Bracket (bladed weapon)

Bracket on a dagger basket

Strap on a bell striker

Bracket on a racket

Ironing (also handle bar or knucklebow called) denotes the guard to vessels of blade arms.

description

The stirrups are primarily hand protection elements and serve to protect the hand when fencing . There are different variants of the bracket that can be attached to the vessels. Several brackets can be connected with clasps. If there are more than 3 fist guards, these are named according to ordinal numbers. The cross guard (also called donkey's hoof ) has a special position because it partly lies in front of the cross guard . The following overview of designations according to form and function:

hanger

Synonyms Handle bar Fist bar Fist guard

Form / function Main bracket Side bracket Secondary bracket Blade bracket

Form / function Third bow Quart strap Finger bracket Thumb strap

Special position Guard

Knuckle-bow hilt is the name given to every vessel with one or more stirrups above the crossguard. A handle bar is also used with the Bilbao vessel , while the Basket-Hilt uses a basket instead of individual brackets. Other mixed forms in connection with guard sheets or protective bells are known, for example, from student fencing weapons such as the bell bat or basket bat .

The location and attachment of various brackets is described in the article basket (weapon) .

literature

• Gerhard Seifert : sword, epee, saber. The manifestations of Europe's long handle arms are shown as a floor plan for collectors and enthusiasts. HG Schulz, Hamburg 1962 (excerpt, books.google.de ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gerhard Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons ( Memento from January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), edition 2007 (PDF 2.0 MB).