also Quillon, Cross-guard. A bar that composes all or part of the guard of a sword. The quillions (usually two) extend from the hilt of the sword, perpendicular to the line of the blade, on the same plane as the edge(s) of the blade. In simple medieval swords, the quillions usually form the entire guard. In later, more complex hilts, rings and othe...
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is the term for each of the projecting limbs of the crossguard; the typical European medieval sword has two quillons. The part of the crossguard extending around the tang of the blade is referred to as the quillon block.
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