Due to its small and cramped hilt it was not easy to use in a slashing ... They are all derivatives of earlier versions of the curved swords of Turkic Central Asia, and are often confused.

It is a representative of the bronze full-hilt swords, whose octagonal hilt is made entirely of bronze (octagonal sword type)," a translation of the statement reads. An image of the 3,000 year-old ...

The hilt of a the recently discovered Bronze Age sword, which was extraordinarily well-preserved Archäologie-Büro Dr. Woidich / Sergiu Tifui A rare sight greeted archaeologists excavating a ...

Per the statement, its hilt is decorated with bronze plates and notches for easy handling. The tip of the blade is slightly curved, creating confusion over the chronology, as Visigothic swords had ...

it is a sword that is very well preserved The sword was found in the tomb of a man and the hilt is made of silver and gold, and has a ring that is fused to the pommel at the top. It has a blade ...