The bayonet was a so-called sabre bayonet, with a yatagan ( S-shaped ) blade and a prominent fuller, a wooden grip and brass guard and pommel.

In surgery he was celebrated for the invention of a catheter that bore his name, and which was S-shaped.

The clavicle forms a slight S-shaped curve where it curves from the sternal end laterally and anteriorly for near half its length, then forming a posterior curve to the acromion of the scapula.

The house was built in 1911 at a cost of $ 21, 531 and originally featured an S-shaped driveway running up the steep hill to the house and the interior was elaborately decorated with redwood, pine and oak paneling, similar in many ways to the interior of another Julia Morgan-designed co-op, Davis House, however this was stripped when the house was converted to a sorority.

The molars of cotton rats are S-shaped when viewed from above.

Also in order to support the increased weight on each vertebra in the upright position the human vertebral column became S-shaped and the lumbar vertebrae became shorter and wider.

In the later Flamboyant Gothic style, an " ogee arch ," an arch delineating a void with a pointed head, like S-shaped curves, became prevalent.

" To have a butcher's ", meaning to have a look, originates from " butcher's hook ", an S-shaped hook used by butchers to hang up meat, and dates from the late 19th century but has existed independently in general use from around the 1930s simply as " butchers ".

Today, an S-shaped swing bridge is in use, the only one of its kind in the United States.

To extend patterns, researchers generally use a simple extrapolation rule, such as the S-shaped logistic function or Gompertz curves, or the Catastrophic Curve to help them in their extrapolation.

The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Eurasia and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west.

The massive skull of Albertosaurus, perched on a short, S-shaped neck, was approximately 1 metre ( 3. 3 ft ) long in the largest adults.

The match was wedged into one end of an S-shaped piece of steel.

More popular in the United States is the landau style, with a heavily-padded leather or ( later ) vinyl roof, and long blind rear quarters, similarly covered, and decorated with large metal S-shaped bars designed to resemble those used to lower the tops on some horse-drawn coaches.

As a consequence, the oxygen binding curve of hemoglobin is sigmoidal, or S-shaped, as opposed to the normal hyperbolic curve associated with noncooperative binding.

but instead used a S-shaped vertical descent profile ( starting with an initially steep descent, followed by a leveling out, followed by a slight climb, followed by a return to a positive rate of descent continuing to splash-down in the ocean ) through Earth's atmosphere to reduce its speed until the parachute system could be deployed enabling a safe landing.

This S-shaped isthmus is situated between 7 ° and 10 ° north latitude and 77 ° and 83 ° west longitude.

At about 24 days past fertilization, there is a primitive S-shaped tubule heart which begins beating.

The magnetization curve of the assembly, i. e. the magnetization as a function of the applied field, is a reversible S-shaped increasing function.

The S-shaped country has a north-to-south distance of 1, 650 kilometers and is about 50 kilometers wide at the narrowest point.

In addition to round or C-holes, however, and as early as the first quarter of the 16th century, some viols adopted S-shaped holes, again facing inward.

In humans, the double S-shaped vertebral column acts as a shock-absorber which shifts the weight from the trunk over the load-bearing surface of the feet.

The soft X-ray sigmoid ( an S-shaped intensity of soft X-rays ) is an observational manifestation of the connection between coronal structure and CME production.

However, the work was completed before the appearance of the ogee curve, an S-shaped double curve which was extensively used at the end of this period.

The neck is brought down very low and the beak turned down so that the whole neck becomes S-shaped and folding onto itself.

A generalized logistic curve can model the " S-shaped " behaviour ( abbreviated S-curve ) of growth of some population P. The initial stage of growth is approximately exponential ; then, as saturation begins, the growth slows, and at maturity, growth stops.

Diffusion of innovation research was first started in 1903 by seminal researcher Gabriel Tarde, who first plotted the S-shaped diffusion curve.

North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean, and borders the city of Coos Bay, Oregon to the south.

There had also been other instances of disobedience prior to this, according to the official Du Parcq report into the incident such as a model prisoner attacking a popular guard with a razor blade and rough treatment of a prisoner being removed to solitary.

There was a smith to forge the rough shape, often a second smith ( apprentice ) to fold the metal, a specialist polisher ( called a togi ) as well as the various artisans that made the koshirae ( the various fittings used to decorate the finished blade and saya ( sheath ) including the tsuka ( hilt ), fuchi ( collar ), kashira ( pommel ), and tsuba ( hand guard )).

