Types of swords

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Further information: Classification of swords and List of premodern combat weapons § Swords
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This is a list of types of swords.

The term sword used here is a narrow definition. This is not a general list of bladed weapons and does not include the machete or similar "sword-like" weapons.

Prehistoric

European swords

Ancient history

Post-Classical history

Main article: Oakeshott typology

Modern history

16th and 17th centuries

Further information: European dueling sword and Basket-hilted sword

18th and 19th centuries

African swords

Sub-Saharan African swords

Asian swords

West Asian and North African swords

Main article: Scimitar

All of the Islamic world during the 16th to 18th century, including the Ottoman Empire and Persia were influenced by the saif or "scimitar" type of single-edged curved sword. Via the Mameluke sword this also gave rise to the European cavalry sabre.

Terms for the "scimitar" curved sword:

East Asian swords

China
Main article: Chinese sword
Japan
Main article: Japanese sword
Korea
Main article: Korean sword

South and Southeast Asian swords

Swords and knives found in Southeast Asia are influenced by Indian, Far Eastern (Chinese) as well as Near Eastern (Muslim) and European (Spanish) forms.

  • Balisword: an exceptionally large balisong knife. Similar to a balisong, two hilts cover the blade of a balisword
  • Bolo: a large cutting tool of Filipino used in their revolutions
  • Buntot Pagi: Stingray tails used as a weapon of Filipino origin
  • Dahong Palay: a Filipino machete-like sword with capability for thrusting
  • Dha: single-edged Burmese sword, perhaps influenced by the Chinese Dao (For Thai : Daab)
  • Kalis: double-edged "wavy" Filipino sword, similar to the Kris dagger
  • Kampilan: large single-edged Filipino sword
  • Klewang: single-edged Indonesian sword similar to the Filipino Kampilan
  • Krabi: Thai sabre used in Krabi krabong
  • Pinuti: Filipino sword influenced by the West and used also as a farm tool

References

See also

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