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Can you name the edged weapons?
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tallsaul
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Types of Swords
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Country of Origin
Two-edged with tapered point; grip has knobbed hilt
Ancient Rome
Short blade; from the Gaelic word 'dearg' meaning 'knife'
Scotland
Curved blade; often with a ridge near the end
Middle East
Easily concealed; thrown; celestial
Japan
Short slashing blade; curved; sailor's weapon
England
Cruciform single handed; transitional blade; originally used by vikings
Scandinavia
Cleaver-like blade; often an agricultural tool
Americas
Double-edged; used for stabbing or thrusting; short
Worldwide
Originally stone blade; hand-to-hand or thrown
North America
Slender; sharp-pointed blade for thrusting
Spain
Knife designed to fit over the muzzle of a rifle
France
Hint
Weapon
Country of Origin
Cruciform; straight and double edged; over 35 cm
Europe
Large; two-handed; used by highlanders
Scotland
Single-edged; moderately curved; longer than 60 cm
Japan
Cruciform; straight; wide and substantial blade
Europe
Has a hook; substantial guards
China
Pole with a single-edged blade
France
Curved blade; large hand guard; often used by cavalry
Europe
Pole with an axe blade topped with a spike
Germany/Switzerland
Single or two handed; normally used for splitting wood
Worldwide
Single-edged blade; length between 15 and 30 cm; used for stabbing
Japan
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Have at thee! Edged weapons! Quiz
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tallsaul
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Nov 18th, 2009 at 00:40 GMT
1 point
Please fill me in on any errors! I'll just go ahead and say that I clearly didn't include ALL edged weapons... :)
naf165
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May 6th, 2010 at 02:55 GMT
1 point
You might want to consider taking ninja star or ninja throwing star for shuriken.
adamnvillani
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May 10th, 2010 at 17:23 GMT
1 point
Might want to take "hatchet" for "Tomahawk."
Jeodesic
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May 11th, 2010 at 11:08 GMT
1 point
Got all of these except the hook sword, maybe some more obscure ones (assegai, francisca, shamshir perhaps?) would be nice.
Penny
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May 11th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT
1 point
Very interesting! Nice to see the claymore here, which I know only from my favorite Ngaio Marsh mystery, "Light Thickens," where one plays a central role. I am fascinated to see that the second-most guessed answer is one I have never heard of, but I suppose it is "samurai sword" by another name. I spent too much time thinking, "Now what is the name of that sword the samurais use?" and coming up empty!
SammyG
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May 11th, 2010 at 21:48 GMT
1 point
maybe accept twin hooks for hook sword, since they were commonly used in pairs?
Mayan
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May 12th, 2010 at 23:26 GMT
1 point
I suggest sai and refer to wikipedia's in popular culture section for my reasons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_%28weapon%29#In_popular_culture. Great quiz! :)
caramba
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May 25th, 2010 at 13:59 GMT
1 point
The ex D & D player in me was hoping for "bastard sword" (or broadsword) You say you didn't include all but isn't a "knife" an edged weapon?
tallsaul
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Jun 10th, 2010 at 14:40 GMT
1 point
Thanks for the suggestions - added twin hooks, added samurai sword. I like the ideas about the sai - though I always considered it blunt, and the bastard sword.
pwoody229
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Oct 5th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT
3 points
Thanks Dungeons and Dragons. You've taught me so much.
SteelOsprei
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Nov 2nd, 2011 at 21:53 GMT
1 point
Naginata, chakram, katar/punching dagger, khopesh, zweihander, sickle?, scythe?, kama, machete?. ? = slightly improvised mostly just off the top off my head, checking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladed_weapon#M.C3.AAl.C3.A9e_weapons for spelling on a couple. Great quiz!
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