Tang - Revision history

User 144 at 19:16, 4 November 2007

2007-11-04T19:16:50Z

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	The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].		The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].

	A whittle tang may be described where the tang enters the hilt in the manner of a spike. It may be glued in or held simply by friction. This method was employed in all single part [[knife\|knives]] in [[England]] before the middle of the [[14th century]].		A whittle tang may be described where the tang enters the hilt in the manner of a spike. It may be glued in or held simply by friction. Whittle tangs may also pass completely through the hilt and be clenched or rivet on the end. This method was employed in all single part [[knife\|knives]] in [[England]] before the middle of the [[14th century]].

	A scale tang is where the tang froms part of the hilt and the has [[wood]], [[horn]], [[bone]], [[copper]], [[brass]] or [[tin]] riveted to the sides. This method was emplyed after the middle of the [[14th century]] in England and became the most popular method for knife construction from the early [[15th century]] onwards.		A scale tang is where the tang froms part of the hilt and the has [[wood]], [[horn]], [[bone]], [[copper]], [[brass]] or [[tin]] riveted to the sides. This method was emplyed after the middle of the [[14th century]] in England and became the most popular method for knife construction from the early [[15th century]] onwards.

User 144 at 12:12, 2 November 2007

2007-11-02T12:12:00Z

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	The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].		The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].

			A whittle tang may be described where the tang enters the hilt in the manner of a spike. It may be glued in or held simply by friction. This method was employed in all single part [[knife\|knives]] in [[England]] before the middle of the [[14th century]].

			A scale tang is where the tang froms part of the hilt and the has [[wood]], [[horn]], [[bone]], [[copper]], [[brass]] or [[tin]] riveted to the sides. This method was emplyed after the middle of the [[14th century]] in England and became the most popular method for knife construction from the early [[15th century]] onwards.

			==References==
			"Knives and Scabbards:Medieval Finds From Excavations in London"; ''Cowgill, J; de Neergaard, M; Griffiths, N;'' Museum of London
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	[[category:archery]]		[[category:archery]]

Cian at 22:20, 31 October 2007

2007-10-31T22:20:02Z

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	A '''tang''' is a generally flat ~~extention~~ of a [[blade]] a cutting [[weapon]] or a [[head]] of a thrusting [[weapon]].		A '''tang''' is a generally flat extension of a [[blade]], a cutting [[weapon]] or a [[head]] of a thrusting [[weapon]].

	The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].		The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].

User 144: categorising

2006-05-16T12:27:14Z

categorising

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User 144 at 07:32, 16 March 2006

2006-03-16T07:32:09Z

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A '''tang''' is a generally flat extention of a [[blade]] a cutting [[weapon]] or a [[head]] of a thrusting [[weapon]].

The tang might pass through a [[crossguard]], [[hilt]] and [[pommel]] for [[sword]]s or simply into the [[shaft]] of a [[spear]] or [[arrow]].

[[category:weapon parts]]