The blade of the magic sword melts like ice when it touches Grendel's toxic blood, until only the hilt is left.

This hilt is the only treasure that Beowulf carries out of cavern, which he presents to Hroðgar upon his return to Heorot.

Additionally, various koryu ( traditional Japanese martial arts ) have their own distinct styles of bokken which can vary slightly in length, tip shape, or in whether or not a tsuba ( hilt guard ) is added.

Having learned that he is undone, he rose quickly to pull Odin from the fire, but the sword which he had lain upon his knee slipped, fell hilt down, the king stumbled and impaled himself upon it.

The part of the blade between the Center of Percussion ( CoP ) and the point is called the foible ( weak ) of the blade, and that between the Center of Balance ( CoB ) and the hilt is the forte ( strong ).

The tang is the extension of the blade to which the hilt is fitted.

Sword typology is based on morphological criteria on one hand ( blade shape ( cross-section, taper, and length ), shape and size of the hilt and pommel )

The sword is characterized by a hilt decorated with magical formulas, Christian symbols and floral patterns, as well as a narrow slit in the blade which holds a small shield with the coat of arms of Poland.

Using spring-loaded devices that differ from bayonet to bayonet, the hilt is locked in place on the bayonet lug.

The film version of Sting is 23 inches long ( 24 while in scabbard ) and 3 inches wide at the hilt.

The hilt ( rarely called the haft ) of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard,

A backsword is a type of European sword characterized by having a straight single-edged blade and a hilt with a single-handed grip.

A longsword ( also spelled long sword, long-sword ) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two handed use and a straight double-edged blade of around Current during the late medieval and Renaissance periods, approximately 1350 to 1550 ( with early and late use reaching into the 13th and 17th centuries ).

The expression fechten mit dem langen schwert (" fighting with the long sword ") in the German school of fencing denotes the style of fencing which uses both hands at the hilt ; fechten mit dem kurzen schwert (" fighting with the short sword ") is used of half-sword fighting, with one ( gloved ) hand gripping the blade.

Like the German manuals, the weapon is most commonly depicted and taught with both hands on the hilt.

" murder stroke "), where the weapon is held by the blade ( hilt, pommel and crossguard serving as an improvised hammer head ) and swung.

Further Star Wars influences can be seen in Thundarr's weapon of choice, the Sunsword, which projects a blade-like beam of energy when activated, and can be deactivated so that it is only a hilt.

It is believed the dagger is laid on its side with silver spike driven through the hilt, securing the location.

Sometimes a tassel is attached to the hilt.

A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket shaped guard.

The term flamberge was misapplied to refer to two-handed swords and was used later to refer to cup hilt rapiers with a straight blade.

These Western martial arts associations then reconstructed the German term for having both hands on the hilt known as langes Schwert into " longsword ", and the spada da lato, a term that was coined by Italian curators, into " side-sword ".

It was just as well that the ignorant Dandy enjoyed himself to the hilt that first evening, for the room was to become his prison cell.

The machete differs from the falchion mainly in the lack of a guard and a simpler hilt, though some machetes do have a guard for greater protection of hands during work.

The hilt, either from organic materials or bronze ( the latter often highly decorated with spiral patterns, for example ), at first simply allowed a firm grip and prevented the hand from slipping onto the blade when executing a thrust or the sword slipping out of the hand in a cut.

* In traditional construction, Swordsmiths peened such tangs over the end of the pommel, or occasionally welded the hilt furniture to the tang and threaded the end for screwing on a pommel.

The hilt of a sword formed a cross with the blade, so if a crucifix was not available, a Crusader could kiss the hilt of his sword when praying, before entering battle, for oaths and vows, and so on.

It had a large, basket-shaped hilt mounting a straight, double-edged, thrusting blade designed for use by light cavalry.

They almost always included a single edge with a slight curve on the blade towards the point on the end and most were also affixed with a quilloned crossguard for the hilt in the manner of the contemporary arming swords.

A variety of hilt styles exist for longswords, with the style of pommel and quillion ( crossguard ) changing over time to accommodate different blade properties and to fit emerging stylistic trends.

Janet Maslin in her review for The New York Times comments, " Ms. Goldberg plays the character's amazement, irritation and great gift for back talk to the hilt.

File: Taille depierre 2. jpg | Typical French chisels with wooden hilt, used for soft limestone

" Back ( spine ) perfectly straight in the first instance, but greatly rounded at the end on the edge side ; the upper edge at the end, for a length of about two inches, is ground into the small segment of a circle and rendered sharp ... The back itself gradually increases in weight of metal as it approaches the hilt, on which a small guard is placed.

Per fess Sable and Gules on a Fess wavy Argent between in chief a Coronet Or between two Roses Argent barbed and seeded proper and in base two Fleurs de Lis Or a Bar wavy Azure and for a Crest on a Wreath Or and Gules rising from Flames proper a demi-Eagle Azure Goutté d ' Or armed also Gold holding in the beak a Sword point downwards proper hilt and pommel Or.

If Daigorō chose the ball, his father would kill him, sending Daigorō to be with his mother ; however, the child crawls toward the sword and reaches for its hilt.

A kris only offers minimal protection for the hand by the broad blade at the hilt.

Tam's sword had forward-slanted quillons and a curved, single-edged blade narrowing to a point, and its hilt was long enough for two-handed use.

Armed to the hilt the mighty Ravana was in for a huge surprise.

Although the initiative, and as such much of the credit for the birth of the information revolution, must go to Tom Jr., considerable courage was also displayed by his then aging father who, despite his long commitment to internal funding, backed his son to the hilt ; reportedly with the words " It is harder to keep a business great than it is to build it.

All parts of the hilt are covered with golden plates, which are engraved with sharp or rounded styli and decorated with niello, or black metallic inlay that contrasts against the golden background.

A kris can be divided into three parts: bilah ( blade ), hulu ( hilt ), and warangka ( sheath ).

" Crowther said: " Fitly directed by Henry Hathaway in a crisp journalistic style and played to the hilt down to its ' bit ' parts, it makes a show of accelerating power.

For safety all parts of the hilt ( including pommels and guard ) of the weapon should not easily fit through a two inch hole.

* Leichter Breitsax ( light broad seax ) – Similar to narrow seax, but frequently lack metal hilt parts, and have simpler decorations on the blade, such as parallel lines.