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	Topics Backsword Topic Home A backsword is a swordFacts About Sword Sword is a term for a long edged weapon, used by various civilizations throughout Eurasia and North Africa.... having a bladeFacts About Blade A blade is the flat part of a tool or weapon that normally has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made of a metal, ... with only one edge. The back of the sword is often the thickest part of the blade and acts to support and strengthen it. The term refers more specifically to Early Modern European weapons, usually straight, and typically with complex protective hilts. It can also refer to the singlestickSinglestick Singlestick, also known as cudgels, is a martial art related to fencing and stick fighting, and a wooden weapon for th... , which is used to train for fighting with the backsword, or to the sport or art of fighting in this fashion Backswords were often the secondary weapons of European-style cavalrymen beginning in the late 16th, early 17th centuries. The weapon's name was likely derived from the practice of slinging the weapon in a sheath behind the trooper's back while riding in order to prevent it from clanging against his or the horse’s side as they galloped. Some examples of backswords mortuary swordMortuary sword A mortuary sword is a kind of backsword which was used after 1625 by the dragoons during the English civil wars.... sabreSabre Summary The sabre or saber traces its origins to the European backsword and usually but not always has a curved, single-edged ... szablaSzabla Szabla in general is the Polish generic term for a sabre.... falchionFalchion A falchion is a medieval one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin....