Shortsword

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Shortsword may refer to:

• Arming sword, a single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages
• Baselard, a historical Swiss blade weapon with a crescent-shaped pommel and crossguard
• Cinquedea, a civilian short sword (or long dagger)
• Gladius, an early ancient Roman sword
• Katzbalger, a short Renaissance arming sword
• Kodachi, a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger
• Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, a shortsword of about 25 inches in length
• Tantō, a common Japanese knife or dagger
• Wakizashi, a traditional Japanese sword with a shōtō blade between 30 and 60 cm
• Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand sword used by the ancient Greeks

[edit] See also

• Broadsword (disambiguation)
• Longsword (disambiguation)

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