| When you start the fabulous hobby of sword | | | | that is to hold the sword. |
| collecting one of the first things you have to come to | | | | The next part is the quillons, which is always spoken of |
| terms with is the words with which the various parts | | | | in the plural as there are two halves of a quillon the left |
| of the sword are known. This article will describe the | | | | hand side and the right hand side. The quillons job is to |
| following items: | | | | both protect the hand from the blade and also to stop |
| - Pommel | | | | the hand from slipping off the sword. |
| - Grips | | | | Quillons can be made to look quite ornate and in the |
| - a Quillons | | | | case of the old swashbuckling swords of the |
| - Cutaway | | | | buccaneers they were very large and round and quite |
| - Fuller | | | | similar to the quillons used on an epee which is the |
| - Blade | | | | sword used for the sport of fencing. |
| - Point | | | | There is also something which in modern language |
| Starting at the very top of the sword there is either a | | | | terms would be described as a cutaway but in more |
| round or square item at the top of the handle and this | | | | traditional terms is known as a fuller. The job of the |
| in known as the pommel. The pommel performs two | | | | fuller is to give the blade flexibility and strength and also |
| very useful functions. | | | | leads to a reduction in weight as well. It runs the whole |
| The first is to stop your hand from slipping from the | | | | length of the blade and is best described as a groove. |
| handle, and in fact your hand is sandwiched between | | | | The blade is quite obviously for slashing or cutting and |
| two components of the sword, the pommel and the | | | | does not really require any further description as to the |
| quillons, whose collective responsibilities are to stop | | | | functionality. A more interesting perspective about the |
| your hand from slipping off either into your own blade | | | | blade is what it can be constructed from. Whilst most |
| or off the sword completely. | | | | blades are steel you can get everything from glass to |
| The pommel has another function which is to form a | | | | gold although these more ornate structures are for |
| weapon for close quarters combat. It is used to strike | | | | ceremonial purposes rather than battle situations. |
| down on the head of an opponent when they are | | | | And finally there is the point which is the business end |
| close enough. This is where the term pommelling | | | | of the sword at the very tip of the sword. |
| comes from and it means to strike down upon | | | | The phrase "do you get my point" is believed originate |
| someone. The word is originates from the french word | | | | from this part of the sword as in when asking |
| pommel as do so many words in the sword dictionary. | | | | someone if they understood what you mean, as in |
| The next part of a sword is the handle or grips whose | | | | ancient times to get the point meant you really did |
| name describes the function for which it is used and | | | | understand what they meant. |