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Hand-and-a-half sword, probably German, c. 1400–1430[1]

The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical dictionary for the universal names, classification, or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a single-edged or double-edged knife that grew incrementally longer and more complex with technological advances.

Historical terms without a universal consensus of definition (e.g. "arming sword", "broadsword", "long sword", etc.) were used to label weapons of similar appearance but of different historical periods, regional cultures, and fabrication technology. These terms were often described in relation to other unrelated weapons, without regard to their intended use and fighting style. In modern history, many of these terms have been given specific, often arbitrary meanings that are unrelated to any of their historical meanings.

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Terminology

Some of these terms originate contemporaneously with the weapons which they describe. Others are modern or early modern terms used by antiquarians, curators, and modern-day sword enthusiasts for historical swords.

Terminology was further complicated by terms introduced[2] or misinterpreted[3][4][5] in the 19th century by antiquarians and in 20th century pop culture,[6] and by the addition of new terms such as "great sword", "Zweihänder" (instead of Beidhänder), and "cut-and-thrust sword".[7] Historical European martial arts associations have turned the term spada da lato[8] into "side-sword". Furthermore, there is a deprecation of the term "broadsword" by these associations. All these newly introduced or redefined terms add to the confusion of the matter.

The most well-known systematic typology of blade types of the European medieval sword is the Oakeshott typology, although this is also a modern classification and not a medieval one. Elizabethans used descriptive terms such as "short", "bastard", and "long" which emphasized the length of the blade, and "two-handed" for any sword that could be wielded by two hands.

Classification by hilt type

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Warring States era jian (double edged sword)

Handedness

The term two-handed sword may refer to any large sword designed to be used primarily with two hands:

The term "hand-and-a-half sword" is modern (late 19th century).[9] During the first half of the 20th century, the term "bastard sword" was used regularly to refer to this type of sword, while "long sword" or "long-sword" referred to the rapier (in the context of Renaissance or Early Modern fencing).[10]

The term "single-handed sword" or "one-handed sword" was coined to distinguish from "two-handed" or "hand-and-a-half" swords. "Single-handed sword" is used by Sir Walter Scott.[11] It is also used as a possible gloss of the obscure term tonsword by Nares (1822);[12] "one-handed sword" is somewhat later, recorded from c. 1850.

Some swords were designed for left-hand use, although left-handed swords have been described as "a rarity".[13]

Great sword

Great swords or greatswords are related to the long swords of the Middle Ages.[14][15][16][dubious – discuss] The great sword was developed during the Renaissance, but its earlier cousin the Scottish Claymore was very similar in size and use, like the "outsized specimens" between 160 and 180 cm (63 and 71 in) (approx. the same height as the user) such as the Oakeshott type XIIa or Oakeshott type XIIIa. These swords were too heavy to be wielded one-handed and possessed a large grip for leverage.

Claymore

The Scottish name "claymore" (Template:Langx, lit. "large/great sword")[17][18] can refer to either the longsword with a distinctive two-handed grip, or the basket-hilted sword.[citation needed] The two-handed claymore is an early Scottish version of a great sword.

Zweihänder

The Zweihänder ("two-hander") or Beidhänder ("both-hander") is a true two-handed sword, in the sense that it cannot be wielded in only one hand. It was a specialist weapon wielded by certain Landsknechte (mercenary soldiers), so-called Doppelsöldners. A similar weapon used in Spain and Portugal was called montante.

Classification by blade type

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Double-edge and straight swords

These are double-edged, usually straight-bladed swords, designed for optimized balance, reach and versatility.

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Longsword

In modern times, the term longsword most frequently refers to a late Medieval and Renaissance weapon designed for use with two hands. The German Script error: No such module "Lang". ("long sword") in 15th-century manuals did not necessarily denote a type of weapon, but the technique of fencing with both hands at the hilt.[citation needed]

The French Script error: No such module "Lang". and the English bastard sword originate in the 15th or 16th century,[citation needed] originally having the general sense of "irregular sword or sword of uncertain origin". It was "[a sword] which was neither French, nor Spanish, nor properly Script error: No such module "Lang". [German], but longer than any of these sturdy swords."[21] Script error: No such module "Lang". could also historically refer to a single-handed sword with a fairly long blade compared to other short swords.[22]