The blade consists of ( 3 ) the point – the end of the knife used for piercing ; ( 4 ) the edge – the cutting surface of the knife extending from the point to the heel ; ( 5 ), the grind, the cross section shape of the blade ; ( 6 ) the spine – the thickest section of the blade ; ( 7 ), the fuller, the groove added to lighten the blade ; ( 8 ) the ricasso, the flat section of the blade located at the junction of the blade and the knife's bolster or guard ; ( 9 ) the guard, the barrier between the blade and the handle which prevents the hand from slipping forward onto the blade ( 10 ) the end of the handle, or butt.

To close, manually lift ( pick ) the spring tab ( lock ) off the blade post with your fingers, or in " Italian Style Stilettos " swivel the bolster ( hand guard ) clockwise to lift the spring tab off the blade post.

Usually it also had a sword-like guard ( tsuba ) between the blade and shaft.

The zweihander possesses a long, blade, as well as a huge guard for protection.

The ricasso or shoulder identifies a short section of blade immediately below the guard that is left completely unsharpened.

The hilt is the collective term for the parts allowing for the handling and control of the blade ; these consist of the grip, the pommel, and a simple or elaborate guard, which in post-Viking Age swords could consist of only a crossguard ( called a cruciform hilt or quillons ).

It had been made shockingly evident that very morning to Ensign Kay K. Vesole, in charge of the armed guard aboard the John Bascom.

A miniature guard wielding a handheld crossbow from the top balcony of a model watchtower, made of glazed earthenware during the Han Dynasty | Eastern Han era ( 25 – 220 AD ) of China, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In June 1791, the King made an ill-fated attempt to flee the country ( flight to Varennes ), but was apprehended short of his goal on the Austrian Belgian border and was forced to return under guard to Paris.

Most electric guitar bodies are made of wood, and include a plastic pick guard.

Once the Army of Humayun had made its charge and Sher Shah's troops made their agreed-upon retreat, the Mughal troops relaxed their defensive preparations and returned to their entrenchments without posting a proper guard.

He made cameo appearances as a security guard in both the 2003 film Hulk and the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, in which he also voiced the Hulk.

Under heavy guard, Alexander III and Maria made periodic trips from Gatchina to the capital to take part in official events.

As nuncio during the 1920s, he had made unsuccessful attempts to obtain German agreement for such a treaty, and between 1930 and 1933 he attempted to initiate negotiations with representatives of successive German governments, but the opposition of Protestant and Socialist parties, the instability of national governments and the care of the individual states to guard their autonomy thwarted this aim.

Bahā ' ad-Dīn writes, " Whilst we were there they brought two Franks to the Sultan ( Saladin ) who had been made prisoners by the advance guard.

The SS began as a small permanent guard unit made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich.

As Ndebele moved into Transvaal, the remnants of the Venda retreated north to the Waterberg and Zoutpansberg, while Mzilikazi made his chief kraal north of the Magaliesberg mountains near present day Pretoria, with an important military outpost to guard trade routes to the north at Mosega, not far from the site of the modern town of Zeerust.

On this occasion, however, William Martel, Stephen's steward, made a fierce rear guard effort, allowing Stephen to escape from the battlefield.

Although coming from a humble background that was not dynastically related to the Severan dynasty, he rose through the imperial household until, under the emperor Caracalla, he was made prefect of the praetorian guard.

The Xiongnu are made confederates and guard the Northern border of the empire.

Another nephew, Antonio, was given command of the Papal guard and made Marquis of Montebello.

The English made more use of the Bastille as a prison ; in 1430 there was a minor rebellion when some prisoners overpowered a sleeping guard and attempted to seize control of the fortress ; this incident includes the first reference to a dedicated gaoler at the Bastille.

Gedaliah, with a Chaldean guard stationed at Mizpah, was made governor to rule over the remnant of Judah, the Yehud Province.

Led by an ABA top-3 scoring guard Levern Tart, the Nets finished in fourth place and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in the 1969 – 70 season, and attendance went up threefold to 3, 504.

In the 2008 off-season, the team made a major change to its lineup, trading G Damon Jones and Smith ( who later in the season rejoined the Cavs after being released by Oklahoma City ) for point guard Mo Williams.

In 2003, the Timberwolves made two strong offseason moves, trading away forward Joe Smith and injured guard Terrell Brandon in a multi-player deal for Ervin Johnson, Sam Cassell and embattled guard Latrell Sprewell.

In Game 5, Suns guard / forward Raja Bell made a key 3-pointer with 1. 1 seconds left in the first overtime to send the game into a second overtime.