Who would usually use a sword called an 'Estoque'?
"the shoulder blades and through the aorta or heart. The entire part of the bullfight with the muleta is called ""el tercio de muerte"" (""third of death"") ""suerte de muleta"" (""act of muleta""). The act of thrusting the sword (""estoca"" or ""estoque"") is called an ""estocada"". A clumsy estocada that fails to give a ""quick and clean death"" will often raise loud protests from the crowd and may ruin the whole performance. If estocada is not successful, the matador must then perform a ""descabello"" and cut the bull's spinal cord with a second sword called ""verdugo"", to kill it instantly"
"Estoc ""Estoc"" is the French name for a type of sword, also called a tuck in English, in use from the 14th to 17th centuries. It is characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two-handed use and a straight, edgeless, but sharply pointed blade of around to in length. The estoc was a variation of the longsword designed for fighting against mail or plate armour. It was long, straight and stiff with no cutting edge, just a point. Examples from Poland are more than long, with a blade of ; however, others show a more manageable ,"
"descriptions of the time. ""Estoc"" is also the name given for the sword used by a matador in the Spanish sport of bullfighting; also known as ""espada de matar toros"" (""sword for killing bulls""). The matador's estoc is typically a shorter (88 cm), one-handed sword used for thrusting. Estoc ""Estoc"" is the French name for a type of sword, also called a tuck in English, in use from the 14th to 17th centuries. It is characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two-handed use and a straight, edgeless, but sharply pointed blade of around to in length."
"could split the rings of mail, or find the joints and crevices of plate armour, were also employed. Long tapered swords could also be used as lances once an actual lance had splintered. Thus was the estoc developed. The French word ""estoc"" translates to ""thrust"". While there is nothing to stop an estoc from being one-handed, most are two-handed, being used half-sword or two hands on the grip. In addition to being popular for use as a cavalry weapon, the estoc was frequently used during dismounted hand-to-hand combat at tournaments, its lack of a sharp edge reducing the risk of"
"as ""koncerz"") were one-handed and used by cavalry. The ""tuck"" (French ""estoc"", Italian ""stocco"") is an edgeless blade of square or triangular cross-section used for thrusting. In French, ""estoc"" also means thrust or point; and ""estoc et taille"" means cut and thrust. The tuck may also get its name from the verb ""to tuck"" which means ""to shorten"". The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, fr: ""épée de cour"" or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's"
"unintentional injury. It was also widely employed as a hunting sword in the late 15th century, usually for hunting wild boar, bear and stag, typically from horseback. Although hunting with a sword is less ideal than using a lance or spear, the added element of danger added to the thrill of the hunt, since using a sword brought the hunter in closer proximity to dangerous animals, as well as bringing more perceived glory. The estoc was useful for this purpose, being a long sword with a strong blade, able to take the shock of meeting with an animal without breaking,"
"even a hybrid or a turbo-diesel engine, as suggested by the then Lamborghini Brand Director, Manfred Fitzgerald. As with majority of the Lamborghini models, the Estoque derives its name from the sport and tradition of bullfighting: An estoque is a type of sword traditionally used by matadors. It was reported on 22 March 2009 that production plans for the Lamborghini Estoque were cancelled. Lamborghini executives responded to this by stating that the Estoque had not reached the production planning stage and that the decision whether to produce the Estoque or not has been delayed due to sales and marketing considerations."
"began to exhibit a more slender blade geometry, moving the center of mass closer to the hilt to improve wieldability. The one-handed sword of the high medieval period was typically used with a shield or buckler. In the late medieval period, when the longsword came to predominate, the single-handed sword was retained as a common sidearm, especially of the estoc type, and came to be referred to as an ""arming sword"", later evolving into the cut and thrust swords of the Renaissance. At the end of the medieval period, the estoc arming sword develops into the Spanish ""espada ropera"" and"
"Cestus A cestus or caestus is an ancient battle glove, sometimes used in pankration. They were worn like today's boxing gloves, but were made with leather strips and sometimes filled with iron plates or fitted with blades or spikes, and used as weapons. The word ""caestus"" is Latin, a deverbal noun derived from the verb ""caedere"", meaning ""to strike"", and can be reasonably translated as ""striker"". The Latin plural is ""caestūs"", since this is a fourth declension noun; whereas ""cestus"" in the second declension (nominative plural ""cestī"") means a girdle or belt. Nevertheless, ""cesti"" has sometimes been used. In English,"
"in 1879; Gallardo, named for one of the five ancestral castes of the Spanish fighting bull breed; and Reventón, the bull that defeated young Mexican ""torero"" Félix Guzmán in 1943. The Estoque concept of 2008 was named for the estoc, the sword traditionally used by ""matadors"" during bullfights, While the replacement for the murcielago, the Aventador (unveiled in 2011) was named for a bull that was bred by the sons of Don Celestino Cuadri Vides. This bull was killed in a particularly gruesome fight, where after the bull was killed, its left ear was cut off and given to the"
