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Paul Matisz: /* Sword Shapes */

2008-07-31T04:57:11Z

Sword Shapes

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	==Sword Shapes==		==Sword Shapes==
	However, swords came in many different types, for differing styles of [[combat]]. People tend to be most familiar with the medieval [[arming sword]] which has long been the symbol associated with [[knight]]s, but other types such as the primarily thrusting [[rapier]] and [[estoc]], to the curved [[blade heavy]] [[falchion]]s or [[messer]]s. As [[metallurgy]], fighting styles and even [[fashion]] progressed, swords changed considerably and became highly specialized as did their [[hilt]]s.		However, swords came in many different types, for differing styles of [[combat]]. People tend to be most familiar with the medieval [[arming sword]] which has long been the symbol associated with [[knight]]s, but other types such as the primarily thrusting [[rapier]] and [[estoc]], to the curved [[blade heavy]] [[falchion]]s or [[messer]]s. As [[metallurgy]], fighting styles and even [[fashion]] progressed, swords changed considerably and became highly specialized as did their [[hilt]]s.

			[[Ewart Oakeshott]], a 20th century scholar, devised a standard classification system of [[blade]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] types for [[Europe]]an swords throughout the medieval period.

	==Collecting==		==Collecting==

Cian: Reverted edits by 87.54.40.45 (Talk); changed back to last version by User 144

2007-10-25T23:37:30Z

Reverted edits by 87.54.40.45 (Talk); changed back to last version by User 144

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	Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].		Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].

87.54.40.45 at 22:45, 25 October 2007

2007-10-25T22:45:35Z

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	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]
	Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].		Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].

User 144: Reverted edits by 200.1.123.30 (Talk); changed back to last version by User 144

2007-10-13T14:43:04Z

Reverted edits by 200.1.123.30 (Talk); changed back to last version by User 144

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	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]
	Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].		Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].

200.1.123.30 at 08:31, 13 October 2007

2007-10-13T08:31:57Z

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	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]
	Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].		Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].

User 144: /* Hilt and other Furniture */

2006-08-07T05:38:31Z

Hilt and other Furniture

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	==Hilt and other Furniture==		==Hilt and other Furniture==
	The ''hilt'' of a sword is the place to hold the [[weapon]]. Generally, most late-[[medieval]] [[Europe]]an swords had a broad [[crossguard]] at the base of the blade to protect the hand, a long ''[[grip]]'' wrapped in [[leather]] or [[~~chain~~]], and a large ''[[pommel]]'' at the base to provide both a counterbalance to the [[blade]]'s weight and an additional mode of attack by using it as a [[bludgeon]]. This is an interesting contrast to early-[[medieval]] European swords which tended to be shorter and lacked broad [[crossguard]]s. [[katana\|Japanese swords]] tended to have a simple metal disk or ellipse as a [[crossguard]] (''tsuba'') and no pronounced pommel, making the weapon's lines much smoother, with little variance to the basic sword-design throughout [[period]].		The ''hilt'' of a sword is the place to hold the [[weapon]]. Generally, most late-[[medieval]] [[Europe]]an swords had a broad [[crossguard]] at the base of the blade to protect the hand, a long ''[[grip]]'' wrapped in [[leather]] and sometimes [[wire]], and a large ''[[pommel]]'' at the base to provide both a counterbalance to the [[blade]]'s weight and an additional mode of attack by using it as a [[bludgeon]]. This is an interesting contrast to early-[[medieval]] European swords which tended to be shorter and lacked broad [[crossguard]]s. [[katana\|Japanese swords]] tended to have a simple metal disk or ellipse as a [[crossguard]] (''tsuba'') and no pronounced pommel, making the weapon's lines much smoother, with little variance to the basic sword-design throughout [[period]].

	==Sword Shapes==		==Sword Shapes==

214.13.216.93: /* Fencing Swords */

2006-07-20T14:41:32Z

Fencing Swords

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	== Fencing Swords ==		== Fencing Swords ==
	*[[Dagger]]		*[[Dagger\|Main Gauche]]
	*[[Epee]]		*[[Epee]]
	*[[Fencing Foil]]		*[[Fencing Foil]]

208.190.152.1: /* Collecting */

2006-06-23T22:06:27Z

Collecting

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	==Collecting==		==Collecting==
	Sword-collecting has always been popular as many people find swords beautiful. Replica or recreation swords are extremely popular in the [[SCA]], but it is important to be familiar with the [[live steel]] [[safety]] rules before wearing one at an [[event]]. In addition, SCA [[armoured combat]] [[laws\|rules]] forbid the presence of live steel on the [[field]], and therefore SCA ~~fighters~~ make swords out of [[rattan]].		Sword-collecting has always been popular as many people find swords beautiful. Replica or recreation swords are extremely popular in the [[SCA]], but it is important to be familiar with the [[live steel]] [[safety]] rules before wearing one at an [[event]]. In addition, SCA [[armoured combat]] [[laws\|rules]] forbid the presence of live steel on the [[field]], and therefore SCA Heavy Fighters make swords out of [[rattan]] while SCA Rapier Fighters use reproduction rapiers with rebated edges.

	See also:		See also:
	*''[[SCA sword\|Instructions on how to make an SCA ~~heavy~~ ~~combat~~ sword]]''		*''[[SCA sword\|Instructions on how to make an SCA Heavy Combat sword]]''

	== Types of Swords ==		== Types of Swords ==

User 144: categorising

2006-05-27T08:51:33Z

categorising

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	*[[Sabre]]		*[[Sabre]]
	*[[Shinai]]		*[[Shinai]]
			[[category:swords]]

User 144 at 10:11, 6 May 2006

2006-05-06T10:11:20Z

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	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]
	Until the ~~advent~~ of the [[firearm]] the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put a sword is a metal [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].		Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, "a wounding tool". Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]].

