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Swiss sword (Schweizerschwert) can refer to: the Swiss degen the broadsword used by the Swiss, see walloon sword the Swiss sabre Swiss arms and armour
Swiss_sword
Sword with an undulating blade
Spain, and Switzerland. The two-handed flame-bladed sword is referred to by the German Flammenschwert (literally "flame-sword"). These swords are very similar
Flame-bladed_sword
Bladed weapon
sword Colichemarde Cutlass Dirk Dusack Executioner's sword Karabela Katzbalger Sgian-dubh Swiss degen Szabla Early modern fencing Feder Rapier Sabre Spada
Types_of_swords
Two-handed, double-edged sword
and in Switzerland. By the late 16th century, early forms of the developed-hilt appear on this type of sword. Beginning about 1520, the Swiss sabre (schnepf)
Longsword
Long bladed weapon
closely related weapon is the schnepf or Swiss sabre used in Early Modern Switzerland. The cut-and-thrust mortuary sword was used after 1625 by cavalry during
Sword
Two-handed sword
The Zweihänder is mostly associated with Swiss and German mercenaries known as Landsknechte. While the Swiss outlawed use of the weapon, other Landsknechte
Zweihänder
Sword with basket-like hand protection
The basket-hilted sword is a sword type of the early modern era, originating in the mid-16th century, characterised by a basket-shaped guard that protects
Basket-hilted_sword
One-handed thrusting sword
of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera, 'dress sword') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). The name designates a sword with
Rapier
Types of swords
dictionary for the universal names, classification, or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a single-edged or double-edged knife that grew incrementally
Classification_of_swords
15th and 16th century short sword
The Swiss degen (Schweizerdegen) was a short sword (Degen), an elongated version of the Swiss dagger, with the same double-crescent shape of the guard
Swiss_degen
Type of sword (16th cent.)
this kind of bird. Swiss sabres have single-edged, slightly curved blades which in the mid-16th century were set in regular sword hilts, including the
Swiss_sabre
Sword used for decapitation of criminals
An executioner's sword is a sword designed specifically for decapitation of condemned criminals (as opposed to combat). These swords were intended for
Executioner's_sword
Index of weapons with the same name
sword Ngulu Niabor Panabas Pandat Paramerion Parang Parang Nabur Patag Pichangatti Pinutí Pirah Ram-dao Rhomphaia Sabre Dusack Karabela Shashka Swiss
Single-edged_sword
Straight, double-edged bladed weapon
Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged
Knightly_sword
Sword with a pistol or revolver attached
A pistol sword is a sword with a pistol or revolver attached, usually parallel to the blade. It differs from a rifle with a bayonet attached, in that the
Pistol_sword
17th–19th century infantry and artillery sidearm
descended from 16th century sidearms weapons like the baselard or the Swiss sword. Others, known to British foot soldiers as a billhook, are more closely
Fascine_knife
Type of traditionally made sword from Japan
A Japanese sword (Japanese: 日本刀, Hepburn: nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as
Japanese_sword
Single-edged sword
A messer (German for "knife") is a single-edged sword of the 15th and 16th century, characterised by knife-like hilt construction methods. While the various
Messer_(sword)
Japanese sword
An ōdachi (大太刀, large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class
Ōdachi
Military equipment of the Old Swiss Confederacy
are kept in the Swiss National Museum in Zürich, in the Historical Museum in Bern and in the Morges Castle Military Museum. Swiss sword Military history
Swiss_arms_and_armour
The Viking Age sword (also Viking sword) or Carolingian sword is the type of sword prevalent in Western and Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages
Viking_sword
Samurai sword
A katana (刀, かたな; lit. 'one-sided blade') is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long
Katana
Single-handed sword used for finishing hunted game
A hunting sword is a type of single-handed short sword that dates back to the 12th century, but was primarily used during hunting parties in Europe from
Hunting_sword
Ancient Egyptian sword
also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that developed from battle axes. The sword style originated in Western Asia during the Bronze
Khopesh
Roman short sword; Latin word meaning "sword"
(Classical Latin: [ˈɡɫadiʊs]) is a Latin word properly referring to the type of sword that was used by ancient Roman foot soldiers starting from the 3rd century
Gladius
Historical style of weapon
Bronze Age swords were a type of weapons prominent during the Bronze Age. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium
Bronze_Age_sword
Type of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
hand-and-a-half sword, or the dagger known as the Schweizerdolch used for closer combat. The German Landsknechte, who imitated Swiss warfare methods,
Halberd
Middle-Eastern sabre with a curved blade
A scimitar (/ˈsɪmɪtər/ or /ˈsɪmɪtɑːr/) is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade of about 75 to 90 cm (30 to 36 inches) associated with Middle
Scimitar
Two-handed sword
claidheamh-mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former
Claymore
Light one-handed sword designed for thrusting
The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, Gaelic: claidheamh beag or claybeg, French: épée de cour, lit. “Sword of the court”) is a light one-handed
Small_sword
Shorter sword in a daishō (Japanese)
The wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差, 'side inserted [sword]') is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (nihontō) worn by the samurai in feudal Japan.
