From Encyclopedia
- Great-Sword
- Infantry sword with a form of a longsword. Had to be used with both hands. Blade was flat and wide, hexagonal and…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Tang
- The continuing, hidden part of a blade inside a handle. May be of a different temper than the blade. Sword may have full or…
- Tabard
- Similar to a surcoat. Made from front and back parts laced together. Could be tightened or left loose.