Joseph Swetnam states that the bastard sword is midway in length between an arming sword and a long sword,[23] and Randall Cotgrave's definition seems to imply this, as well. The French Script error: No such module "Lang". was also known as Script error: No such module "Lang".[citation needed] (i.e., bastard sword) and also Script error: No such module "Lang".[24] (literally a cross-hilted blade). The term referred to a medieval single-handed sword optimized for thrusting.[25] The Script error: No such module "Lang". was the sidearm of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (French or Breton bowmen of the 15th and 16th centuries).[26] The term Script error: No such module "Lang". comes from the fact that these swords passed (Script error: No such module "Lang".) the length of a "normal" short sword.[26]

The "Masters of Defence" competition organised by Henry VIII in July 1540 listed[27] "two hande sworde", "bastard sworde", and "longe sworde" as separate items (as it should in Joseph Swetnam's context).[28][29][30][self-published source?]

Antiquarian usage in the 19th century established the use of "bastard sword" as referring unambiguously to these large swords.[31] However, George Silver and Joseph Swetnam refer to them merely as "two hande sworde". The term "hand-and-a-half sword" is modern (late 19th century).[9] During the first half of the 20th century, the term "bastard sword" was used regularly to refer to this type of sword.[10]

The Elizabethan long sword (cf. George Silver[32] and Joseph Swetnam) is a single-handed "cut-and-thrust" sword with a 4 ft (1.2 m) blade[23] similar to the long rapier. "Let thy (long) Rapier or (long) Sword be foure foote at the least, and thy dagger two foote." Historical terms (15th to 16th century) for this type of sword included the Italian Script error: No such module "Lang". and French Script error: No such module "Lang"..

The term longsword has been used to refer to different kinds of sword depending on historical context:

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  • the long "side sword" or "rapier"[5] with a cutting edge (the Elizabethan long sword).

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Broadsword

The term "broadsword" was never used historically to describe the one-handed arming sword.[citation needed] The arming sword was wrongly labelled a broadsword by antiquarians as the medieval swords were similar in blade width to the military swords of the day (that were also sometimes labeled as broadswords) and broader than the dueling swords and ceremonial dress swords.[citation needed]

Shortswords and daggers

Knives such as the seax and other blades of similar length between 30 and 60 cm (1 and 2 ft), they are sometimes construed as swords because of their longer blades. This is especially the case for weapons from antiquity, made before the development of high quality steel that is necessary for longer swords, in particular:

  • Iron Age swords:
    • Seax, a tool and weapon, common in Northern Europe
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  • Certain Renaissance-era sidearms:
    • Baselard, a late medieval heavy dagger
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    • Dirk, the Scottish long dagger (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Hanger or wood-knife, a type of hunting sword or infantry sabre
  • Certain fascine knives:
    • Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, is a short sword designed after the Roman Script error: No such module "Lang". with a blade length around 48 cm (19 in) in length. It was also known as a Script error: No such module "Lang". (literally "cabbage cutter") in France

Edgeless and thrusting swords

The edgeless swords category comprises weapons which are related to or labelled as "swords" but do not emphasise hacking or slashing techniques or have any cutting edges whatsoever. The majority of these elongated weapons were designed for agility, precision and rapid thrusting blows to exploit gaps in the enemy's defences; the major joints of the arms, the opening in a visor. However they mainly saw prominence outside the battlefield as a duelling weapon.

Basket-hilted sword

The basket-hilted sword is a sword type of the early modern era characterised by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. In modern times, this variety of sword is also sometimes referred to as the broadsword.[37][38]

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Rapier

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The term "rapier" appeared in the English lexicon via the French Script error: No such module "Lang". which comes from the Spanish ropera; recorded for the first time in the Coplas de la panadera, by Juan de Mena, written between approximately 1445 and 1450. The Spanish term refers to a sword used with clothes (espada ropera, 'dress sword'), due to it being used as an accessory for clothing, usually for fashion and as a self-defense weapon.

Some swords categorised as rapiers are completely edgeless or have only a partially sharpened blade, however the majority have effective cutting blades.

