Shortsword

Shortsword

Shortsword may refer to:

*Arming sword, a single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages
*Baselard, a historical Swiss blade weapon with a crescent-shaped pommel and crossguard
*Cinquedea, a civilian short sword (or long dagger)
*Gladius, an early ancient Roman sword
*Katzbalger, a short Renaissance arming sword
*Kodachi, a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger
*Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, a shortsword of about 25 inches in length
*Tantō, a common Japanese knife or dagger
*Wakizashi, a traditional Japanese sword with a shōtō blade between 30 and 60 cm
*Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand sword used by the ancient Greeks

ee also

*Broadsword (disambiguation)
*Longsword (disambiguation)


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