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Claidheamh da laimh, highland sword [1] (European) Claymore, Scottish Gaelic for "great sword" (Scottish, European) Dadao (Chinese) Executioner's sword, heading sword, sword of justice (European) Flame-bladed sword, flambard, flammard, flammenschwert (European) Katana (Japanese) Longsword, bastard sword, espée bastarde, hand and a half sword ...
Compendium of Modern Firearms, written by Kevin Dockery, was published as the first manual released in a series intended to focus on the use of modern paramilitary topics in role-playing games. [1] The book examines dozens of late 20th-century firearms, detailing the physical appearance, intended use, statistics, probability charts for accuracy ...
The wakizashi was one of several short swords available for use by samurai including the yoroi tōshi, and the chisa-katana. The term wakizashi did not originally specify swords of any official blade length [10] and was an abbreviation of wakizashi no katana ("sword thrust at one's side"); the term was applied to companion swords of all sizes. [11]
The formation of the English word "swordsman" is parallel to the Latin word gladiator, [1] a term for the professional fighters who fought against each other and a variety of other foes for the entertainment of spectators in the Roman Empire. The word gladiator itself comes from the Latin word gladius, which is a type of sword. [1]
Marine NCO swords feature a cast-brass hilt with a half-basket guard; leather-wrapped grip bound with twisted brass wire; a slightly curved, single-edged blade with a wide central fuller and short false edge; and a black-leather scabbard with two brass mounts, including an upper mount with a stud for carrying in a leather belt frog, and a brass ...
Kendo (Japanese: 剣道, Hepburn: Kendō, lit. ' sword way ' or ' sword path ' or ' way of the sword ') [1] is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor (). [2]
After using two long swords proficiently enough, mastery of a long sword, and a "companion sword", most likely a wakizashi, will be much increased: "When you become used to wielding the long sword, you will gain the power of the Way and wield the sword well." In short, it could be seen, from the excerpts from The Book of Five Rings, that real ...
That June, Army Order 68 prohibited the carrying of swords by infantry on the battlefields of the European theatre of the war, in an effort to prevent officers making themselves conspicuous to the enemy; however, at least one sword was carried in the assault on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in June 1916. [2]