Types of swords
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This is a list of types of sword
s.
The term sword is here used in a narrow sense. This is not a general list of bladed weapons and does not include the machete
or similar "sword-like" weapons.
A sword in the narrow sense is a straight, double-edged bladed weapon designed for both cutting and thrusting.
Single-edged sabre
, scimitar
or backsword
types of weapon are listed in cases where they are often referred to as "swords" in common usage.
, Persia and Mughal India, were influenced by the saif or "scimitar
" type of single-edged curved sword.
Via the Mameluke sword
this also gave rise to the European cavalry sabre
.
Conversely, the term for the western sword in Arabic was firangi
(i.e. "Frankish").
Terms for the "scimitar" curved sword:
Japan
Korea
,
there are is also an autochthonous sword of the straight form in India, known as the Khanda
.
Swords and knives found in Southeast Asia are influenced by Indian, Far Eastern (Chinese) as well as Near Eastern (Muslim) and European (Spanish) forms.
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
s.
The term sword is here used in a narrow sense. This is not a general list of bladed weapons and does not include the machete
Machete
The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...
or similar "sword-like" weapons.
A sword in the narrow sense is a straight, double-edged bladed weapon designed for both cutting and thrusting.
Single-edged sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
, scimitar
Scimitar
A scimitar is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in Southwest Asia .The Arabic term saif translates to "sword" in general, but is normally taken to refer to the scimitar type of curved backsword in particular.The curved sword or "scimitar" was widespread throughout the Muslim...
or backsword
Backsword
A backsword is a sword with a blade on one edge, or an "edge-and-a-quarter." The back of the sword is often the thickest part of the blade and acts to support and strengthen it....
types of weapon are listed in cases where they are often referred to as "swords" in common usage.
Early history
- Bronze Age swordBronze Age swordBronze Age swords appear from around the 17th century BC, in the Black Sea region and the Aegean, evolving out of the dagger. They are replaced by the Iron Age sword during the early part of the 1st millennium BC....
- Iron Age swordIron Age swordSwords made of iron appear from the Early Iron Age , but do not become widespread before the 8th century BC....
- Xiphos (Greek term for the Iron Age sword)
- Asi (Sanskrit term for the Iron Age sword)
- MakhairaMakhairaMakhaira is a term used by modern scholars to describe a type of ancient bladed weapon, generally a large knife with a slight backwards curve...
(Ancient Greek sabre) - FalcataFalcataThe falcata is a type of sword typical of the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula , similar to Greek kopis or Nepalese kukri.-Name:...
/KopisKopisThe kopis was a sword with a forward-curving blade, primarily used as a tool for cutting meat, for slaughter and animal sacrifice, but also as a weapon....
(swords with forward-curving blade) - Celtic sword
- AcinacesAcinacesThe acinaces, also spelled akinakes or akinaka is a type of dagger or short sword used mainly in the first millennium BC in the eastern Mediterranean region, especially by the Medes, Scythians and Persians, then by the Greeks.The acinaces is of Scythian origin, but was made famous by the...
(Persian short sword)
- HarpeHarpeThe harpē was a type of sword mentioned in Ancient Greek and Latin sources, almost always in mythological contexts. Most notably it was the sword used by Perseus to decapitate the Medusa, and by Cronus to castrate his father Uranus...
(Greek mythology)
Middle Ages
- Viking swordViking swordThe Viking sword is a form of spatha, evolving out of the Migration Period sword in the 8th century, and evolving into the classical knightly sword in the 11th century with the emergence of larger crossguards...
(early medieval spatha) - Arming swordArming swordThe arming sword is the single handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages, in common use between ca. 1000 and 1500, possibly remaining in rare use into the 16th century...
(high medieval knightly sword) - LongswordLongswordThe longsword is a type of European sword designed for two-handed use, current during the late medieval and Renaissance periods, approximately 1350 to 1550 .Longswords have long cruciform hilts with grips over 10 to 15 cm length The longsword (of which stems the variation called the bastard...
