Also known as cross-guard, quillons
thumb|Closeup of a sword, with a box highlighting the crossguard area|400px|right A sword's crossguard or cross-guard is a bar between the blade and hilt, essentially perpendicular to them, intended to protect the wielder's hand and fingers from opponents' weapons as well as from their own blade. Each of the individual bars on either side is known as a quillon or quillion.
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