Wakizashi
Type of medieval European sword
The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid
Ulfberht_swords
Vatican City military force and papal bodyguard
The Pontifical Swiss Guard, also known as the Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard, is an armed force, guard of honour, and protective security unit
Swiss_Guard
Housings and associated fittings that hold the blade of a Japanese sword
Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or stored
Japanese_sword_mountings
Chinese double-edged sword
approximation: /dʒjɛn/ jyehn, Cantonese: [kim˧]) is a Chinese double-edged straight sword. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century
Jian
Type of Persian/Iranian curved sword
A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two
Shamshir
Indian whip-sword
An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, secretly worn around the waist. Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern
Urumi
Japanese military sword, 1872-1945
The guntō (軍刀; military sword) is a ceremonial sword that was produced for the Imperial Japanese army and navy after the introduction of conscription in
Guntō
Renaissance-era sword type
(Italian) or side-sword is a type of sword popular in Italy during the Renaissance. It is a continuation of the medieval knightly sword, and the immediate
Spada_da_lato
Type of backsword with curved blade, designed to cut and slash
replace various types of straight-bladed swords used by infantry. The Swiss sabre originated as a regular sword with a single-edged blade in the early 16th
Sabre
Spanish 16-century shield-and-swordsmen
formations), they used small groups of sword and buckler men to break the deadlock of the push of pike, as the Swiss and Germans used halberdiers, comparable
Rodeleros
International power metal band
Swiss singer Thomas Winkler and German producer, vocalist and guitarist Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann. The debut studio album, Angus McSix and the Sword
Angus_McSix
Ceremonial sword in Japan
The Seven-Branched Sword (Japanese: 七支刀, Hepburn: Shichishitō) is a ceremonial sword believed to be a gift from the crown prince of Paekche to a Yamato
Seven-Branched_Sword
South Asian sword
The pata (Marathi: दांडपट्टा) is a sword, originating from the Indian subcontinent, with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard. Often referred to in its
Pata_(sword)
Type of sword
estoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The French estoc is a type of sword, also called a tuck in English, in use from the 14th to the 17th century
Estoc
Chinese curved sword
The hook sword, twin hooks, fu tao, hu tou gou (tiger head hook) or shuang gou (Chinese: 鈎 or 鉤; pinyin: Gōu) is a Chinese weapon traditionally associated
Hook_sword
Weapon from The Arabian Peninsula
On Swords in the 9th century. In the article Introduction to the Study of Islamic Arms and Armour, A. Rahman Zaky says the saif is "[a]n Arab sword, [with]
Arab_sword
Long, knife-bladed bayonet
A sword bayonet is any long, knife-bladed bayonet designed for mounting on a musket or rifle. Its use is thought to have begun in the 18th century and
Sword_bayonet
European arming sword
an allusion to cat fight. List of daggers Baselard Swiss arms and armour Cinquedea Types of swords Puype, J. P.; Stevens, Harm (2010). Arms and Armour
Katzbalger
Type of sword
this is the case in some Swiss rapiers, but flamberge quickly became a disdainful term in France to refer to flamboyant swords.[citation needed] This comes
Flamberge
Type of sword common in Indian martial arts
The khanda (Sanskrit: खड्ग) is a double-edge straight sword originating from the Indian subcontinent. The Rajput warrior clans venerated the khanda as
Khanda_(sword)
1956 children's novel by Ian Serraillier
The Silver Sword is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier, originally illustrated by C. Walter Hodges, published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan
The_Silver_Sword
Skills of a person versed in the art of the sword
Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills and techniques used in combat and training with any type of sword. The term is modern, and as such
Swordsmanship
Type of curved sword
A Mameluke sword /ˈmæməluːk/ is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Ottoman Egypt after
Mameluke_sword
Object used for ceremonial displays of power or authority
