Various blades. These are built by Madlax Stygian.
Some Chinese swords (劍 Jian) at the top, and
Ninja-styled swords (bottom).
These are built by Naeko Michinaga.
Fancily designed
Light-sabers
of Star Wars fame. Note the superfluously ornamental beautifully crafted guards, at the expense of
realism.
These are built by Madlax Stygian.
Sword fighting.
Sword fighting. Although the guy seems to be chasing the girl, but the guy was no match.
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Here's a brief explanation of various words for different types
swords.
Different swords may have different names due to their different class, style, or function, but mostly, different words came about more due to cultural aspects, i.e. the sword's origin, region, and history.
Western:
saber: curved, thin, single-edged blade of European origin.
rapier: straight, very thin, trusting weapon, usually with fancy guards. European origin.
Mid-East:
cutlass: Saber-like, but very curved, thick, shortish, slashing knife. (think of pirate's swords in movies).
scimitar: Saber-like, but very curved, thick, heavy cutter used in Middle East.
(Think of the tales in
1001 Nights
)
Far-East:
katana: Saber-like, two-handed. Japanese Samurai (warrior)'s swords.
