Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name)
5. weapons
6. armaments
7. edged weapons
8. swords
9. [swords by form]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Weapons and Ammunition
5. weapons
6. armaments
7. edged weapons
8. swords
9. swords by function
10. cutting swords

Narrower term/s

• claymores
• schiavonas

Anotations

Scope note:

Term applied from at least the 17th century to heavy military swords with a large, straight, double-edged blade and a basket hilt or shell guard, designed primarily for cutting.