Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Spatha
Long cavalry sword.
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- Bastard sword
- Longsword with a longer handle so it can be held by one or two hands. The blade is usually narrowly pointed and quite slender or…
- Buffe
- See bevor and falling buffe.
- Basilard
- Two-edged dagger with a long blade. Used in the late Middle Ages. Usually worn with ordinary clothes as well as with …
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