Panzerstecher and koncerz

The Script error: No such module "Lang". ("armour stabber") is a German and East European weapon with a long, edgeless blade of square or triangular cross-section for penetrating armour.[39][40][41] Early models were either two-handers or "hand-and-a-half" hilted,[42] while later 16th and 17th century models (also known as koncerz) were one-handed and used by cavalry.[43]

Tuck and verdun

The "tuck" (French Script error: No such module "Lang"., Italian Script error: No such module "Lang".)[citation needed] is an edgeless blade of square or triangular cross-section used for thrusting.[citation needed] In French, Script error: No such module "Lang". also means thrust or point; and Script error: No such module "Lang". means thrust and cut.[citation needed]

The tuck may also get its name from the verb "to tuck" which means "to shorten".[citation needed]

Small-sword

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The small sword or smallsword (also court sword or dress sword, Template:Langx)[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 18th century.[citation needed] It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe.[citation needed] The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the Épée de Combat from which the Épée developed[44] and its method of use—as typified in the works of such authors as Sieur de Liancour, Domenico Angelo, Monsieur J. Olivier, and Monsieur L'Abbat—developed into the techniques of the French classical school of fencing.[citation needed] Small swords were also used as status symbols and fashion accessories; for most of the 18th century anyone, civilian or military, with pretensions to gentlemanly status would have worn a small sword on a daily basis.[citation needed]

Single-edge and curved swords

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These are single-cutting edged, usually thick or curved construction bladed swords, typically designed for stonger slashing, chopping, severing limbs, tripping or broad sweeping techniques; but were often very poorly designed for stabbing. Swordsmen were trained to use the bladed side in circumventing an opponent's protected flank (known as "curve into the guard"), and the dulled side for defensive and blocking techniques. The curve automatically makes a swing draw an arc making it much easier to slash.

Backsword

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The backsword was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword, typically for military use. This type of sword had a thickened back to the blade (opposite the cutting edge), which gave the blade strength. The backsword blade was cheaper to manufacture than a two-edged blade. This type of sword was first developed in Europe in the 15th century and reflected the emergence of asymmetric guards, which made a two-edged blade somewhat redundant. The backsword reached its greatest use in the 17th and 18th century when many cavalry swords, such as the British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword, were of this form.

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Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Script error: No such module "Lang". are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the dao is considered one of the four traditional weapons, along with the Script error: No such module "Lang". (stick or staff), Script error: No such module "Lang". (spear), and the Script error: No such module "Lang". (sword). It is considered "The General of All Weapons".

Hook sword

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Unlike the Script error: No such module "Lang"., which is a thrusting weapon, the Script error: No such module "Lang". was a hacking weapon in the form of a thick, curved single edged iron sword. In Athenian art, Spartan hoplites were often depicted using a Script error: No such module "Lang". instead of the Script error: No such module "Lang"., as the Script error: No such module "Lang". was seen as a quintessential "villain" weapon in Greek eyes.[45]

Khopesh

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The khopesh is an ancient Egyptian curved short sword with a overall length of approx. 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in) and was typically made of bronze or iron.

Katana

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Hanger

The hanger (obs. whinyard, whinger, cuttoe), wood-knife, or hunting sword is a long knife or short sword that hangs from the belt and was popular as both a hunting tool and weapon of war.[49][50]

Falchion and cutlass

The falchion (French Script error: No such module "Lang".,[51] Spanish Script error: No such module "Lang".) proper is a wide straight-bladed but curved edged hanger or long knife.[52] The term 'falchion' may also refer to the early cutlass.

The cutlass or curtal-axe also known as a falchion (French Script error: No such module "Lang".; Italian Script error: No such module "Lang".; German Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a broad-bladed curved hanger or long knife. In later usage, 'cutlass' referred to the short naval boarding sabre.[citation needed]

Sabre

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The British sabre, American saber, French Script error: No such module "Lang"., Spanish Script error: No such module "Lang"., Italian Script error: No such module "Lang"., German Script error: No such module "Lang"., Russian Script error: No such module "Lang"., Hungarian Script error: No such module "Lang"., Polish Script error: No such module "Lang"., and Ukrainian Script error: No such module "Lang". is a single-edged curved bladed cavalry sword.[53]

Scimitar

The scimitar (French Script error: No such module "Lang"., Italian Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a type of saber that came to refer in general to any sabre used by the Turks or Ottomans (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Persians (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and more specifically the Script error: No such module "Lang".[54] (Albanian and Greek mercenaries who fought in the French-Italian Wars and were employed throughout Western Europe).[55][56] The scimitar proper was the Script error: No such module "Lang". saber,[57][58] and the term was introduced into France by Philippe de Commines (1447 – 18 October 1511) as Script error: No such module "Lang".,[59] Italy (especially the Venetian Republic who hired the Script error: No such module "Lang". as mercenaries) as Script error: No such module "Lang"., and England as cimeter or scimitar via the French and Italian terms.

See also

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