associations have turned the term
25:
4666:Classification systems by subject
923:characterised by a basket-shaped
3188:Jacques-BĂ©nigne Bossuet (1863).
3170:. Paris, Société bibliographique
3057:. Paris, Société bibliographique
3015:. Paris, Société bibliographique
2994:. Paris, Société bibliographique
2708:. Swordforum.com. Archived from
2535:"Romeinse Rijk §3.1 Landmacht".
2123:. jacobites.info. Archived from
2098:. chambers.co.uk. Archived from
2018:The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
1830:. Salvatorfabris.org. 1970-01-01
1048:also means thrust or point; and
370:(mercenary soldiers), so-called
174:Historical European Martial Arts
49:
2404:. Iceweasel.org. Archived from
2402:"The London Masters of Defense"
872:Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
823:, a late medieval heavy dagger;
566:(i.e., bastard sword) and also
517:("long sword") in 15th-century
401:Double-edge and straight swords
172:), and "cut-and-thrust sword".
1278:
1269:
1261:
446:
437:
429:
1:
3353:Straight swords (Double-edge)
2066:Records of the Medieval Sword
1934:Cox, Trenchard (2009-02-23).
1296:, but now often practiced by
1121:Single-edge and curved swords
896:Edgeless and thrusting swords
718:, and had more reach, so the
460:) is a double-edged straight
280:
208:era jian (double edged sword)
112:
3752:Iron Age â Three Kingdom Era
3191:Oeuvres complÄtes de Bossuet
3076:"Historical Messer Drawings"
1650:
1642:(1447 â 18 October 1511) as
1634:
1626:
1624:) and more specifically the
1344:
1338:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1305:
963:
955:
940:
839:, the Scottish long dagger (
806:
456:
380:Classification by blade type
3348:Curved swords (Single-edge)
3343:Thrusting swords (Edgeless)
2808:. Peter Lang. p. 150.
2441:. Umass.edu. Archived from
2377:"London Masters of Defense"
1737:", "single-handed sword", "
1618:
1580:
1562:
1506:) is a broad-bladed curved
1410:
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1168:
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677:" with a cutting edge (the
666:, the longest sword of all;
624:type of sword included the
470:
410:
392:
236:the Scottish late medieval
197:Classification by hilt type
75:the claims made and adding
4692:
3124:. Shsu.edu. Archived from
2624:. Dictionary.reference.com
2584:. pp. 156, 173, 175.
1713:Metropolitan Museum of Art
1521:
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502:In modern times, the term
29:
3333:
2706:"What's a Panzerstecher?"
2510:Boyer's French Dictionary
1963:Death of the Laird's Jock
1440:whinyard, whinger, cuttoe
1404:
1391:
1002:Panzerstecher and koncerz
961:were always armed with a
851:or wood-knife, a type of
833:, a civilian long dagger;
3828:Heian â Kamakura periods
3216:Auguste Racinet (1876).
3034:"Les Guerriers d'Avalon"
2643:"Le Monde De D'Artagnan"
1147:1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword
476:Spring and Autumn period
4512:Phra Saeng Khan Chai Si
3885:Meiji period and beyond
3864:Muromachi â Edo periods
1708:"Hand-and-a-Half Sword"
1499:
764:Shortswords and daggers
578:was the sidearm of the
259:of 16th-century Germany
3743:Liaoning bronze dagger
3466:Migration Period sword
3036:. Guerriers-avalon.org
2685:"English Tuck (Estoc)"
2163:
1881:"cut-and-thrust sword"
1828:"The rapier revisited"
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1294:Wushu weapons routines
1094:
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3736:Bronze Age â Gojoseon
3458:Post-classical period
2784:. Ancientmilitary.com
1770:e.g., bastard sword,
1761:", "town sword", etc.
1735:hand-and-a-half sword
1149:, were of this form.
1126:blocking techniques.
614:hand-and-a-half sword
387:
253:sword favored by the
204:
110:
4413:Spanish colonization
3807:Yayoi â Nara periods
3149:. Littre.reverso.net
2466:Pennant, T. (1776).
1684:History of the sword
1640:Philippe de Commines
1494:coltellaccio, storta
1450:Falchion and cutlass
484:Chinese martial arts
318:Oakeshott type XIIIa
36:adding missing items
4126:Early modern period
4049:Parthian Long Sword
3955:Medieval and modern
3577:Basket-hilted sword
3501:Early modern period
3243:Levasseur, Michel.
2768:Evangelista, Nick.
2758:on 6 February 2013.
2257:. 1890. p. 116
1654:as mercenaries) as
1266:traditional Chinese
1163:Dao (Chinese sword)
1028:The "tuck" (French
912:basket-hilted sword
905:Basket-hilted sword
768:Knives such as the
742:Basket-hilted sword
630:spada longa (lunga)
434:traditional Chinese
342:basket-hilted sword
328:The Scottish name "
314:Oakeshott type XIIa
304:are related to the
4473:Post-Classic stage
4106:Turko-Mongol Sabre
3554:Late modern period
2153:Rodell 2003, p. 19
2064:Oakeshott, Ewart.
1865:role playing games
1689:Oakeshott typology
1503:, dussack, malchus
1442:), wood-knife, or
1258:simplified Chinese
1202:(stick or staff),
560:was also known as
426:simplified Chinese
398:
360:("two-hander") or
210:
187:Oakeshott typology
123:classification of
119:
60:possibly contains
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3103:. Vikingsword.com
2971:"European Hanger"
2903:978-4-7700-2071-0
2862:978-1-59257-764-4
2815:978-3-03911-711-6
2782:"Spartan Weapons"
2733:. Philamuseum.org
2591:978-1-84383-720-6
2425:Oakeshott (1980).
2254:Notes and Queries
2144:Ebrey 1999, p. 41
2027:978-0-85115-715-3
1861:sword and sorcery
1660:, and England as
1282:), also known as
1210:(spear), and the
1172:are single-edged
569:coustille Ă croix
105:
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3785:Four Tiger Sword
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645:The term
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