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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
Bladed weapon
This is a list of types of swords. The term sword used here is a narrow definition. This is not a general List of premodern combat weapons and does not
Types_of_swords
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
Chinese saber from the late Qing dynasty
in use as a civilian and military sword through the end of World War II. The term refers to a whole family of swords, which can vary in blade, guard, and
Dadao_(sword)
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
Ancient Egyptian sword
also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-like sword that developed from battle axes. The sword style originated in Western Asia during the Bronze
Khopesh
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
Index of weapons with the same name
Scimitar Arab sword Kilij Mameluke sword Nimcha Pulwar Shamshir Talwar Scythe sword Seax Sikin Panjang Sorocaban knife Surik Susuwat Tō (Japanese sword) Chokutō
Single-edged_sword
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
Chinese double-edged sword
/dʒjɛn/ jyehn) is a Chinese term referring to all double-edged straight sword. Professional jian practitioners, who were often romanticized in historical
Jian
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
Two-handed sword
or Bidenhänder, is a large two-handed sword that was used primarily during the 16th century. Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late
Zweihänder
Type of Persian/Iranian curved sword
Scythian short sword Arab sword – Weapon from The Arabian Peninsula Mameluke sword – Type of curved sword Pulwar – Single-handed curved sword A Glossary of
Shamshir
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
Two-handed, double-edged sword
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed
Longsword
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
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
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
Type of cavalry sabre
a military-issue weapon. Early Arab swords were all straight and mostly double edged (similar to European arming swords' blades). Although Turko-Mongol
Turko-Mongol_sabre
Single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword
'sabre'/'dao'/'single-edged blade'') was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially
Zhanmadao
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
Defunct unit of the Israel Defense Forces
Circassian, Christian and Arab Muslim communities. The battalion produced several generals for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Sword Battalion contained
Sword_Battalion
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
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
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
Long bladed weapon
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than that of a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and
Sword
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
Middle-Eastern sabre with a curved blade
to one specific sword type but an assortment of different Eastern curved swords. These swords include the Persian shamshir, the Arab saif, the Indian
Scimitar
Weapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
A macuahuitl is a Mesoamerican weapon consisting of a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language
Macuahuitl
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
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
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
Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750)
Arabia, swords from India were greatly esteemed as being made of the finest steel and were the favorite weapons of the Mujahideen. The Arab sword known
Early_Muslim_conquests
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
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
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
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
Historical style of weapon
Bronze Age swords were a type of weapon prominent during the Bronze Age. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium
Bronze_Age_sword
Chinese two-handed sword
weapon. Wang Zhihai performing with a miaodao Chinese sword Dao (Chinese sword) Japanese sword Katana Dekker, Peter (2016), “Chinese long sabers of the
Miaodao
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
Ancient Iberian single-edged sword
The falcata is a type of sword typical of pre-Roman Iberia. The falcata was used to great effect for warfare in the ancient Iberian Peninsula, and is
Falcata
Ottoman Turkish hewing knife/sabre
janissaries and other infantry soldiers were smaller and lighter than ordinary swords so as not to hinder them when carried at the waist on the march. The hilt
Yatagan
Ancient Thracian bladed weapon
contradicted. And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." In the Greek original "And a sword will pass through
Rhomphaia
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)
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 sword characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea
represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword. The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper
Kaskara
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
Type of traditional long knife or sword of the Kabyles
straight-backed, single-edged blades, which come to an acute point. The blades of sword-sized flyssas often widen gradually around the center of percussion, which
Flyssa
