ceremonial swords
Ornamental military blades
Ceremonial swords are blades designed for display, ritual, or symbolic purposes rather than combat.
Military officers carry them in parades, graduates receive them at academies, and dignitaries use them in knighting ceremonies.
They emphasize ornamentation—engraved blades, jeweled hilts—over practical function: The general's ceremonial sword hung at his side during the state funeral.
- knightingConferring knighthood formally
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- scabbardProtective case for blades
- oath-takingFormal vow ceremony
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