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PIPEBACKED BLADE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
CONT

Pipe-backed blade. ... These slightly curved blades have a moulding in the form of a rod running the whole length of the blade to its point along the back edge. A few inches from the point, a back edge is forged above this rod giving the blade its characteristic eel-like appearance.

Key term(s)
  • pipebacked blade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches

Spanish

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