"Late Middle Ages, the cross-section of the sword blade adapted to suit the needs of warriors. Swords began to favour rigidity over flexibility as more rigid blades allowed for the stronger thrusts that were used to pierce armour. These blades were made with a diamond cross-section, which could be more or less acute, depending on the purpose of the blade. Weapons such as the Estoc, for example, would have little to no cutting edge, but they would be very rigid and strong on the thrust. This is opposed by the Longsword which was usually a multi-purpose weapon used for both"
"used, but often as a sidearm, at that point called ""arming swords"" and contrasting with the two-handed, heavier longswords. Though the majority of late-medieval arming swords kept their blade properties from previous centuries, there are also surviving specimens from the 15th century that took the form of a late-medieval estoc, specialised for use against more heavily armoured opponents. After the end of the medieval period, the arming sword developed into several forms of the early modern one-handed straight swords, such as the side-sword, the rapier, the cavalry-focused ""Reiterschwert"" and certain types of broadsword. The term ""arming sword"" (""espées d'armes"") is"
"with a blade. Such swords average about four pounds (2 kg) with no specimen weighing more than six pounds. Blade cross-sections can be triangular, square, rhomboid or flat hexagonal. This geometry leaves hardly any cutting capability as a sharpened edge could simply not be ground, but allowed the weapon to become lengthy, stiff, and very acutely pointed. Early on, the estoc was hung from the saddle when on horseback and simply hung from the belt when a soldier took to the ground. As the weapon developed, however, infantrymen using it began to wear it in a scabbard. Most varieties of"
"also historically refer to a single-handed sword with a fairly long blade compared to other short swords. Joseph Swetnam states that the bastard sword is midway in length between an arming sword and a long sword, and Randall Cotgrave's definition seems to imply this, as well. The French ""épée de passot"" was also known as ""épée bâtarde"" (i.e., bastard sword) and also ""coustille à croix"" (literally a cross-hilted blade). The term referred to a medieval single-handed sword optimized for thrusting. The ""épée de passot"" was the sidearm of the ""franc-archer""s (French or Breton bowmen of the 15th and 16th centuries)."
"estoc provide a long grip like that of a greatsword, though others mimic the ""zweihänder"" in providing a long ricasso with a secondary guard of ""parrierhaken"". As on the zweihänder, this extended grip gives the wielder the advantage of extra leverage with which to more accurately and powerfully thrust the long weapon. Some other forms provided finger rings, curved quillons, or other varieties of compound hilts. As armour improved, so did the methods of attacking it. It was quickly realized that cutting weapons were losing their effectiveness, so crushing weapons such as maces and axes were utilized. Thrusting weapons that"
"Baston (weapon) The baston (Spanish and Filipino for ""cane"") is one of the primary weapons of Arnis and Filipino martial arts. It is also known as ""yantok"", ""olisi"", ""palo"", ""pamalo"", ""garrote"", ""caña"", cane, ""arnis"" stick, ""eskrima"" stick or simply, stick. The usage of bastons for historical fencing (""esgrima"" in Spanish) has been recorded at least as far back as 400 years ago. In Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura's """"Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala"""" published in 1613 in Pila, Laguna, it states: ""Esgrimir: Calis pp: dos con palos o canas, nagcacalis."" (Fencing: Kalis pp. two with sticks or canes, nagkakalis) Another"
"in on their fighting secrets. From around 1300 to 1500, in concert with improved armour, innovative sword designs evolved more and more rapidly. The main transition was the lengthening of the grip, allowing two-handed use, and a longer blade. By 1400, this type of sword, at the time called ""langes Schwert"" (longsword) or ""spadone"", was common, and a number of 15th- and 16th-century ""Fechtbücher"" offering instructions on their use survive. Another variant was the specialized armour-piercing swords of the estoc type. The longsword became popular due to its extreme reach and its cutting and thrusting abilities. The estoc became popular"
"Small sword The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, Gaelic: claidheamh beag or claybeg, French: ""épée de cour"" or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity was between mid 17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed) and its method of use—as typified in the works"
"use with two hands. The German ""langes Schwert"" (""long sword"") in 15th-century manuals did not necessarily denote a type of weapon, but the technique of fencing with both hands at the hilt. The French ""épée bâtarde"" and the English ""bastard sword"" originate in the 15th or 16th century, originally having the general sense of ""irregular sword or sword of uncertain origin"". ""Qui n'était ni Française, ni Espagnole, ni proprement Lansquenette, mais plus longue que ces fortes épées"". (""[a sword] which was neither French, nor Spanish, nor properly ""Landsknecht"" [German], but longer than any of these sturdy swords."") ""Espée bastarde"" could"
"a sign of a certain rank rather than a real weapon for close combat) and as a dueling weapon. The very height of the small sword's widespread popularity was (as mentioned above) between the middle of the 17th and the late 18th century, when it was considered fashionable by aristocrats (""no gentleman was dressed without his sword"" – contemporary idiom of the middle of the 18th century), but it was still used as a duelling weapon until the middle of the 20th century. For instance, Gaston Defferre and René Ribière used larger and heavier versions of the épée, which both"
