Talk:Small sword

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Length[edit]

Going on what I've seen in museums, the smallsword was generally much shorter than a metre. It was essentially a long dagger. (129.11.76.230 09:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Expanding on Cultural and National Diversity[edit]

This article doesn't seem to discuss historicity in various countries in much detail, feeling US-centric if anything. Mousenight (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This article definitely needs to be globalized. The two references to the United States Army seem out of place.

Humphrey Tribble (talk) 07:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Carrying of swords in battle during the 20th century[edit]

As early as the Boer War, British Army officers were ordered not to carry their swords in battle because it made them an obvious target. Doubtless, some continued to do so, and there is a famous photograph of a British officer carrying his sword on a D-Day beach. However, stating that this occurred frequently simply isn’t correct. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 08:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The photo of jack churchill is used in sword He carried it on a training exercise, not d-day. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 19:28, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]