smallsword
Light thrusting weapon
A smallsword is a light thrusting sword developed in the 17th century, designed for civilian self-defense and dueling rather than battlefield use.
Shorter and more slender than a rapier, it was the standard gentleman's sidearm in 18th-century Europe, worn as part of formal dress.
The smallsword's technique emphasized precise point work over cutting, and its legacy survives in modern fencing foil.
Time units, or extras
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- challengeTest of ability
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
code · etiquette · insult · bloodshed · reputation · quarrel · provocation · formality
Single-edged martial blade
- rapierSlender dueling blade
- hangerCloset garment support
- épéeFencing sword, points only
- transitionalConnecting two phases
Defeat a plan
- épéeFencing sword, points only
- sabreCurved single-edged sword
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
lunge · bout · piste · touché · bladework · footwork · counterattack · disengage
Weapon's graspable portion
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- pommelSaddle's front knob
- gripSecure manual hold
tang · fuller · forte · foible · shell · crossguard · scabbard · steel
Elegant in movement
- refinedPurified or cultured
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
ornamental · decorative · fashionable · dress · ceremonial · presentation · bejeweled · status
Inherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- restorationReturning something to condition
patina · Georgian · Rococo · Baroque · engraving · filigree · gilded · silversmith
seconds
Time units, or extras
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- challengeTest of ability
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
affair · code · etiquette · insult · bloodshed · reputation · quarrel · provocation · formality · gentleman
backsword
Single-edged martial blade
transitional · French · Italian · Spanish · English
foil
Defeat a plan
riposte · lunge · bout · piste · touché · bladework · footwork · counterattack · disengage · feint
hilt
Weapon's graspable portion
grip · tang · fuller · forte · foible · shell · crossguard · scabbard · steel · triangular
graceful
Elegant in movement
aristocratic · ornamental · decorative · fashionable · dress · ceremonial · presentation · bejeweled · status · nobility
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
restoration · patina · Georgian · Rococo · Baroque · engraving · filigree · gilded · silversmith · provenance
- bladed weaponsdagger, stiletto, sabre, dirk, knife
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
- swordssabres, rapier, saber, sabre, sabers
- combat artsswordfighting, boxing, wrestling, grappling, fencing
- swordplayfencer, parry, blade, thrust, guard
- fencing weaponsrapier, foil, epee, saber, sabre
smallswordsaber
Curved military sword
cutlass · falchion · scimitar · broadsword · cavalry saber
small, sword, smaller, smallest, smallness, swordsman, broadsword, swordplay, longsword