Beard (bladed weapon)

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Golden Minoan double ax ( Labrys ): Both blades are elongated at the top and bottom by a beard

With an extended (extended) blade, a beard is the part that extends the cutting edge. It can be found in the following forms:

  • drawn out points on the broad blade of a halberd
  • extended end of the blade of a battle ax (see also bearded ax )
  • Barbs to spit and spear iron as well arrowheads

Even with today's ax , the extended part of the blade is called the beard.

Ancient Egyptian ritual knife with a pronounced beard at the end of the handle
For comparison: knife without a beard

Beard by the knife

A knife blade is called a beard if the edge of the handle is lower than the underside of the handle. At the transition, the handle and blade form an angle or a corresponding curve for the front finger. With a knife, the beard does not make the blade longer but wider.

literature

  • Gerhard Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons. German ABC of the European naked defensive weapons. (Cut, thrust, hit and hand thrown weapons). Verlag Seifert, Haig 1981.