Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hilt

The lower part of a sword. Consists of a cross-guard, handle/grip, and a pommel. Medieval swords are most likely to have a straight cross or a cruciform hilt.

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Cudgel
See Waster.
Ricasso
The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
Steel
An alloy of wrought iron and carbon, capable of being hardened by heating and then quenching (rapid cooling) in water. This hardening process could…
Herebra
Phoenician sword with a double-edged, leaf-shaped blade OR straight-bladed Bornean sword with a guardless wooden hilt.
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