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Afenanta: The Afenanta is a "Double Blade Sword" used by the Ashantis for cutting human ligaments during an Ashanti war. [3] The Afenanta has the Ashanti denkyem and sankofa symbols embroidered onto the blades. [3] It is similar in size to the Akrafena but is lighter, has less of a curve and has a skinnier blade.
A type of military backsword – a British 1796 heavy cavalry sword purchased by Sweden in 1808. A backsword is a type of sword characterised by having a single-edged blade and a hilt with a single-handed grip. [1]
A macuahuitl ([maːˈkʷawit͡ɬ]) is a weapon, a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". [2] Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades traditionally made from obsidian, which is capable of producing an edge sharper than high quality steel razor blades. The ...
The blade is only sharpened on the outside portion of the curved end. The khopesh evolved from the epsilon or similar crescent-shaped axes that were used in warfare. [2]
The blades were sometimes decorated with incised lines or metal inlays, [56] and a number of examples contain inscriptions bearing the name of the owner or maker. [57] The seax was kept in a leather sheath, the sheaths themselves sometimes being decorated with embossed designs and silver or bronze fittings. [ 58 ]
The son of a British banking bigwig was allowed to take a forgiving plea deal after he was charged with beating and strangling his up-and-coming comedian girlfriend in Manhattan, The Post has learned.
Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, is a short sword designed after the Roman gladius with a blade length around 64 cm (25 in) in length. It was also known as a coupe-chou (literally "cabbage cutter") in France. Oversized two-handers used as parade swords or ceremonial weapons often exceeded the length and weight of practical weapons of war.
Anderson said that replay assist can be used only if there is no contact to the helmet; since Mahomes' helmet was hit, the officials could not use replay assist to confirm if the contact was forcible.