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Wazamono (Japanese: 業 （ わざ ） 物 （ もの ）) is a Japanese term that, in a literal sense, refers to an instrument that plays as it should; in the context of Japanese swords and sword collecting, wazamono denotes any sword with a sharp edge that has been tested to cut well, usually by professional sword appraisers via the art of tameshigiri (test cutting).
Dedicated cutting blades are wide and thin, and often have grooves known as fullers which lighten the blade at the cost of some of the blade's stiffness. The edges of a cutting sword are almost parallel. Blades oriented for the thrust have thicker blades, sometimes with a distinct midrib for increased stiffness, with a strong taper and an acute ...
Zulfiqar, Contrary to popular belief, this sword does not have a scissor-like tip, but a sword that has a backbone behind its blade belonging to Ali, the first Imam from 632 to 661. The sword's location is unknown, but Twelver Muslims regard it as a hereditary cynosure along with other messianic artifacts, including the staff of Moses, the ring ...
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)
Backhand is a stroke used in racquet sports and other sports, including: Tennis; pickleball; Ice Hockey; Backhand, Back hand, Back-hand or Backhanded may also refer to: Back Hand, a 1975 album by American jazz musician Keith Jarrett; Backhand, a type of shot in ice hockey; Backhand (comics), a superhero in the Marvel universe
Bleed is a platform video game developed by Canadian indie studio Bootdisk Revolution. [1] The game was originally released for Xbox Live Indie Games on December 12, 2012. [ 2 ] Bleed was later released for Windows and OS X on February 22, 2013 through Desura and the developer's website, and through Steam on July 3, 2013.
Backhand (Greg Mattingly) was created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Brent Anderson.He debuted as a guest character in Strikeforce: Morituri #4 (March 1987). He re-emerged in Strikeforce: Morituri #13 as a superhero and member of Strikeforce: Morituri, with the codename "Backhand", thus joining the cast of the book, until his death in issue #22.
The tang of the blade usually extends all the way through to the end of the handle; [citation needed] the small portion of the tang that projects through the end of the handle are hammered flat to secure the blade. Kukri blades have a hard, tempered edge and a softer spine. This enables them to maintain a sharp edge, yet tolerate impacts.