(late medieval)- EstocEstocThe French estoc or English "tuck" was a variation of the longsword focused intensely on fighting against mail or plate armour. It was long, straight and stiff, with a diamond or triangular cross-section. An estoc had no cutting edge, just a point. Examples from Poland are more than long, with a...
(thrust-oriented) - two-handed claymoreClaymoreThe term claymore refers to the Scottish variant of the late medieval longsword, two-handed swords with a cross hilt, of which the guards were in use during the 15th and 16th centuries.-Terminology:...
(late medieval Scottish)
- Estoc
- CurtanaCurtanaCurtana, also Cortana or Courtain, is a Latinized form of the Anglo-French curtein, from Latin curtus, 'shortened', used for a ceremonial type of sword.-Famous curtanas:For the main article see Sword of Mercy...
(a medieval term for a ceremonial sword)
Renaissance and early modern
16th to 17th centuries- Espada roperaEspada roperaThe espada ropera was a sword developed in the mid-15th century in Spain. The name referred to swords worn by civilians, as opposed for those meant for battlefield use. Compared to earlier swords, the espada ropera was lighter, thinner, and more ornate. It was first mentioned in an inventory of Don...
/spada da lato (early 16th century) - Zweihänder (16th century German)
- Flamberge
- Basket-hilted swordBasket-hilted swordThe basket-hilted sword is the name of a group of early modern sword types characterized by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages...
s- BroadswordBroadswordBroadsword may refer to:*Broadsword , a military sword used by heavy cavalry during the 17th to early 19th centuriesIn more modern times, it has also been used to refer to:...
(16th century English) - Schiavona (Italian basket-hilted sword)
- Mortuary sword (17th century cavalry basket-hilted sword)
- Basket-hilted Claymore (17th to 18th century Scottish)
- Broadsword
- BackswordBackswordA backsword is a sword with a blade on one edge, or an "edge-and-a-quarter." The back of the sword is often the thickest part of the blade and acts to support and strengthen it....
(as a term for a specific weapon type, this refers to the swords of 16th to 17th century English cavalry) - KatzbalgerKatzbalgerA Katzbalger is a short Renaissance arming sword, notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive s-shaped or figure-8 shaped guard. Measuring 75–85 cm long and weighing 1–2 kg, it was the signature blade of the Landsknecht...
(16th century German short sword) - CinquedeaCinquedeaThe cinquedea is a civilian short sword . It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries....
/Anelace (Italian short sword) - Executioner's swordExecutioner's swordAn executioner's sword is a sword designed specifically for decapitation of condemned criminals . These swords were intended for two-handed use, but were lacking a point, so that their overall length was typically that of a single-handed sword...
(16th century swords designed for executions, especially in Germany) - RapierRapierA rapier is a slender, sharply pointed sword, ideally used for thrusting attacks, used mainly in Early Modern Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.-Description:...
(17th century development of the Spanish type) - Swiss swordSchweizersäbelThe Swiss saber is a type of backsword or early sabre design that was popular in Early Modern Switzerland.Unlike the terms Swiss degen and Swiss dagger which are attested in the 16th century, Schweizersäbel is a modern term, coined by antiquarian and curator of the Swiss National Museum Eduard...
(16th and 17th centuries)
Modern
18th and 19th centuries- Smallsword (18th century)
- ColichemardeColichemardeColichemarde is a type of small sword blade that was popular from the late 17th century to the middle 18th century.-Overview:The small sword is considered to be a descendant of the "transition rapier", which itself evolved from the rapier due to the demand for a lighter sword better suited to...
- Colichemarde
- BilboBilbo (sword)The bilbo, a thrusting-sword, seems to take its name from its place of manufacture: Bilbao , famed for its sword-blades, and formerly known as Bilboa in English. Bilbos have well-tempered and flexible blades. It was very popular aboard ships, where it was used on a similar role as the cutlass was...
- SpadroonSpadroonThe Spadroon is a light sword with a straight blade of the cut and thrust type. The style became popular among military and naval officers in the 1790s, spreading from England to the United States and to France, where it was known as the épée Anglaise. Hilts were often of the beaded or "five-ball"...
