<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sword breakers</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>left-hand daggers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>edged weapon components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sword-breaker</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>breakers, sword</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sword breaker</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swordbreakers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Various devices, typically hooks, notches, or serrated blade edges, designed to catch or damage an opponent's blade in swordplay, typically found on daggers, swords, and bucklers. Also sometimes used for particular 16th-century left-hand daggers having one or both edges cut into a series of sawlike teeth for the same purpose. ]]></note></mads>