Belly (blade)

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Bolo knife with a bulbous blade

A belly or bulbous blade , bulbous, is the name given to blades whose cutting area is strongly curved downwards. This blade shape is often found in weapons that are used as a cutlass or machete. Example: Bolo , machete . The weight close to the blade tip increases the impact force.

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.