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Swords, the Noblest of Weapons

Swords,  the  Noblest  of  Weapons.sheathed in protective leather or metal
scabbards that are attached to the waist.
Of all the different weapons that are in useSwords that are intended to be used as
today, and of all the different weapons thatweapons are usually quite utilitarian and
have existed throughout history, swords areare not elaborately decorated as are many
by far the noblest. Yes, swords are brutallyceremonial  swords.
effective weapons. But they are far more
than  that.Swords in War and in Peace, Past and Present.
In the past, reigning monarchs and members ofSwords have been used as weapons since time
royal families, members of the nobility andimmemorial, in hundreds of different cultures
various other prestigious men, all carriedand in just about every region of the world.
swords not just as weapons, but as aThroughout the passage of time, weaponry
traditional, highly visible sign of theirswords have been made of bronze, iron and
status. Even today, swords and their closesteel (later, tempered steel) and, as noted
relatives - such as scimitars - continue toabove, these types of swords were designed
be a cross-cultural signal of highfor  killing  efficiency  rather than beauty.
achievement  or  high  social  status.
But in addition to being used as coldly
In the military, swords were, and still are,efficient weapons of war, swords have also
traditionally carried only by commisionedbeen used for ceremonial purposes for at
officers and, in some cases, mountedleast one thousand years. And although they
cavalrymen. Swords are used to cut, thrust,are no longer used as actual weapons, they
strike and slash, and they have the longestcontinue to be used ceremonially. Swords
reach of any edged weapon. During the Middleplay an important role in some military
Ages, any knight considered his sword to beweddings and in certain military rituals, and
his most important weapon, and with thethey still are part of a commissioned
possible exception of his horse, probablyofficer's dress uniform. The investiture of
the most important possession he owned. Thea knight (being "dubbed" a knight)
edged weapons carried by rank and file foottraditionally was, and still is, performed
soldiers, usually knives, dirks or daggers,by the man being touched on the shoulder with
were much smaller than swords and much lessthe flat of the sword of his monarch or
deadly, with much shorter blades. Theselord. Swords are even used by Masons during
smaller bladed weapons were also much lesscertain  Masonic  rituals  and ceremonies.
prestigious to carry and conveyed no signal
of  the  bearer's  social  status.Ceremonial swords are most often made of gold
or sterling silver, and their blades and
Sword  Nomenclature.scabbards are often very elaborately
engraved or inscribed. Sometimes the sword
A sword consists of a very long single-edgedguard  and/or  the  scabbard are  bejeweled.
or double-edged blade and an attached hilt,
which is a collective term that includes theTraditional swords, sabres, rapiers,
pommel, the grip and a simple or elaboratecutlasses and scimitars. Swords that were
guard. The swords of some cultures useused in mortal combat, such as Japanese
straight blades, while other culturesSamurai Katana swords, and ceremonial swords
designed swords or sword-type weapons withsuch Masonic swords. They all have a noble
slightly curved blades. But the basicpast, and they all signify tradition and
underlying design of all swords is remarkablyprestige.
uniform. Swords are typically carried while



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