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A claymore with angled crossguards between the ricasso and the handle .

Parry element is a collective term for defensive devices on edged weapons .

description

Parierelemente (also hilt or Parier ) are located on slashing and stabbing weapons , especially at the vessel (handle) of a sword or to diameters . The purpose of the parrying elements is to protect your own hand from the opponent's blade, which can slide down and hit the hand when the blades meet. A parrying element on the hilt also prevents the hand from slipping forward off the handle and injuring one's own blade. The parrying elements can be attached on one or both sides.

The following basic forms of parrying elements are known:

  • Quillons : a cross piece between the handle and the blade
  • Parrying ring: an oval or ring-shaped element attached in the plane of the cross-guard
  • Quillons : a hoop that runs from the quillons in an arc downwards along the ricasso
  • Quillons : thorn-like elements attached to the blade in front of the ricasso
  • Guard : a circular or oval disc placed between the handle and the blade
  • Basket : several protective bars that are combined to form a basket-like mesh
  • Bell : a bowl that encloses the handle on all sides

The cross guard can also be combined with other types of parrying elements, as it can pinch the opponent's blade in addition to protecting the hand. The quillons and the guard can be curved in different ways. "Curved up" or "curved upward" refers to the curve away from the tip of the sword. The bend in the opposite direction, i.e. towards the tip of the sword, is called "bent".

  • Short sword (around 1600) with bent quillons

  • Guard blade (tsuba) of a Japanese katana

  • Basket of an Italian Schiavona

  • Bell of a modern sword

  • Vessel with straight quillons and guard

See also

literature

  • Gerhard Seifert : sword, epee, saber. The manifestations of Europe's long handle arms are shown as a floor plan for collectors and enthusiasts. Schulz, Hamburg 1962 ( partial preview online ).
  • Gerhart Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons. Self-published, 1981 ( online , PDF; 1.17 MB).
  • Chapter protective and defensive weapons. In: Sonja Steiner-Welz: 400 years of the city of Mannheim. Volume 2: The fortress, the garrison. Vermittler, Mannheim 2002, ISBN 3-936041-88-1 ( partial preview online ).
  • Michael Störmer: Armory. A compendium of medieval melee weapons (= DragonSys. Lebendiges Mittelalter. 4). G & S, Zirndorf 1996, ISBN 3-925698-46-9 ( partial preview online ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gerhard Seifert: Technical Terms of Edged Weapons ( Memento from January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), 2007 edition (online PDF 2.0 MB).
  2. ↑ Klaus-Michael Fuchs: Brief Stahlkunde / Glossary ( Memento from October 26, 2019 in the Internet Archive ), knife catalog, messerkoenig.at, edition 2008 (online PDF 123 kB).