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.
Compared to a normal mace, the Egyptian bladed mace is large and stuck on the back. The soldiers relied on heavy metal, leather and shields as a protective measure in battlefields. The leather was usually studded with copper and breast plates were either made of iron or bronze.he stele fragments show spear bearers and soldiers wearing helmets for the first time. Later day civilizations copied the warfare and weapon uses of ancient Mesopotamian soldiers. The helmets were made of copper, and for comfort; they had an inner lining of leather as well.