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Encyclopedia > Swords

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Sword Forum International | swordforum.com (255 words)
An exploration of the most common types of swords carried by the British infantry officers between the American Revolution and the introduction of the 1822 pattern.
Sword Design, Provision and Use in the British Cavalry of the Napoleonic Era.
The Schiavona came from the 16th century sword of the Venetian Doge guard which largely consisted of Dalmatian Slavs (Schiavoni).
Sword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2884 words)
The shinai, a practice sword, is also used in Japan as a spanking implement, more common in prized private extracurricular schools (illustrated in these 1975 and 1977 articles [2] and [3]) than the US school paddling; in fact hundreds of cases of illegal corporal punishment were reported from public schools as well.
The sword often functions as a symbol of masculinity and particularly -since its form lends itself to this, especially in erect position- as a phallic symbol of virility.
Durandal Sword of Roland, one of Charlemagne's knights.
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