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George Bell. "
Backswords".
Oxford Journal. 29 May 1784. p. 2.
Retrieved 17
September 2021 – via
British Newspaper Archive.
Backswords at Stow-on-the-Wold...
- and a
thickened back are
called backswords.
Various forms of basket-hilt were
mounted on both
broadsword and
backsword blades. One of the
weapon types...
- guns and
almost 2,500
backswords. By 1830, the
armory achieved the
desired annual output of 25,000 long guns and 5,000
backswords.
Starting in the 1830s...
-
stick as its weapon. It
began as a way of
training soldiers in the use of
backswords (such as the
sabre or the cutl****).
Canne de combat, a
French form of...
-
automatically makes a
swing draw an arc
making it much
easier to slash. The
backsword was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword,
typically for
military use...
- the
influence of the
szabla type
ultimately derived from
these medieval backswords. The
adoption of the term is
connected to the
employment of Hungarian...
- Weapon.
Singlestick was
developed as a
method of
training in the use of
backswords such as the
cavalry sabre and
naval cutl****. It was a po****r pastime...
-
specific types with the term 'sword'
covering them all. For example, the
backsword may be so
called because it is single-edged but the
falchion which is...
-
Backswords,
inlaid with turquoise. Russia, 17th century...
- Batchelors," and he
offered prizes "to be shot for, wrestled, pla**** at
backswords, & Run for by
Horse and foott."
Horse racing was the main event. The typical...
