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'''[[Basket-hilted sword]]''', also called broadsword, is an early modern military sword. |
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:A weapon: |
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*[[Broadsword]] (basket-hilted sword), a military sword used by heavy cavalry during the 17th to early 19th centuries |
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In more modern times, it has also been used to refer to: |
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*[[Arming sword]], the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe{{Dubious|date=July 2011}} |
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*[[Dao (sword)]], a category of single-edged Chinese swords, is often translated to English, as broadsword.{{Dubious|date=July 2011}} |
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;as a proper name |
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Broadsword Interactive, the developers of [[Dance Factory (video game)|''Dance Factory'' (video game)]] |
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*[[Dao (sword)]], a single-edged Chinese sword |
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*"Broadsword", a song by Jethro Tull on their album ''[[The Broadsword and the Beast]]'' |
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*''Broadsword Interactive'', the developers of [[Dance Factory (video game)|''Dance Factory'' (video game)]] |
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*[[HMS Broadsword (D31)|''HMS Broadsword'' (D31)]], a 1946 British Royal Navy ship |
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*''HMS Broadsword'', a fictional Royal Navy Destroyer in Jeffrey Archer's [[First Among Equals (novel)|''First Among Equals'' (novel)]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Classification of swords]] |
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*[[Great sword (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Types of swords]] |
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*[[Longsword (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Shortsword (disambiguation)]] |
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{{Disambiguation}} |
{{Disambiguation}} |
Revision as of 22:01, 28 August 2012
Basket-hilted sword, also called broadsword, is an early modern military sword.
Broadsword may also refer to:
- Dao (sword), a single-edged Chinese sword
- "Broadsword", a song by Jethro Tull on their album The Broadsword and the Beast
- Broadsword Interactive, the developers of Dance Factory (video game)
- HMS Broadsword (D31), a 1946 British Royal Navy ship
- HMS Broadsword (F88), a 1975 British Royal Navy ship
- HMS Broadsword, a fictional Royal Navy Destroyer in Jeffrey Archer's First Among Equals (novel)