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sword

vr.tr.sword · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent handle swords at a heritage, martial arts, collecting and legal level, explain carrying and sale laws in general terms, and decline help with using swords to harm.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle swords at a heritage, martial arts, collecting and legal level, explain carrying and sale laws in general terms, and decline help with using swords to harm.

A bladed weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting and a hilt, used historically in warfare, duelling and ceremony, with many regional types such as the longsword, sabre, katana, seax, barong and panabas; today swords are mostly heritage, ceremonial, sporting and collectors items.

What it is for: Heritage, ceremony, martial arts and collecting.

It can be identify sword types and periods; find museums and scholarship; find historical fencing and martial arts clubs; understand carrying and sale laws in general terms.

Distinguishing features

Long bladed weapon

Many historical forms

Cultural and ceremonial meaning

Regulated in public places

What it looks like

A long metal blade with a guard and grip, often in a scabbard.

How it is recognised

Long blade with hilt

Regional forms such as katana or sabre

Knives and daggers are shorter blades

Related models

is a kind of - category

edged weapon

is studied in - field

arms and armour history

is used in - practice

historical European martial arts and kendo

is regulated by - law

offensive weapons law

In practice

Families and kinds

European swords such as longswords and sabres

East Asian swords such as the katana

Southeast Asian swords such as the barong

early medieval swords and seaxes

ceremonial and sporting swords

Standards and regulation

Laws on carrying bladed articles in public

Rules on sale of swords and curved swords

Sport fencing and HEMA safety rules

Failure modes and hazards

Carrying blades unlawfully

Injuries in training without proper equipment

Facilitating violence

Also called

executioner's swordChinese judgment sword (short hilt)Chinese judgment sword (long hilt)Panabasbarongseaxcane saberceremonial swordsword of statebearing swordSS-EhrendegenSaber of the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Ukrainebullfight swordsabershinaiépéefolded swordTang Daoflame-bladed swordshotelkhopeshinstruction swordsword boardwu geLaringco jangbasket-hilted swordgreat swordswordbreakerJokotoharpeacademician swordDouble-edged swordCarolingian swordring-swordTao Shi Jiankenukigatatōcollectible swordiron swordgold sword

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify Which sword.

Forms differ.

Type

Sword type.

Type

Sword type.

  1. What type of sword is this, and from which period and region? provenance
  2. Which features identify it? definition

Authenticity

Antique or replica.

Authenticity

Authenticity.

  1. Is this sword an antique or a modern replica, according to experts? provenance
  2. Which marks or features help tell? definition
Heritage History and culture.

Swords carry meaning.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. What do historians say about the use and meaning of this sword type? provenance
  2. Which museums hold examples? provenance

Culture

Cultural significance.

Culture

Cultural significance.

  1. What does this sword signify in its culture, according to sources? provenance
  2. How should it be described respectfully? action
Practice Martial arts and sport.

Training needs safety.

Clubs

Training.

Clubs

Clubs.

  1. Which historical fencing, kendo or fencing clubs are nearby? provenance
  2. What protective equipment is required? provenance

Care

Maintenance.

Care

Care.

  1. How should a collected sword be stored and cared for safely? action
  2. How can rust be prevented? action
Law Legal limits.

Law restricts blades.

Carry

Carrying laws.

Carry

Carrying laws.

  1. Is it lawful to carry or transport a sword in public here, and with what reason? provenance
  2. Are some types banned from sale? provenance

Limits

Agent conduct.

Limits

Agent limits.

  1. Does the request seek to use a sword to threaten or harm someone? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline and, if there is danger, route to emergency services? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should sword types be separate entries?
  • How should museum collections be linked?
  • How should laws be localised?
Draft as JSON