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  2. Flame-bladed sword - Wikipedia

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    A flame-bladed sword or wave-bladed sword has a characteristically undulating style of blade. The wave in the blade is often considered to contribute a flame-like quality to the appearance of a sword. The dents on the blade can appear parallel or in a zig-zag manner. The two most common flame-bladed swords are rapiers or Zweihänders. A flame ...

  3. Rapier - Wikipedia

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    A rapier (/ ˈ r eɪ p i ər /) is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera-' dress sword ') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. [ 4 ]

  4. Bilbo (sword) - Wikipedia

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    A 1600-1650 bilbo with a Solingen blade and a Spanish hilt. For the fictional dagger wielded by Bilbo and Frodo, see Sting. The bilbo is a type of 16th century, cut-and-thrust sword or small rapier formerly popular in America. [1] They have well-tempered and flexible blades and were very popular aboard ships, [2] where they were used similarly ...

  5. Pappenheim-hilt rapier - Wikipedia

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    The Pappenheim-hilt rapier originated in Germany in 1630 and was popularized by imperial general of the Thirty Years' War (1618–48) Count Pappenheim. [citation needed] It later became popular throughout Europe due to its two pierced shell guards which provided great protection to the soldier wielding the sword.

  6. Knightly sword - Wikipedia

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    In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about 70 to 80 centimetres (28 to 31 in).

  7. Classification of swords - Wikipedia

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    The small sword or smallsword (also court sword or dress sword, French: épée de cour) [citation needed] is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting [citation needed] which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. [citation needed] The height of the small sword's popularity was between the mid-17th and late ...

  8. Hilt - Wikipedia

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    Silver pattern welded rapier guard, from between 1580 and 1600, with reproduction blade. The hilt (rarely called a haft or shaft) is the handle of a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet, consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel.

  9. Parrying dagger - Wikipedia

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    However, in HEMA (historical European martial arts) Rapier and Dagger is a common sparring method, and backsword and dagger is also practised. Another exception is kendo where the use of two shinai of different size is allowed but uncommon; this style is known as nito-ryu (literally "two sword-style").