- SabreSabreThe sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
(single edged weapons not usually called "swords", adopted in 18th century cavalry)- KarabelaKarabelaA karabela was a type of Polish sabre . Perhaps one of the most famous types of that type of weapons, it became highly popular in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 1670s...
- SzablaSzablaSzabla is the Polish word for sabre. It specifically refers to an Eastern European one-edged sabre-like mêlée weapon with a curved blade and, in most cases, a two-bladed tip called a feather . Initially used by light cavalry, with time it also evolved into a variety of arms used both for martial...
- Shashka
- Karabela
- Pistol swordPistol swordA pistol sword is a sword with a pistol or revolver attached, usually alongside the blade. It differs from a rifle with a bayonet in that the weapon is designed primarily for use as a sword, and the firearm component is typically considered a secondary weapon designed to be an addition to the...
(19th century novelty item) - Hunting swordHunting swordA hunting sword is a type of single-handed shortsword that dates to the 12th Century but was used during hunting parties among Europeans from the 17th to the 19th centuries. A hunting sword usually has a straight, single-edged, pointed blade typically no more than 25 inches long. This sword...
- Modern fencing (sport equipment)
- Épée
- Foil (fencing)Foil (fencing)A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
- U.S. regulation swords (sabres, and in some instances fascine knivesFascine knifeThe fascine knife was a side arm / tool issued to 17th to 19th century light infantry and artillery. It served both as a personal weapon and as a tool for cutting fascines . It could be straight or curved, double edged or single edged with a sawtoothed back...
shaped like short swords)
Near Eastern sword ("scimitar")
All of the Islamic world during the 16th to 18th century, including the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, Persia and Mughal India, were influenced by the saif or "scimitar
Scimitar
A scimitar is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in Southwest Asia .The Arabic term saif translates to "sword" in general, but is normally taken to refer to the scimitar type of curved backsword in particular.The curved sword or "scimitar" was widespread throughout the Muslim...
" type of single-edged curved sword.
Via the Mameluke sword
Mameluke Sword
A Mameluke sword is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt from whom the sword derives its name. It is related to the shamshir, which had its origins in Persia from where the style migrated to India, Egypt and North...
this also gave rise to the European cavalry sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
.
Conversely, the term for the western sword in Arabic was firangi
Firangi (sword)
The firangi derived from the Arabic term for a Western European [a "Frank"]) was an Indian sword type which used blades manufactured in Western Europe and imported by the Portuguese, or made locally in imitation of European blades.-Physical characteristics:...
(i.e. "Frankish").
Terms for the "scimitar" curved sword:
- PulwarPulwarA pulwar is a single handed curved sword from Afghanistan and neighbouring regions of Pakistan and Northwestern India.-Characteristics:...
(Afghanistan) - ShamshirShamshirA Shamshir also Shamsheer and Chimchir, is a type of sabre with a curve that is considered radical for a sword: 5 to 15 degrees from tip to tip. The name is derived from Persian شمشیر shamshīr, which means "sword"...
(Persia) - TalwarTalwarThe talwar is a type of curved sword or sabre from India and modern-day Pakistan...
(North India) - KilijKilijA kilij is a type of saber used by the Turks throughout history starting from late Hsiung-nu period to Avar Empire and Göktürk Khaganate, Uyghur Khaganate, Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and later Turkic Khanates of Central Asia...
(Turkish) - Mameluke swordMameluke SwordA Mameluke sword is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt from whom the sword derives its name. It is related to the shamshir, which had its origins in Persia from where the style migrated to India, Egypt and North...
(18th to 19th century Egyptian) - FlyssaFlyssaFlyssa is the traditional sword of the Kabyles tribe of Algeria and part of Morocco during the 19th century and earlier. These type of swords come with blades of various sizes from 12 up to 38 inches. This type of sword was used to break open mail armour, which was still worn in that part of the...
