- 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...
-
hands gripping the blade, and
hitting the
opponent with the
pommel or
crossguard. This
technique allows the
swordsman to
essentially use the
sword as a...
- 1600 BC. The
later Iron Age
sword remained fairly short and
without a
crossguard. The spatha, as it
developed in the Late
Roman army,
became the predecessor...
- However, in
common usage, the term
refers to any
large sheath knife with a
crossguard and a clip point. The
knife pattern is
still po****r with collectors;...
-
either of two
transverse projections forming a
simple crossguard of a sword, or the
crossguard as a whole.
Quillon may also
refer to: Quillón, a commune...
- and
later the sabre, and in
other versions more like a
machete with a
crossguard. The
blade designs of
falchions varied widely across the
continent and...
- bayonet,
consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The
guard may
contain a
crossguard or quillons. A t****el or
sword knot may be
attached to the
guard or pommel...
- give the
appearance of a
single weapon. The
butterfly sword has a
small crossguard to
protect the
hands of the wielder,
similar to that of a sai,
which can...
- it came to
refer to a
large Scottish type of
longsword with a V–shaped
crossguard.
Historical terminology overlaps with that
applied to the Zweihänder sword...
- It is
classified as a type XII
sword with a type I
pommel and a type 6
crossguard according to the
Oakeshott typology,
although the
blade may have changed...