			==Blade==
	The ''blade'' of a sword usually tapers to a point, and is usually sharpened along one or both edges. [[Europe]]an swords tend to be ''double-edged'' and ''straight-bladed'', allowing for a "[[cut and thrust]]" approach. [[Japan]]ese swords are famously single-edged and curved for better control and effect when slashing. The length of the blade can vary greatly, but generally, the longer the blade, the more emphasis is placed on "cutting" and less on "thrusting", a function of the weight and length of the weapon. Some European sword-blades are a uniform width for most of their length, others taper over their entire length. The preferred shape of the blade in Europe changed depending on period and location. The general length of a blade in a given European culture was largely a function of the ~~availibity~~ of [[iron]] and the skill of their swordsmiths. An entire nomenclature developed in [[medieval]] Japanese culture to describe sword-length and blade curvature, and great emphasis was placed on a warrior's ability to fight with swords of varying lengths, often with one in each hand.		The ''blade'' of a sword usually tapers to a point, and is usually sharpened along one or both edges. [[Europe]]an swords tend to be ''double-edged'' and ''straight-bladed'', allowing for a "[[cut and thrust]]" approach. [[Japan]]ese swords are famously single-edged and curved for better control and effect when slashing. The length of the blade can vary greatly, but generally, the longer the cutting edge of the [[blade]], the more emphasis is placed on "cutting" and less on "thrusting", a function of the weight and length of the weapon. Some European sword-blades are an almost uniform width for most of their length, others taper markedly over their entire length. The preferred shape of the blade in Europe changed depending on period and location. The general length of a blade in a given European culture was largely a function of the availability of [[iron]] and the skill of their swordsmiths.

			An entire nomenclature developed in [[medieval]] [[Japan]]ese culture to describe sword-length and blade curvature, and great emphasis was placed on a [[warrior]]'s ability to fight with swords of varying lengths.
⚫	The ''hilt'' of a sword is the place to hold the weapon. Generally, most late-[[medieval]] ~~European~~ swords had a broad crossguard at the base of the blade to protect the hand, a long ''grip'' wrapped in [[leather]] or [[chain]], and a large ''[[pommel]]'' at the base to provide both a counterbalance to the blade's weight and an additional mode of attack by using it as a [[bludgeon]]. This is an interesting contrast to early-[[medieval]] European swords which tended to be shorter and lacked broad ~~crossguards~~. Japanese swords tended to have a simple metal disk or ellipse as a crossguard and no pronounced pommel, making the weapon's lines much smoother, with little variance to the basic sword-design throughout [[period]].

			==Hilt and other Furniture==
⚫	However, swords came in many different types, for differing styles of [[combat]]. People tend to be most familiar with the medieval [[arming sword]] which has long been the symbol associated with [[knight]]s. As [[metallurgy]], fighting styles and even [[fashion]] progressed, swords changed considerably and became highly specialized.
		⚫	The ''hilt'' of a sword is the place to hold the [[weapon]]. Generally, most late-[[medieval]] [[Europe]]an swords had a broad [[crossguard]] at the base of the blade to protect the hand, a long ''[[grip]]'' wrapped in [[leather]] or [[chain]], and a large ''[[pommel]]'' at the base to provide both a counterbalance to the [[blade]]'s weight and an additional mode of attack by using it as a [[bludgeon]]. This is an interesting contrast to early-[[medieval]] European swords which tended to be shorter and lacked broad [[crossguard]]s. [[katana\|Japanese swords]] tended to have a simple metal disk or ellipse as a [[crossguard]] (''tsuba'') and no pronounced pommel, making the weapon's lines much smoother, with little variance to the basic sword-design throughout [[period]].

			==Sword Shapes==
		⚫	However, swords came in many different types, for differing styles of [[combat]]. People tend to be most familiar with the medieval [[arming sword]] which has long been the symbol associated with [[knight]]s, but other types such as the primarily thrusting [[rapier]] and [[estoc]], to the curved [[blade heavy]] [[falchion]]s or [[messer]]s. As [[metallurgy]], fighting styles and even [[fashion]] progressed, swords changed considerably and became highly specialized as did their [[hilt]]s.

			==Collecting==
	Sword-collecting has always been popular as many people find swords beautiful. Replica or recreation swords are extremely popular in the [[SCA]], but it is important to be familiar with the [[live steel]] [[safety]] rules before wearing one at an [[event]]. In addition, SCA [[armoured combat]] [[laws\|rules]] forbid the presence of live steel on the [[field]], and therefore SCA fighters make swords out of [[rattan]].		Sword-collecting has always been popular as many people find swords beautiful. Replica or recreation swords are extremely popular in the [[SCA]], but it is important to be familiar with the [[live steel]] [[safety]] rules before wearing one at an [[event]]. In addition, SCA [[armoured combat]] [[laws\|rules]] forbid the presence of live steel on the [[field]], and therefore SCA fighters make swords out of [[rattan]].

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	*[[Dirk]]		*[[Dirk]]
	*[[Epee]]		*[[Epee]]
			*[[Estoc]]
	*[[Flamberge]]		*[[Flamberge]]
	*[[Foil]]		*[[Foil]]
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	*[[Rapier]]		*[[Rapier]]
	*[[Sabre]]		*[[Sabre]]
			*[[Shinai]]