- 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...
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stick as its weapon. It
began as a way of
training soldiers in the use of
backswords (such as the
sabre or the cutl****).
Canne de combat, a
French form of...
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which is
shorter than a polearm.[clarification needed]
Examples include:
Backsword Cutl**** Dao (Chinese sword) Dha (sword)
Falcata Falchion Falx
Katana Khopesh...
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trained to use the
dulled side for
defensive and
blocking techniques. The
backsword was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword,
typically for
military use...
- of
North Caucasian sabre; a single-edged, single-handed, and
guardless backsword. The
comparatively subtle curve of a
shashka blade puts the
weapon midway...
- 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...
- 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...
- A
sabre (French: [ˈsabʁ], or
saber in
American English) is a type of
backsword with a
curved blade ****ociated with the
light cavalry of the
early modern...
- 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...
- Batchelors," and he
offered prizes "to be shot for, wrestled, pla**** at
backswords, & Run for by
Horse and foott."
Horse racing was the main event. The typical...