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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 swords or simply into the shaft of a spear or arrow.

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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]].