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hangers (swords) (<swords by form>, swords, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Swords with relatively short, pointed, single-edged, curved or straight blades designed primarily for cutting. They served as all-purpose weapons, used by civilians, hunters, sailors, and infantry soldiers, from the 16th to the 19th century. |
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hangers (swords) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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hanger (sword) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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hanger sword (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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hanger swords (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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sword, hanger (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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swords, hanger (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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hartsvangers (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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hartsvanger (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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sabre-briquet (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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קולב (C,U,Hebrew,D)
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מתלה (C,U,Hebrew,AD)
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alfanjes (espadas) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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alfanje (espada) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TK |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ weapons (G) |
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................ edged weapons (G) |
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.................... swords (G) |
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ weapons (G) |
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................ edged weapons (G) |
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............................ cutting swords (G) |
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Dutch ..... Blanke gevestwapens ontworpen en gebruikt voor de jacht met een doorgaans asymmetrisch gevest en een rechte kling van ongeveer 30 tot 70 cm, eensnijdend en voorzien van een lang rugscherp. |
Spanish ..... Espadas con hojas relativamente cortas, de extremo puntiagudo, un solo filo, curvas o rectas, para ser usadas principalmente como armas cortantes. Sirvieron como armas para múltiples propósitos, y fueron usadas por civiles, cazadores, marineros y soldados de infantería, desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XIX. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[VP Preferred] |
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Blair, European and American Arms (1962) 9; hangers |
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Diagram Group, Weapons (1980) illustration, 54; hangers |
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Getty Vocabulary Program rules |
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Personal Communication Walter Karcheski, Higgins Armory Museum, Nov. '91.; hangers |
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Quick, Weapons and Military Terms (1973) hangers |
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Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) illustration, 249, ill, p. 251; hangers |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) hangers |
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