(19th century Algeria) - KaskaraKaskaraThe Kaskara was a type of broadsword characteristic of Sudan and Chad. The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip. While most surviving examples are from the 19th century, the type is believed to have originated in the 16th century, and may...
(19th century Sudan) - NimchaNimchaA Nimcha is a single-handed sword from northwestern Africa, especially Morocco, a type of scimitar or saif.These blades are usually from the late 18th century onwards and are notable for often using older blades. Many nimcha have European blades from as early as the 17th century, and from as far...
(18th century Morocco) - ShotelShotelA shotel is a curved sword originating in Abyssinia . It looks very much like the Near Eastern scimitars. The curve on the shotel's blade varies from a curve similar to the Persian shamshir, to almost a semicircular shape. The blade is flat and double-edged with a diamond cross-section...
(Ethiopian scimitar) - TakobaTakobaTakoba is the sword that is used across the western Sahel and among ethnic groups such as the Tuareg, the Hausa, the Fulani. It usually measures about one meter. Takoba blades can exhibit several notable features, including three or more hand-ground fuller grooves and a rounded point...
(Tuareg sword)
Far Eastern swords
China- JianJianThe jian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE during the Spring and Autumn Period; one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.Historical one-handed versions have blades...
(剑 pinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
jiàn)- Baguajian (八卦剑)
- DaoDao (sword)Daois a category of single-edge Chinese swords primarily used for slashing and chopping , often called a broadsword in English translation because some varieties have wide blades. In China, the dao is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the gun , qiang , and the jian , and referred...
(刀 pinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
dāo) "sabre"- BaguadaoBaguazhangBāguàzhǎng is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being Taijiquan and Xingyiquan. It is more broadly grouped as an internal practice...
(八卦刀) - Butterfly swordButterfly swordThe butterfly sword is a short dāo, or single-edged blade, originally from the South of China, though it has seen use in the North.The blade of a butterfly sword is roughly as long as a human forearm, which allows for easy concealment inside loose sleeves or boots, and allows greater...
(蝴蝶双刀) - Changdao (长刀)
- DadaoDadaoThe dadao one of the varieties of dao or Chinese saber, is also known as the Chinese great sword. Based on agricultural knives, dadao have broad blades generally between two and three feet long, long hilts meant for "hand and a half" or two-handed use, and generally a weight-forward balance...
(大刀) - Errenduo (二人夺)
- HudieshuangdaoButterfly swordThe butterfly sword is a short dāo, or single-edged blade, originally from the South of China, though it has seen use in the North.The blade of a butterfly sword is roughly as long as a human forearm, which allows for easy concealment inside loose sleeves or boots, and allows greater...
(蝴蝶双刀) - Kaishandao (开山刀)
- LiuyedaoLiuyedaoThe Liuyedao , is a type of dao that was commonly used as a military sidearm for both cavalry and infantry during the Ming and Qing dynasties. This weapon features a moderate curve along the length of the blade. This reduces thrusting ability while increasing the power of cuts and slashes....
(柳叶刀) - Mazhadao (麻扎刀)
- PiandaoPiandaoThe Piandao is a type of Chinese sabre used during the late Ming Dynasty. A deeply curved dao meant for slashing and draw-cutting, it bore a strong resemblance to the shamshir and scimitar. A fairly uncommon weapon, it was generally used by skirmishers in conjunction with a shield....
(片刀) - Taijidao (太极刀)
- Miao daoMiao daoThe Miao Dao is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber of the Republican era, with a narrow blade of up to 1.2 meters or more and a long hilt. The name means "sprout saber", presumably referring to a likeness between the weapon and a newly sprouted plant...
(苗刀) - NandaoNandaoNandao is a kind of sword that is nowadays used mostly in contemporary Chinese wushu exercises and forms. It is the southern variation of the "northern broadsword", or Beidao. Its blade bears some resemblance to the butterfly sword, also a southern Chinese single-bladed weapon; the main difference...
