Fencing “half-sword” techniques necessitated this parrying hook, and it served to protect the hand. The spadone’s blade was often 40 inches (1 m) or more in length, and its ricasso was occasionally ...

Even though flamberge swords were extinct, the wavy blade style lived on in the flame-bladed sword. This flame-bladed sword retained almost all of the benefits of the flamberge. These were the ability ...