edged weapons
Sharpened combat tools
Edged weapons are blades designed to cut or stab—knives, swords, daggers, axes, machetes.
The term appears in military contexts, martial arts, and legal codes that regulate weapons by type.
Airport security confiscated the edged weapon.
The phrase distinguishes these from blunt weapons (clubs, hammers) and projectile weapons (guns, bows).
- saberCurved military sword
- swordHilted fighting blade
- scimitarCurved Eastern blade
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- fighting knifeKnife designed for combat
axe · kris · close combat · hand to hand · blade · sharp blade · rapier · sword fight · cold steel · tanto · dao · katana · claymore · tempered · glaive · dueling · cleave · scabbard
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
- sword museumsamurai swords, rapiers, broadswords, scimitars, sabers
- collectorscoin collectors, coin collector, stamp collectors, stamp collector, art collector
- Eskrimastick fighting, double stick, rattan, sticks, espada
edged weaponsclubs
Heavy striking sticks
maces · blunt instruments · hammers · cudgels · batons
edged weaponsprojectile weapons
Weapons launching objects afar
ranged weapons · firearms · guns · bows · crossbows
edged weaponsshields
Protective barriers for defense
non-lethal weapons · body armor · protective gear · tasers · armor