A backsword is a type of sword characterised by having a single-edged blade and a hilt with a single-handed grip. It is so called because the triangular...

automatically makes a swing draw an arc making it much easier to slash. The backsword was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword, typically for military use...

and a thickened back are called backswords. Various forms of basket-hilt were mounted on both broadsword and backsword blades. One of the weapon types...

A sabre or (American English) saber (/ˈseɪbər/ SAY-bər) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern...

stick as its weapon. It began as a way of training soldiers in the use of backswords (such as the sabre or the cutlass). Canne de combat, a French form of...

specific types with the term 'sword' covering them all. For example, the backsword may be so called because it is single-edged but the falchion which is...

ring-pommel backsword (環首刀) also became widespread as a weapon of cavalry warfare during the Han era. Being single-edged, the backsword had the advantage...

cutting edge, such as: Akrafena Alamang Amanremu Aruval Ayudha katti Backsword Balato (sword) Bangkung Banyal Barong (sword) Batangas (sword) Bicuco...

singlestick fighting (a training sport for the use of the single handed backsword) was called singlesticking, or cudgel-play. Crowbar – a tool commonly...

daishō, rayskin wrapped with silk Kissaki (point) of an Edo period katana Backsword Broadsword Daishō Dha (sword) Hengdang Iaidō Japanese swordsmithing Japanese...

Middle Eastern) Yanmaodao (Chinese) Arming sword, war sword (European) Backsword (European) Chokutō (Japanese) Estoc (European) Firangi, firanghi (Central...

of firearms. The last prominent battlefield sword to be used was the backsword. Although it was not a new invention, it managed to outlast other forms...

Culloden The Maiden, an early form of guillotine Prince Charlie's Targe and backsword The stuffed remains of Dolly the sheep Paintings by Margaret MacDonald...

38 in), straight blade of either broadsword (two edged) or, more commonly, backsword (single edged) form. The blade often incorporated one, two, or three fullers...

soldiers in the 17th and 18th centuries used a similar short and broad backsword called a hanger, or in German a messer, meaning "knife". Often occurring...

Carolingian sword Krefeld type Arming sword: high medieval knightly sword Backsword Baselard Carracks black sword Cinquedea Claymore: late medieval Scottish...

the Mauritius blue pigeon Monymusk reliquary Prince Charlie's Targe and backsword Queen Mary harp Qurneh burial collection, discovered by Flinders Petrie...

Batchelors," and he offered prizes "to be shot for, wrestled, played at backswords, & Run for by Horse and foott." Horse racing was the main event. The typical...

craftsmen; in 1807 the arsenal produced seven long guns, five pistols and six backswords. The first weapons developed by the armory were the No. 15 17.7mm muskets...

falchion existed in Western Europe, including the Messer, hanger and the backsword. Two basic types of falchion can be identified: One of the few surviving...

szlachta, or nobility: the sabre, known in Polish as szabla, and the backsword. Basia (a feminine diminutive of Barbara) and her father are fictional...

authority and cultural heritage. A notable variant is the single-edged backsword version of the ida, which features a narrow blade. Some surviving examples...

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...

Backswords, inlaid with turquoise. Russia, 17th century...

blade (using steel from a mock Panzer tank) Mad Jack Churchill's Scottish backsword November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13) 0.81 Results:  1. Billy Salyers   2. Robert...

centimetres (18 in) to 65 centimetres (26 in). The unique design of this long backsword is that, instead of a point, the tip of the sword is a bevel which creates...

Weapon. Singlestick was developed as a method of training in the use of backswords such as the cavalry sabre and naval cutlass. It was a popular pastime...

machetePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Sabre – Type of backsword with curved blade, designed to cut and slash Banshay – Weapon-based martial...

Expert Swords-man's Companion (1728) Captain James Miller, A treatise on backsword, sword, buckler, sword and dagger, sword and great gauntlet, falchon,...

Persson (drums). The name of the band Katana comes from Japanese katana, a backsword, because of Japanese influences on the band's music. They were signed...