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. edged weapons
7. swords
8. [swords by form]
9. rapiers

Additional parents:

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

Anotations

Scope note:

Heavy swords of the 15th and 16th centuries, having a long rigid blade of square or triangular section, and originally a simple cross hilt with a relatively long grip, used primarily for thrusting. In the late 16th century the hilt acquired a more developed guard.