Swept hilts
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Descripción
Sword hilts in which the knuckle guard extends or splits into one or more bars that sweep down in an S-shaped curve to link with the arms of the hilt. They were commonly made for rapiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Otros términos
- gevesten met S-vormige pareerstang [nl]
- swept hilt [en]
- swept hilt [es]
- hilts, swept [en]
- swept-hilts [en]
- gevest met S-vormige pareerstang [nl]