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...re better suited for use indoors, when a [[samurai]] would remove his long sword anyway. The wakizashi was generally paired with the [[tachi]], which was wo * [[Sword]]

A '''foil''' is a modern [[fencing]] [[sword]] usually possessing a circular [[guard]], with a thin, flexible four-sided ...er'' which means to ''turn back''. The foil is a derivitive of the [[small sword]] used in dueling.

*Single [[Sword]] *[[Small sword]]s

== Seax (Sword) == ...aded edges, with the top, straight, margin, left blunted. There is also a small half-circle taken out of this upper edge toward the "point", possibly as a

...' is a small [[shield]], used in both [[war]] with heavier single handed [[sword]]s and civilian [[duel]]ling with swords such as the [[rapier]]. They are u ...oyal Armouries I.33]] demonstrates the use of this device with an [[arming sword]].

...achi]], it currently is misapplied to any type of oversized [[Japan]]ese [[sword]]. *The [[blade]] was more difficult to forge compared to a normal-sized [[sword]]

...uring the [[Crusades]] and also known for the production of high quality [[sword]]s made from the coveted ''Damascus steel'' from between 100 and 1700. ...others similar properties. There is some current research indicating that small amounts of vanadium in the original [[ore]] (which is now depleted) may hav

...and visibility to the user. Although it is almost impossible to block a [[sword]] stroke below the knees with a bunny round, this is not a drawback to SCA

{{SCA Shire box|name = Small Gray Bear'' |color = blue|metal = white|device = [[Image:.png|150px]] | cap ...] Sir Martin Von Augsburg and [[Baron|Baronessa]] Mistress Gwyneth Carr. Small Gray Bear was founded as a [[Shire]] in September [[1979]] and became a [[B

They often had curved [[crossguard|quillions]] and a small [[basket hilt]] to protect the hand and were used point up with the thumb r ...ally be seen. This was often used in conjuction with a [[basket hilt]]ed [[sword]] and dates from the late [[16th century|16th]] to [[17th century]].

...uch as part of [[armour]] coming loose, a [[sword]] breaking, or a [[dog]]/small child running onto the [[field]], someone drawing a [[weapon]] without call

...checked to see that the gap between demi and basket is small enough that a sword ''cannot'' get between it. ...hanging off or any plastic tubing that has come off or is dangerous. The [[sword]] will be inspected for any dangerous bits, that it's all taped correctly a

...[[soldier]]s (often armed with immensely long [[pike]]s, and [[two-handed sword]]s), who were traded across the whole of [[Europe]], and became the persona ...and [[German]], [[Italian]] and [[French]] are spoken there, as well as a small local [[language]], ''[[Romansh]]'' (although the German spoken is, by now,

...]]- [[ash]] [[shaft]] and rarely shorter than 10-12 feet (3 to 3.7m) long. Small, sharply pointed head. * [[sword of war]] - single handed weapon with longer, heavier [[blade]]s appear as t

...than 76 cm (30 inches). [[Pommel]] typically of brazil nut kind. [[Hilt]] small only just large enough to accommodate an average sized modern hand. Only us

...] and [[steel]] or [[fibreglass]] [[replica fencing weapon|period fencing sword]]s and techniques, sometimes also called fencing), [[combat archery]] (agai ...ord]] and small [[buckler]] are completely different to use than a shorter sword with a low profile [[thrusting tip]] and a large [[heater]] are, for exampl

...For example you might recieve a [[tassel]] for winning a tournament, or a small metal charm or similar in honour of your travelling ([[wayfaring]]) a long ...//www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/commentary/page057.shtml ring and sword belt as romantic tokens] before he departs to fight, with commentary on the

...in their long gowns, and young cavaliers may dance wearing their cloak and sword. *[[Fleuret]] - 2 small kicks and a large kick

* [[sword of war]] - single handed [[weapon]] with a [[blade]] is about 40-42 inches *[[cut and thrust sword]]s - appear with double edged, wide shouldered and sharply tapered [[blade

...me = Starkhafn |color = blue|metal = white|device = [[Image:Arms-Starkhafn-small.jpg]] | caption = [[Per bend]] [[sable]] and [[checky]] [[argent]] and [[az Practicum of the Sword (March)