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The sword has three parts: a blade, usually made of some metal such as iron; a hilt of carved wood or metal; and the sheath, usually made of animal hide like leopard, leather and electric eel skin. The blade in ritual swords may not have a sharp cutting edge. It often has incised lines or Ashanti symbolic designs on it, which evoke specific ...
The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.
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Blade & Soul (Korean: 블레이드 앤 소울; RR: Beulleideu aen soul) is a Wuxia-themed [1] massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Korean NCSoft (Team Bloodlust). Blade & Soul was released in Western territories on January 19, 2016. [ 2 ]
A variety of blade materials can be used to make the blade of a knife or other simple edged hand tool or weapon, such as a sickle, hatchet, or sword. The most common blade materials are carbon steel, stainless steel, tool steel, and alloy steel. Less common materials in blades include cobalt and titanium alloys, ceramic, obsidian, and plastic.
Kopis: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing; Makhaira: Greek one-handed, single-edged shortsword or knife for cutting (primary) and thrusting; Pugio: Roman dagger
Typical blade lengths range from 15 cm (5.9 in) lengths up to around 35 cm (14 in). Messer, Langes Messer, and Großes Messer ("knife", "long knife", and "great knife" respectively) are usually single-handed swords used for self-defence. [1] These blade lengths ranged from about 45 cm (18 in) to 90 cm (35 in).
Models of Gerber fixed blade knives include: the Gerber Guardian: A boot knife designed by knife maker Bob Loveless more than twenty years ago. [3] the Gerber Mark II: A fighting knife. [3] the Gerber BMF : A survival knife. [3] the Gerber LMF II Infantry; the Gerber 31-001901 Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro; the Gerber 22-41121 Prodigy Survival Knife