From Encyclopedia
- Fingering
- Wraping index finger around sword’s ricasso to give it a greater tip control.
- Gorget
- Also called a collar. Close-fitting plate protecting the neck, throat, and upper chest.
- Quillions
- Special (Renaissance) term for two straight or curved cross-guards (front and back). Called just cross or guard when on Medieval …
- 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…
