sword
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A sword is a long-bladed weapon designed for cutting or thrusting, as exemplified by historical examples like the Swiss longsword from the 15th or 16th century. Swords have been significant throughout history as weapons used in warfare and combat, and they remain important to study for understanding military technology and historical cultures.
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- History
- Prehistory and antiquity
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Indian antiquity
- Greco-Roman antiquity
- Persian antiquity
- Chinese antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Europe
- Early and High Middle Ages
- Late Middle Ages
- Middle East
- Africa
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Pre-Columbian Americas
- Pacific Islands
- Early modern history
- Military sword
- Duelling sword
- Late modern history
- Military sidearm
- Ceremonial use
- Civilian officials and police
- Religious
- Sword replicas
- Morphology
- Blade
- Hilt
- Sword scabbards and suspension
- Typology
- Single vs. double-edged
- ''Jian''
- ''Kirpan''
- ''Churika''
- Backsword and falchion
- Single vs. two-handed use
- Two-handed
- Hand and a half sword
- Laws on carrying a sword
- In fiction
- See also
- References
- Explanatory footnotes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=0.55|Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than that of a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region.