Sword Terminology
Grip: The part of the hilt actually grasped by the hand. It may be wood with a plain surface or wrapped in leather, or it may be bone, ivory or other decorative material. Early swords frequently have a plain steel grip.
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Sword Terminology Scabbard: A sheath to protect the blade. In the eighteenth century and earlier the scabbard was frequently made of leather with metal fittings; beginning in the nineteenth century scabbards began to be made entirely of metal. Sword Terminology Hilt: The upper portion of the sword, including the pommel, grip and guard. Sword Terminology Pommel: The top end of the sword’s hilt. It serves as means to secure the blade to the hilt and to provide a counterbalance for the sword. It may be a simple ball form or an elaborate figural form or an animal or human head, or other motif, as the weapon’s designer may decide. Sword Terminology Back: On single-edged swords the back is the opposite side of the edge. It may be quite thick to provide strength or it may be thin. There is no back on a double-edged sword. Sword Terminology Edge: The sharpened portion of the blade, typically the first third of the blade rising from the tip. Sword Terminology Tang: The part of the blade extending through the grip and secured to the pommel attaching the hilt to the blade. Sword Terminology Blade: The “business” end of the sword. It may be double or single edged, curved or straight. Sword Terminology Guard: The part of the sword’s hilt which protects the user’s hand from the blow of another sword. It may be a single strip of metal, a “basket” of several metal strips, a solid metal cup-form shield, or solid cross bar to prevent the attacker’s sword from sliding down the user’s blade and onto his hand. Gunpowder Cans of the E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company Gunpowder cans and kegs produced by E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company represent products from the oldest gunpowder manufacturer in America. There are a greater variety of cans produced by this company than any other; consequently they have become very desirable to collectors. Prices of these cans have risen dramatically, with the rarer examples becoming very difficult to find. courtesy Early American History [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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