War-sword

For more information see Long-sword .

OTHER SWORDS OF WAR

While a sword by design is a weapon and not a dual-functioning tool as are some Polearms , not all swords are/were built for the purposes of war. Exemplar is the Rapier of the Renaissance which (contrary to some swashbuckling movies) was used strictly as a civilian weapon and had limited martial applications. Thus while some swords could be used both on the battle field and moonlight in a civilian setting, the reverse was not true.

The following is a list of some swords that were used on the field of war:

''Ancient swords''