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Edged Weapon
An edged weapon, or bladed weapon, is a hand-to-hand combat weapon with a cutting edge. Bladed weapons include swords, daggers, knives, and bayonets. Edged weapons are used to cut, hack, or slash; some edged weapons (such as many kinds of swords) may also permit thrusting and stabbing. Edged weapons contrast with blunt weapons such as maces, and with pointed weapons such as spears. Many edged agricultural tools such as machetes, hatchets, axes, sickles, sling blades, and scythes, have been used as improvised weapons by peasantry, militia, or irregular forces – particularly as an expedient for defence. Edged weapons and blades, as well as other cold weapons, are associated with the premodern age but continue to be used in modern armies. Combat knives and knife bayonets are used for close combat or stealth operations and are issued as a secondary or sidearm. Modern bayonets are often intended to be used in a dual role as both a combat knife and knife bayonet. Improvised edged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swords In Great Hall (8594556211)
A sword is an edged and bladed weapons, edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region. Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age, evolving from the dagger; the Bronze Age sword, earliest specimens date to about 1600 BC. The later Iron Age sword remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The spatha, as it developed in the Late Roman army, became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the Migration Period sword, and only in the High Middle Ages, developed into the classical Knightly sword, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irregular Forces
Irregular military is any military component distinct from a country's regular armed forces, representing non-standard militant elements outside of conventional governmental backing. Irregular elements can consist of militias, private armies, mercenaries, or other non-state actors, though no single definition exists beyond exclusion from national service. Without standard military unit organization, various more general names are often used; such organizations may be called a ''troop'', ''group'', ''unit'', ''column'', ''band'', or ''force''. Irregulars are soldiers or warriors that are members of these organizations, or are members of special military units that employ irregular military tactics. This also applies to irregular infantry and irregular cavalry units. Irregular warfare is warfare employing the tactics commonly used by irregular military organizations. This often overlaps with asymmetrical warfare, avoiding large-scale combat and focusing on small, stealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Martial Arts Weapons
Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them. By weapon type Handheld weapons * Bladed weapons **Swords: see Types of swords ** Knives **Daggers: see List of daggers ** Axe ** Sickle ** Kama **War hammer * Polearms ** Halberd ** Spear ** Guandao ** War scythe * Blunt weapons **Clubs/ Mace/ Baton ** Stick/ Staff/Sjambok ** Tonfa/ (side handled) baton ** Knuckleduster Projectile weapons * Bow and arrow * Crossbow * Bullet-shooting crossbow * Slingshot * Slings * Boomerang * Blowgun * Shuriken * Chakram * Firearm * Taser * Ballistic knife Flexible weapons * Chain weapons * Whips * Ropes * Tabak-Toyok * Slapjack * Nunchaku * Jōhyō Defensive weapons * List of defensive weapons ** Pepper spray ** Armours *** Shields By martial arts tradition * Eskrima * Kendo * Pencak Silat: Weapons of pencak silat * Kalarippayattu *Swordsmanship: ** Chinese swordsmanship ** Japanese swordsmanship * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Medieval Weapons
This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period. Handheld weapons * Battle axe * Bec de corbin * Bludgeon * Club * Flail * Flanged mace * Horseman's pick * Mace * Morning star * Quarterstaff * Shestopyor, Pernach * War hammer Swords and bladed weapons Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. * Arming sword * Dagger * Estoc * Falchion * Katana * Knife * Longsword * Messer * Rapier * Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period) * Shortsword * Ulfberht (Frankish) *Scythe * War scythe * Poleaxe * Spear * Scimitar Projectile weapons * Bows ** English Longbow *** Daikyu *** English longbow *** Welsh longbow ** Recurved bows *** Hungarian bow *** Perso-Parthian bow ** Short bows and reflex bows *** Gungdo *** Hankyu *** Mongol bow *** Turkish bow ** Crossbows *** Arbalest *** Crossbow * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Swords
Lists of swords: * List of historical swords * List of Japanese swords ** List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) ** List of Wazamono * List of mythological swords * List of fictional swords * List of types of swords * Classification of swords {{DEFAULTSORT:Swords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Premodern Combat Weapons
