Hilt
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The hilt is the handle of a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet, consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the gua
Silver pattern welded rapier guard, from between 1580 and 1600, with reproduction blade
A Visayan tenegre horn hilt from the Philippines, depicting the moon-engulfing sea serpent deity, Bakunawa, a prominent figure in Philippine mythology.
Germany 19th century: Various colours and tassels of sword knots.
German cavalry officers' Stichdegen (dress sword, literally 'stabbing rapier') with sword knot, or Troddel. When worn, the sword knot is wrapped around the sword guard, or sometimes looped though a slot in the guard.
Crossguard
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A sword 's crossguard, or cross-guard, is a bar between the blade and hilt intended to protect the wielder's hand and fingers from opponents' weapons, as well as from sliding onto their own blade. Eac
Hilt
…rarely called a haft or shaft) is the handle of a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet, consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel. The pommel (from Anglo-Norman pomel "little apple") is an enlarged fitting…
Closeup of a sword, with a box highlighting the crossguard area