From Encyclopedia
- Buffe
- See bevor and falling buffe.
- Grip
- The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
- Main-gauche
- Left-handed, parrying dagger used along with a rapier.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.