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.
The Spanish horsemen generally had two sorts of weapons: lances and swords. Their lances were long wooden spears with iron or steel points on the ends, used to devastating effect on masses of native foot soldiers. In closer combat, a rider would use his sword.Steel Spanish swords of the conquest were about three feet long and relatively narrow, sharp on both sides.heir lances were long wooden spears with iron or steel points on the ends, used to devastating effect on masses of native foot soldiers. In closer combat, a rider would use his sword. Steel Spanish swords of the conquest were about three feet long and relatively narrow, sharp on both sides.