parliaments carries a ceremonial mace. The Swiss Guard in the Vatican carry both ceremonial weapons (halberds and swords) and 21st century weapons (semi-automatic
Ceremonial_weapon
Historically, Chinese swords are classified into two types, the jian and the dao. A Jian is a straight, double-edged sword mainly used for stabbing; the
Chinese_sword
Austria, France, Switzerland, and Italy. Kawahara also began writing another light novel series alongside the main story titled Sword Art Online: Progressive
List of Sword Art Online light novels
List_of_Sword_Art_Online_light_novels
Greek curved knife or sword
[citation needed] or refer to a single edged cutting or "cut and thrust" sword with a similarly shaped blade. The term derives from the third-declension
Kopis
2013 video game
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is the fifth title in the Broken Sword series of adventure video games, developed and published by Revolution Software
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Broken_Sword_5:_The_Serpent's_Curse
Long-bladed weapons used throughout Iron Age Eurasia
Swords made of iron (as opposed to bronze) appear from the Early Iron Age (c. 12th century BC),[citation needed] but do not become widespread before the
Iron_Age_sword
Flaming Sword, a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power. Kalevanmiekka, Kaleva's sword. (Finnish mythology) Mmaagha Kamalu, a sword that belongs
List_of_mythological_objects
Sabre
dusägge and variants, from Czech tesák "cleaver; hunting sword", lit. "fang") is a single-edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in
Dusack
linen) of the Old Swiss Confederacy since its formation in the late 13th or early 14th century. Its symbolism was described by the Swiss Federal Council
Flag_of_Switzerland
Sword, knife
(also spelled talibon, taribong, or talebong), is a type of single-edged sword or knife, traditionally used by the Visayans of the Philippines, particularly
Talibong
Single-edged Chinese sword primarily used for slashing and chopping
dow, Chinese: 刀; pinyin: dāo; jyutping: dou1) are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved
Dao_(Chinese_sword)
Straight, single-edged Japanese sword
The chokutō (直刀, 'straight sword') is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Its basic style is likely
Chokutō
One-handed, single-edged sword
Latin: falx, "sickle") is a one-handed, single-edged 32–38-inch (81–97 cm) sword of European origin. Falchions are found in different forms from around the
Falchion
Long dagger
cinquedea (/ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/, /ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/) or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period
Cinquedea
Bughti knife
(Burmese: ဓား; also spelled dah) is a Burmese word meaning "knife" or "sword" which conventionally refers to a wide variety of bladed weapons used across
Dha_(sword)
Sword
of short sword from the island of Java. This sword is found mostly in East Java and Central Java. The luwuk is a straight, single-edged sword. The blade
Luwuk_(sword)
is a list of notable individual swords, known either from historical record or from surviving artifacts. These swords do not survive as artifacts or are
List_of_historical_swords
Ceremonial sword
The blessed sword (Latin: ensis benedictus, Italian: stocco benedetto or stocco pontificio) and the blessed hat (also: ducal hat, Latin: pileus or capellus
Blessed_sword_and_hat
Historical type of bladed weapon
"two baslaerd swords with blades a yard and half quarter long". After this, use of the term is restricted to antiquarian contexts. Swiss arms and armour
Baselard
Sword of the Yoruba people of West Africa
meaning 'long sword') is a traditional sword used by the Yoruba people of West Africa. Distantly reminiscent of European late-medieval swords, It served
Ida_(sword)
Sword
Gari is a sword that originates from Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is a term used for a type of sword found only in
Gari_(sword)
Iberian longsword
The montante is a two-handed sword used primarily in Spain and Portugal during the 15th to 17th centuries. It developed from the longswords of the Late
Montante
Roman longsword
The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre (20 and 40 inches), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres
Spatha
South Asian sacrificial sword
