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And on that note, what do you call something with a blade like a messer or a falchion, with hand protection like a rapier or a sidesword? Something more cutting oriented but with the point still in-line with the grip and a guard designed to be fingered?
I can't find a name for that missing link between the langes messer and the basket-hilted backsword.
I've only got this one picture but searching for backswords doesn't turn up anything else like it and it's not really what I'm looking for anyway.