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  2. List of historical swords - Wikipedia

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    The original Sword of State of South Carolina (early 18th century) was used from 1704 to 1941, when it was stolen. [62] [63] A replacement Sword of State of South Carolina (1800) was used between 1941 and 1951. It was a cavalry sword from the Charleston Museum and was used in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. [62]

  3. Chronology of bladed weapons - Wikipedia

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    The different types of bladed weapons (swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..) have been of great importance throughout history. In addition to its use for fighting, or in wars, the bladed weapons have been the object of special considerations forming part of funerary rituals, mythology and ...

  4. Category:History timeline templates - Wikipedia

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    [[Category:History timeline templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:History timeline templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

  5. Template:Notable swords - Wikipedia

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  6. History of weapons - Wikipedia

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    Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...

  7. Sword - Wikipedia

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    A two-handed sword is any sword that usually requires two hands to wield, or more specifically the very large swords of the 16th century. [ 104 ] Throughout history two-handed swords have generally been less common than their one-handed counterparts, one exception being their common use in Japan.

  8. Bladesmith - Wikipedia

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    Bladesmith, Nuremberg, Germany, 1569 Bladesmithing is the art of making knives, swords, daggers and other blades using a forge, hammer, anvil, and other smithing tools. [1] [2] [3] Bladesmiths employ a variety of metalworking techniques similar to those used by blacksmiths, as well as woodworking for knife and sword handles, and often leatherworking for sheaths. [4]

  9. Bronze Age sword - Wikipedia

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    The Minoan and Mycenaean (Middle to Late Aegean Bronze Age) swords are classified in types labeled A to H following Sandars (1961, 1963), the "Sandars typology". Types A and B ("tab-tang") are the earliest from about the 17th to 16th centuries, types C ("horned" swords) and D ("cross" swords) from the 15th century, types E and F ("T-hilt" swords) from the 13th and 12th.