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
Short sword used by sailors on sailing ships
A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring
Cutlass
Medieval Scandinavian pole weapon
It is a figurative term, referencing a spear, or similar, utilizing a sword- or dagger-like blade and crossguard. Archeological finds have been done
Swordstaff
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
Sword of Turkic origin
Middle Eastern cultures. Previously, Arabs and Persians used straight-bladed swords such as the earlier types of the Arab saif, takoba and kaskara. During
Kilij
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
Ancient Greek bladed weapon
type of Ancient Greek bladed weapon and tool, generally a large knife or sword, similar in appearance to the modern-day machete, with a single cutting
Makhaira
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
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)
Weapon and type of modern fencing
the blade tip touches the opponent. (There are also a range of plastic swords made by varying manufacturers for use by juniors.) Lacking the button and
Foil_(fencing)
Philippine knife or sword
general term for traditional pre-colonial small- to medium-sized single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines that function both as tools and weapons
Bolo_knife
Type of Scythian short sword
Persian *akīnakah, Sogdian kynʼk) is a type of dagger or xiphos (short sword) used mainly in the first millennium BCE in the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Acinaces
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
Type of Southeast Asian knife
Prehistory Bronze Age sword Khopesh Ancient period Iron Age sword Acinaces Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Post-classical period Arab sword Scimitar Shamshir Kilij
Parang_(knife)
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
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
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)
Type of dance
Gujarat sword dance and the Khattak sword dance are performed on festive occasions.[citation needed] Arab sword dances (raqs al-saïf) evolved out of sword fighting
Sword_dance
Type of curved sword originating in Ethiopia
A shotel (Amharic: ሾተል) is a curved sword originating from Tigray Northern Ethiopia and Southern-central Eritrea. The curve on the blade varies from the
Shotel
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
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)
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_(Khaḍga)
European arming sword
A Katzbalger (German: [ˈkat͡sbalɡɐ] ) is a short arming sword, used in early modern Europe, notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive S-shaped or
Katzbalger
Alleged ninja sword
alleged replicas may be based on the design of wakizashi or chokutō swords or the swords associated with ashigaru—common infantrymen with no "ninja" aspects
Ninjatō
Weapon and type of modern fencing
bell guard. A fastener known as a pommel is attached to the end of the sword to keep the bell guard and handle on. It electrically separates the handle
Sabre_(fencing)
Type of sabre widely used in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
evolved, based on Ottoman Janissary kilij sabres; it became the most popular sword-form in the Polish army. During 17th and 18th centuries, curved sabers that
Karabela
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)
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
Shortsword or long dagger
of sheepskin, and the sword is worn on a belt around the waist. The longer version of the billao can either be a straight sword or have a curved blade
Billao
Double-bladed sword in Islamic imagery
has media related to Zulfiqar. Arab sword Bara Sangihe, the Sangirese sword of Indonesia also has a split blade "The sword, known as Zulfiqar, is explained
Zulfiqar
Sword
Terciado was an Iberian name for a variety of swords or sabres from the Low Middle Ages to the Renaissance, characterized by short, one-edged blades which
Terciado
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
Filipino whiplike weapon
combat, a Buntot Pagi is often used with a balaraw or a short knife or sword. The weapon is also used in dambana practices as a form of curse deflector
Buntot_Pagi
Chinese sword
tunkou, which is a stylistic holdover from the preceding designs. A Chinese sword shaped like a liuyedao (note: controversial. This knife is wider at the
Liuyedao
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)
Type of sabre from North Africa
A nimcha (Arabic: نمشة) is a single-handed sword from North Africa, especially used in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It is classified as a type of scimitar
Nimcha
Type of sword
handles fold away from the blade to expose it. The standard length of an open sword is around 37 inches (94 cm) long. A normal blade measures at around 17 inches
Balisword
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
Type of weapon of Indigenous origin
hats'ab in Yucatecan Mayan. The earliest meaning attributed to macana is a sword-like weapon made out of wood, but still sharp enough to be dangerous. The
Macana
Japanese dagger
900–1596) Shintō (new swords 1596–1780) Shinshintō (new new swords 1781–1876) Gendaitō (modern swords 1876–1945) Shinsakutō (newly made swords 1953–present) The
Tantō
Type of sword used across the western Sahel
Takoba (also takuba or takouba) is a sword that is used across the western Sahel and among ethnic groups such as the Tuareg, the Hausa, and the Fulani
Takoba
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