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  2. Executioner's sword - Wikipedia

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    Executioner's sword (16th century) A decapitation scene as shown in Cosmographia universalis of Sebastian Münster (1552). An executioner's sword is a sword designed specifically for decapitation of condemned criminals (as opposed to combat). These swords were intended for two-handed use, but were lacking a point, so that their overall blade ...

  3. Guillotine - Wikipedia

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    The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1789 and 1821. A guillotine (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ə t iː n / GHIL-ə-teen / ˌ ɡ ɪ l ə ˈ t iː n / GHIL-ə-TEEN / ˈ ɡ i j ə t i n / GHEE-yə-teen) [1] is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled ...

  4. List of methods of capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Used at various points in history in many countries. One of the most famous methods was the guillotine. Now only used in Saudi Arabia with a sword. Stoning: The victim is battered by stones thrown by a group of people, with the injuries leading to death.

  5. Category:Edged and bladed weapons - Wikipedia

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  6. Halifax Gibbet - Wikipedia

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    A replica of the Halifax Gibbet on its original site, 2008, with St Mary's Catholic church, Gibbet Street, in the background. The Halifax Gibbet / ˈ h æ l ɪ f æ k s ˈ dʒ ɪ b ɪ t / was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

  7. Talk:Zabuza Momochi - Wikipedia

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    Zabuza's sword isn't one a real ninja would carry around. It actually looks alot like a ZWYHONDER a German sword used for chopping off legs of hourses. Also, if the sword really is a zwyhonder, then why would he carry it around in a timeframe like Naruto's?

  8. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin - Wikipedia

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    Proposing a painless method for executions, inspiring the guillotine Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ( French: [ʒozɛf iɲas ɡijɔtɛ̃] )(28 May 1738 – 26 March 1814) was a French physician , politician , and freemason who proposed on 10 October 1789 the use of a device to carry out executions in France , as a less painful method of execution than ...

  9. Naruto: Shippuden season 6 - Wikipedia

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    Suigetsu responds that he would gladly give them, on condition that he helps him find Zabuza's sword. They fail to find the blade at his grave but learn that it is in the possession of a man named Tenzen Daikoku. Sasuke uses Tenzen's guarded fortress to test Suigetsu's combat abilities, and Suigetsu gets the blade without much effort.