A backsword is a type of sword characterised by having a single-edged blade and a hilt with a single-handed grip. It is so called because the triangular...

stick as its weapon. It began as a way of training soldiers in the use of backswords (such as the sabre or the cutlass). Canne de combat, a French form of...

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...

of North Caucasian sabre; a single-edged, single-handed, and guardless backsword. The comparatively subtle curve of a shashka blade puts the weapon midway...

trained to use the dulled side for defensive and blocking techniques. The backsword was a single-edged, straight-bladed sword, typically for military use...

38 in), straight blade of either broadsword (two edged) or, more commonly, backsword (single edged) form. The blade often incorporated one, two, or three fullers...

A sabre (French: [ˈsabʁ], or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern...

cutting edge, such as: Akrafena Alamang Amanremu Aruval Ayudha katti Backsword Balato (sword) Bangkung Banyal Barong (sword) Batangas (sword) Bicuco...

ring-pommel backsword (環首刀) also became widespread as a weapon of cavalry warfare during the Han era. Being single-edged, the backsword had the advantage...

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...