(南刀) - Wodao (倭刀)
- Xuehuadao (雪花刀)
- YanmaodaoYanmaodaoThe Yanmaodao is a type of dao used as a standard military weapon during the Ming Dynasty and middle Qing Dynasty . The blade is straight until the curve begins around the center of percussion along the last 1/4 or so of the blade approaching the tip...
(雁翎刀) - Yutoudao (鱼头刀)
- ZhanmadaoZhanmadaoThe zhanmadao was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword of the Song Dynasty.- General characteristics :The zhanmadao is a sabre with a single long broad blade, and a long handle suitable for two-handed use....
(斩马刀)
- Baguadao
- Hook swordHook swordThe Hook Sword, Fu Tao or Shuang Gou also known as Hu Tou Gou is an exotic Chinese weapon traditionally associated with Northern styles of Chinese martial arts, but now often practiced by Southern styles as well.-Background:...
(钩)
Japan
- Nihonto (日本刀)
- BokkenBokkenA bokken , "wood", and ken, "sword") , is a Japanese wooden sword used for training. It is usually the size and shape of a katana, but is sometimes shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tantō...
(木剣) - Chisakatana
- ChokutōChokutoThe is a type of Japanese sword that dates back to pre-Heian times. Chokutō were made in later periods, but usually as temple offering swords. Chokutō were straight and single-edged hacking swords. That chokutō's design was originally imported to Japan from China, though seemingly most often...
(直刀) - HachiwaraHachiwaraThe , meaning 'helmet breaker' or 'skull breaker' was a type of knife-shaped weapon, resembling a jutte in many respects. This weapon was carried as a side-arm by the Samurai class of feudal Japan.-Types:...
（鉢割） - IaitōIaitois the name given by practitioners of iaido to , literally meaning "mock" or "imitation sword", an imitation katana used for practicing some Japanese sword arts. A real or "live" Japanese sword is often called a shinken.-Materials and manufacture:...
(居合刀) - Jintachi
- KatanaKatanaA Japanese sword, or , is one of the traditional bladed weapons of Japan. There are several types of Japanese swords, according to size, field of application and method of manufacture.-Description:...
(刀; かたな) - KodachiKodachiA , literally translating into "small or short tachi ", is a Japanese sword that is too long to be considered a dagger but too short to be a long sword...
(小太刀) - NagamakiNagamakiThe nagamaki is a Japanese pole weapon with a long and heavy blade with an equally long hilt, used by the samurai warriors of medieval Japan. The nagamaki is very much like the Japanese naginata or a glaive.-History:...
(長巻) - NodachiNodachiA nodachi is a large two-handed Japanese sword. Some have suggested that the meaning of "nodachi" is roughly the same as ōdachi meaning "large/great sword". A confusion between the terms has nearly synonymized "nodachi" with the very large "ōdachi"...
(野太刀) - ŌdachiOdachiAn , was a type of long Japanese sword. The term nodachi, or "field sword", which refers to a different type of sword, is often mistakenly used in place of ōdachi. It is historically known as ōtachi....
(大太刀) - Ōkatana
- ShinaiShinaiis a weapon used for practice and competition in kendo representing a Japanese sword. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from kendo shinai, and represented with different characters....
(竹刀) - ShinkenShinkenis a Japanese term used to describe a Japanese sword that is sharp and used for real cutting or combat, as opposed to those that are blunted for other types of practice. Today, they are primarily used for high level iaido and/or tameshigiri practice. Unlike an iaito or mogito , a shinken has a...
(真剣) - Shikomizue
- TachiTachiThe is one type of traditional Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.-History and description:With a few exceptions katana and tachi can be distinguished from each other if signed, by the location of the signature on the tang...
(太刀; たち) - TsurugiTsurugi"Tsurugi" is a Japanese word used to refer to any type of broadsword, or those akin to the Chinese . The word is used in the West to refer to a specific type of Japanese straight, double-edged sword no longer in common use.-Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi:...
- WakizashiWakizashiThe is one of the traditional Japanese swords worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan.-Description:...
