Shortsword

Shortsword may refer to a number of weapons intermediate between the sword and the dagger

• short Iron Age swords
  • Gladius, an early ancient Roman sword ("short" as opposed to the Spatha)
  • Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand sword used by the ancient Greeks
• certain Renaissance era sidearms:
  • Baselard, a late medieval heavy dagger
  • Swiss degen, a 15th century Swiss weapon derived from the baselard
  • Cinquedea, a civilian short sword (or long dagger)
  • Katzbalger, a short Renaissance arming sword
• certain fascine knives
  • Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, a shortsword of about 25 inches in length
• certain Japanese bladed weapons:
  • Kodachi, a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger
  • Tantō, a common Japanese knife or dagger
  • Wakizashi, a traditional Japanese sword worn as a side arm with a shōtō blade between 30 and 60 cm, in contrast to the katana

See also

• Broadsword (disambiguation)
• Longsword (disambiguation)
• Types of swords