n. a written request for a judgment in the moving party's favor before a lawsuit goes to trial and based on recorded (testimony outside court) affidavits (or declarations under penalty of perjury), depositions, admissions of fact, answers to written interrogatories (written questions), claiming that all factual and legal issues can be decided in the ...
By the 19th century, swords were reduced to the status of either ceremonial weapon or sport equipment in modern fencing. Non-European weapons called sword include single-edged weapons such as the Middle Eastern saif, the Chinese dao and the related Japanese katana.ommon accessories to the sword include the scabbard, as well as the sword belt. 1  Scabbard: The scabbard, also known as the sheath, is a protective cover often provided for the sword blade. 2  Over the millennia, scabbards have been made of many materials, including leather, wood, and metals such as brass or steel.
We have hundreds of swords to choose from. From a replica of the sword wielded by King Leonidas thousands of years ago to fantasy swords to fight off zombies in the impending apocalypse, and everything in between, True Swords is your one stop shop for any type of sword! noticeable component of a Rapier Sword is the often complex hilt that was designed to protect the wielder's hand from opposing attackers. A Rapier such as the one to the left would have been used to train men in the art of sword fighting in 17th Century Europe which was part of a gentleman's education.