(脇差; わきざし)
- Bokken
- DōtanukiDotanukiDōtanuki is a name assumed by a number of Japanese swordsmiths from the Eiroku period onwards, originally named for their place of origin in Kikuchi, old Higo province...
- UchigatanaUchigatanaThe is one type type of traditional Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi.-History:...
Korea
- HwandudaedoHwandudaedoThe Hwandudaedo is a type of ancient Korean sword from the Three Kingdoms of Korea era The Hwandudaedo, a type of Sohwandudaedo, were decorated swords first seen in the south with a folded blade and a ring pommel...
(환두대도; 环首大刀) - SaingeomSaingeomThe saingeom is a type of Joseon-era sword from Western Korea fairly common in the Ai-Ching province. It has a 90 centimeter blade, produced primarily by molding rather than hammering....
(사인검)
South and Southeast Asia
While the scimitar also spread to North India in the form of the TalwarTalwar
The talwar is a type of curved sword or sabre from India and modern-day Pakistan...
,
there are is also an autochthonous sword of the straight form in India, known as the Khanda
Khanda (sword)
The blade is usually broad and quite heavy and broadens from the hilt to the tip. The blade transforms into tip rather abruptly. The hilt has a small metal spike coming out in the opposite direction typical of the khanda...
.
- Pata (gauntlet-sword)
- KastaneKastaneKastane is a short curved single-edged sword of Sri Lanka.Kastanes often have elaborate hilts, especially shaped as lion heads.They first arise in the Kandyan Kingdom , likely inspired by the Portuguese period in Ceylon and as such in origin imitations of European Renaissance weapons.This type...
(Sri Lankan)
Swords and knives found in Southeast Asia are influenced by Indian, Far Eastern (Chinese) as well as Near Eastern (Muslim) and European (Spanish) forms.
- DhaDha (sword)Dha is the Burmese word for "knife." The term dha is conventionally used refer to a wide variety of knives and swords used by many people across Indochina, especially present-day Myanmar , Thailand, Yunnan, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.-Origins:The broad use and diffusion of the dha across Southeast...
: single-edged Buremese sword, perhaps influenced by the Chinese Dao - KalisKalisA kalis is a type of double-edged Filipino sword, often with a "wavy" section, similar to a kris. Unlike the kris, the Kalis's double-edged blade can be used for both cutting and thrusting....
: double-edged "wavy" Filipino sword, similar to the KrisKrisThe kris or keris is an asymmetrical dagger or sword nowadays most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia, but also indigenous to Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Brunei. It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade , but many have...
dagger - KampilanKampilanThe kampílan is a type of single-edged long sword of the Filipino people. Being ancient origin, it has been used in the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon for centuries, used for head-chopping....
: large single-edged Filipino sword - KlewangKlewangThe klewang is a traditional single-edged sword from Indonesia. In size, weight and shape it is halfway between the golok and the kampilan. The style of the klewang differs between the various cultures of Indonesia; there are straight bladed types, but most are curved.During the Aceh War the...
: single-edged Indonesian sword similar to the Filipino Kampilan - KrabiKrabi (sword)The krabi is a type of single-edged curved sword used in Thailand. Though used throughout many parts of Southeast Asian culture, this weapon was mainly adapted for the Thai martial art of Krabi Krabong, in which the Krabi can be used either by itself, or dual wielded....
: Thai sabre used in Krabi krabongKrabi KrabongKrabi krabong is a weapon-based martial art from Thailand. It is closely related to other Southeast Asian fighting styles such as Indonesian-Malay silat, Burmese banshay and the armed component of Cambodian bokator...
See also
- Two-handed swordTwo-handed swordA two-handed sword, used as a general term, is any large sword designed to be used primarily with two hands:* the European longsword, popular in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance....
(disambiguation) - Longsword (disambiguation)
- Great sword (disambiguation)
- ShortswordShortswordShortsword may refer to a number of weapons intermediate between the sword and the dagger*short Iron Age swords**Gladius, an early ancient Roman sword **Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand sword used by the ancient Greeks...
(disambiguation) - List of daggers
- List of bladed weapons