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A tsurugi (剣) or ken (剣) is a Japanese sword. The word is used in the West to refer to a specific type of Japanese straight, double-edged sword used in antiquity (as opposed to curved, single-edged swords such as the katana ). [1] In Japanese the term tsurugi or ken ( ja:剣) is used as a term for all sorts of international long, double ...
Classification of swords. Hand-and-a-half sword, probably German, c. 1400–1430 [1] The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical dictionary for the universal names, classification, or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a single-edged or double ...
Falcata: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing. Falx: Dacian and Thracian one-handed or two-handed single-edged curved shortsword for slashing. Gladius: Roman one-handed double-edged shortsword for thrusting (primary) and slashing, used by legionaries (heavy infantry) [2] and ...
Dual wield. Dual wielding is the technique of using two weapons, one in each hand, for training or combat. It is not a common combat practice. Although historical records of dual wielding in war are limited, there are numerous weapon-based martial arts that involve the use of a pair of weapons. The use of a companion weapon is sometimes ...
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides ...
A bladed weapon is a weapon with a blade. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. A. Axes (4 C, 49 P) B ...
Usually one-edged, but some were double-edged, though asymmetrical. There are other bladed weapons made in the same traditional manner as Japanese swords, which are not swords, but are still classified as Japanese swords ( nihontō ) (as "tō" means "blade", rather than specifically "sword") because of the way they are made in a similar manner ...
Double-bit axes were common in North American forestry: One blade would be sharp and used for felling, whilst the other was a little blunter for limbing. As the forest workers (lumberjacks) were often away from civilization for long periods of time they needed a way to amuse themselves. Thus the sport of double-bit axe throwing was born.