The hilt (rarely called a haft or shaft) is the handle of a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet, consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A …

Jan 18, 2024 · The portion of a sword below the blade known as the hilt consists of a hand guard, handle or grip, and pommel. Most medieval swords had a crossguard, but later swords …

Oct 18, 2024 · The hilt refers to the entire handle of a sword, which includes several important components: the grip, the guard, and the pommel. Together, these elements serve to enhance …

This saber comes with steel scabbard fitted with steel wrings to fasten to your sword belt. Brass knuckle guard and black leather grip wrapped with twisted brass wire, as copied fropm original …

in the form of side rings, knuckle-guards, and baskets. Some swords had longer hilts which could be gripped with two hands. Pommel: Metal weight attached to the end of the tang to balance …

Oct 16, 2024 · By looping it around the wrist, the sword knot provides extra security and ensures a firm grip on the sword, preventing the weapon from being dropped during combat. …

They consist typically of finger-rings, side-rings or ports, a knuckle-bar, and counter-guard or back-guard. Swept-hilts, ring-hilts, cage-hilts, and some basket-hilts are forms of complex …

Sword with ivory grip with brass eagle's head pommel and knuckle guard; patterned medallion set into guard; blade blued and engraved with gold leaf work; hilt marked "Warranted A. Berger." …

Early medieval swords had simple crossguards, and hilts eventually included finger guards, side rings, knuckle guards, and baskets. The pommel is a metal piece attached to the end of the …

The grip is bordered at each end by a 0.6 cm banded ferrule. The blade measures 33.8 cm long and 3.5 cm at the ricasso. It has modest darkening to about 50% of the blade.