Khadga is a traditional sacrificial sword used in the Hindu ritual sacrifice of animals. The large, curved blade is designed to decapitate a sacrificial
Ram-dao
Japanese sword worn by the samurai
A tachi (太刀) is a type of sabre-like traditionally made Japanese sword (nihonto) worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Tachi and uchigatana ("katana")
Tachi
Muslim Filipino weapon
The barong is a thick, leaf-shaped, single-edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama-Bajau
Barong_(sword)
Type of sword from the Indian subcontinent
(pronounced [t̪əlʋaːr]), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent. The word talwar originated from the
Talwar
Sword
Arabic term (al-Faranji) for a Western European [a "Frank"]) was an Indian sword type which used blades manufactured in Western Europe, particularly Solingen
Firangi_(sword)
Ancient Greek shortsword
Glossary has xiphos being a name used by Homer for a sword. The entry in the book says that the sword had a double-edged blade widest at about two-thirds
Xiphos
North Caucasian/Cossack sword
puts the weapon midway between a radically curved sabre and a straight sword, effective for both cutting and thrusting. The word shashka originally came
Shashka
Alleged ninja sword
features prominently in popular culture. 20th-century examples of this sword are displayed at the Koka Ninja Village Museum in Kōka, Shiga, at the Gifu
Ninjatō
Categories into which the cards of a deck are divided
and South America use the Latin suits of swords, batons, cups and coins; German Switzerland uses the Swiss suits of acorns, shields, yellow roses and
Playing_card_suit
Topics referred to by the same term
Degen may refer to: Swiss degen, a type of short sword of the late medieval and Renaissance period the German term for a dress sword Degen (SS), a type
Degen
Weapon and type of modern fencing
The épée (/ˈɛpeɪ, ˈeɪ-/, French: [epe]; lit. 'sword'), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the
Épée
Type of cavalry sabre
alternatively known as the Eurasian sabre or nomadic sabre, was a type of sword used by a variety of nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes, including
Turko-Mongol_sabre
Type of sword from northeastern India
Dao is the sword of the people of Northeastern India, mainly in the Indian states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam and Kachin, Sagaing region of Myanmar
Dao_(Naga_sword)
Sword
The batangas or batangas malapad, is a sword originating from the Tagalog people of the Philippines. It is a type of bolo that widens near the tip. It
Batangas_(sword)
Type of Japanese sword
An uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi.[citation needed]
Uchigatana
Indian sword
The Kayamkulam vaal (lit. 'Kayamkulam sword') is a double-edged sword that was used by the rulers and soldiers (mostly in Travancore), in Kayamkulam,
Kayamkulam_vaal
Knife or sword
Pirah or pira is a type of Philippine bolo sword or knife characterized by a heavy blade and a wide tip. It superficially resembles a falchion but is
Pirah
Type of light sword
A spadroon is a light sword with a straight-edged blade, enabling both cut and thrust attacks. This English term first came into use in the early 18th
Spadroon
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Aara, actress Aare, a river in Switzerland Ara (drink), a Bhutanese alcoholic beverage Urumi, a South Asian sword of flexible steel Aar (disambiguation)
Aara
Historical Swiss mercenary infantry forces
The Swiss mercenaries were a powerful infantry force of professional soldiers originating from the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. They were notable
Swiss_mercenaries
for a comedy bit Outtakes of Michael Clarke Duncan Slash performs "By the Sword" from his self-titled album, featuring vocalist Andrew Stockdale Close:
List of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson episodes
List_of_The_Late_Late_Show_with_Craig_Ferguson_episodes
Sword
Sebua or Telagoe) is a sword that originates from Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Balato is a sword with a large variety
Balato_(sword)
Chinese two-handed single-edged sword
simplified Chinese: 长刀; pinyin: chángdāo; lit. 'long sword') was a two-handed, single-edged Chinese sword. The term changdao has been translated as "long saber
Changdao
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