This is a list of notable types of weapons that were used in warfare, and more broadly in combat, prior to the advent of the early modern period, i.e., approximately prior to the start of the 16th century. It therefore excludes objects that may be broadly understood as weapons but are not combat weapons, such as ceremonial weapons and ritual tools shaped or conceptualized as weapons, hunting weapons, and other items that may be perceived as weapons but for which there is no historical evidence of their use in combat during the relevant period. The entries are grouped according to their uses, with similar weapons categorized together. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons that fill within this period are also included. Hand-to-hand combat Hand or fist weapons and fans Single-handed weapons not resembling a straight dagger blade, usually wielded without wrist action; of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entrenching Tool
An entrenching tool (UK), intrenching tool (US), E-tool, or trenching tool is a digging tool used by military forces for a variety of military purposes. Survivalists, campers, hikers, and other outdoors groups have found it to be indispensable in field use. Modern entrenching tools are usually collapsible and made using steel, aluminum, or other light metals. History and development Entrenching tools go back at least to the times of the Roman Legions, Roman Legion who used a type of mattock known as a dolabra. Julius Caesar, as well as other ancient writers, documented the use of spade, spades and other digging implements as important tools of war. The Roman Legion when on the march would dig a ditch and rampart (fortification), rampart fortified with mobile Sudis (stake), stakes around their camps every night where established camps were not available. Siege tactics throughout history required the digging of fortifications and often mining of walls was attempted, where sappin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trench Warfare
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising Trench#Military engineering, military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. It became archetypically associated with World War I (1914–1918), when the Race to the Sea rapidly expanded trench use on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front starting in September 1914.. Trench warfare proliferated when a Weapons of World War I, revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility (military), mobility, resulting in a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. On the Western Front in 1914–1918, both sides constructed elaborate trench, underground, and dugout (shelter), dugout systems opposing each other along a front (military), front, protected from assault by barbed wire. The area between opposing trench lines (known as "no man's land") was fully exposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knife Bayonet
A knife bayonet is a knife which can be used both as a bayonet, combat knife, or utility knife as a cutting and thrusting tool or weapon. The knife bayonet became the almost universal form of bayonet in the 20th century due to its versatility and effectiveness. Spike bayonets proved useless when separated from the rifle and ineffective in trench warfare; and while versatile, sword bayonets proved to be impractical weapons in trench warfare because of their overall length. The first knife bayonet to see widespread service was the 10 inch (25.4 cm) blade Seitengewehr 1871/84, which became the standard German infantry bayonet in 1884. Its derivative, the Seitengewehr 1884/98, would go on in use until 1945 in German service. The knife bayonets are basically fighting knives or utility knives with a lug and/or muzzle ring to attach to the barrel of a firearm such as an assault rifle, submachine gun A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine (firearms), magazine-fed automatic firearm, aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Knife
A combat knife is a fighting knife designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand or close combat fighting.Peterson, Harold L., ''Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World'', Courier Dover Publications, , (2001), p. 80: "Right at the outset trench knives were introduced by both sides during World War I, so that the common soldier was once again equipped with a knife designed primarily for combat."''Catalog of Standard Ordnance Items'', Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Ordnance Publications (1943) Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close-quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as "fighting-utility knives." On the other hand, military knives that are intended primarily for use in a role other than combat are typically referred to by their prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidearm (weapon)
A sidearm is an individual-served weapon that is kept at one's side and can be rapidly accessed if needed. A sidearm may be carried alone or as an ancillary weapon to a more frequently-used primary weapon. The term historically referred to swords, daggers, and similar small weapons kept at one's side in a sheath, and in modern combat dominated by guns, sidearms are often defined as handguns that are similarly kept in a holster. A sidearm is typically required equipment for military officers and may be carried by law enforcement personnel. Usually, uniformed personnel of these services wear their weapons openly, while plainclothes personnel have their sidearms concealed under their clothes. Uses In many contemporary armies, the issue of a sidearm in the form of a service pistol is a clear sign of authority and is the mark of a commissioned officer or senior NCO. In the protocol of courtesy, the surrender of a commander's sidearm is the final act in the general surrender o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
