thrusting and cutting weapons [1]

Weapons with steel blades of various lengths designed to pierce or cut.

dagger

Sword with a short wide blade whose point could be slipped between the links of chain mail.

poniard

Single-edged weapon with a short pointed wide blade.

stiletto

Weapon with a tapered pointed blade small enough to slip between the links of chain mail.

broadsword

Long heavy double-edged sword held with two hands and used mainly during the Middle Ages.

rapier

Sword with a long tapered blade that was once used for dueling.

saber

Weapon with a long, usually curved blade and one sharp edge.