"Spontoon A spontoon, sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon or as a half-pike, is a type of European polearm that came into being alongside the pike. The spontoon was in wide use by the mid seventeenth century, and it continued to be used until the mid to late nineteenth century. Unlike the pike, which was an extremely long weapon (typically 14 or 15 feet), the spontoon measured only 6 or 7 feet in overall length. Generally, this weapon featured a more elaborate head than the typical pike. The head of a spontoon often had a pair of smaller blades"
"periodic rotation. In an emergency forced conscription was used. The elite corps was made up of so-called ""bujakesos"", chosen riders who served under the command of the ""janna de Majore"", the commander in charge of the security of the sovereign. The main armaments were the sword, chain mail, the shield, the helmet, and the ""birrudu"", a weapon similar to the ancient ""verutum"", the Roman javelin. The militias of the ground and the infantry (""birrudos"") used a shorter version of this same weapon. Besides the use of spears and shields, another common weapon was the ""leppa"", a sword with a bone"
"Sceptre A sceptre (British English) or scepter (American English; see spelling differences) is a symbolic ornamental staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia. Figuratively, it means royal or imperial authority or sovereignty. The ""Was"" and other types of staves were signs of authority in Ancient Egypt. For this reason they are often described as ""sceptres"", even if they are full-length staffs. One of the earliest royal sceptres was discovered in the 2nd Dynasty tomb of Khasekhemwy in Abydos. Kings were also known to carry a staff, and Pharaoh"
"first used in the 15th century to refer to the single-handed type of sword after it had ceased to serve as the main weapon, and was on its way to being used as a side-sword. ""Arming sword"" in late medieval usage specifically refers to the [estoc] when worn as a side-arm, but as a modern term it may also refer to any single-handed sword in a late medieval context. The terms ""knight's sword"" or ""knightly sword"" are modern retronyms to specify the sword of the high medieval period. Period terminology for swords is somewhat fluid. Mostly, the common type of"
"also a common practice in order to build speed, power and impact by practitioners. Baston (weapon) The baston (Spanish and Filipino for ""cane"") is one of the primary weapons of Arnis and Filipino martial arts. It is also known as ""yantok"", ""olisi"", ""palo"", ""pamalo"", ""garrote"", ""caña"", cane, ""arnis"" stick, ""eskrima"" stick or simply, stick. The usage of bastons for historical fencing (""esgrima"" in Spanish) has been recorded at least as far back as 400 years ago. In Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura's """"Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala"""" published in 1613 in Pila, Laguna, it states: ""Esgrimir: Calis pp: dos con"
"Tekkan The , also known as ""tetsu-ken"" or is a Japanese weapon that was used during the Edo period until the beginning of the 20th century. It was an iron truncheon; it could closely resemble a wakizashi-sized sword with a blunt iron blade, or could be a cast-iron version of a kabutowari. ""Tekkan"" became very popular during the Edo period with wealthy merchants and farmers, since such people were denied by law from carrying or possessing swords or other edged weapons. The ""tekkan"", bearing no edge, had always been permitted by law. In 1876, the Meiji government of Japan passed"
"Spetum A spetum is a pole weapon that was used in Europe during the 13th century. It consists of a pole, some 6–8 feet long, on which is mounted a spear head with two projections at its base. Many variations of this design flourished over time; some feel that the ranseur is a variation of the spetum. Other names include ""chauve souris"", ""corseca"", ""corsèsque"", ""korseke"", ""runka"", and ""rawcon"". The spetum is usually distinguished from the ranseur and partisan by its ""prongs"" being single edged and used for slashing. The main blade is 12–14 inches long, and the side blades are"
"16th-19th centuries. The name comes from the city where these special steel products were crafted; Toledo, Spain. During times of war in the 16th-19th centuries, armies would usually be heavily armored and/or be using shields. Thus, a hard and flexible weapon was needed to counter this, and the Toledo sword was that weapon. [5]. Daggers and short swords were also crafted using the Toledo steel. The Toledo sword became known for its strength and durability, and soon became the most sought after weapon for Europeans. These Toledo swords were chosen by Hannibal for his army. Kings from all over the"
"Swordstick A swordstick or cane-sword is a cane containing a hidden blade. The term is typically used to describe European weapons from around the 18th century, but similar devices have been used throughout history, notably the Roman ""dolon"", the Japanese ""shikomizue"" and the Indian ""gupti"". The swordstick was a popular fashion accessory for the wealthy during the 18th and 19th centuries. During this period, it was becoming less socially acceptable to openly carry a sword, but there were still upper-class men routinely trained in swordsmanship who wished to go armed for self-defense. Swords concealed in ladies' walking sticks and parasols"
"Swordstaff A swordstaff (Svärdstav) is a Scandinavian polearm, used in the medieval ages. It is made by placing a blade at the end of a staff.Evidence of the weapon in use at the Battle of Elfsborg (Alvesborg) 1502 is provided by Paul Dolstein, a landsknecht mercenary who fought in the battle, who refers to the Swedes carrying ""good pikes made from swords"". He also provides sketches of the weapon. <nowiki> </nowiki>Although Dolstein believed the weapon was made from swords, there is no independent confirmation of this. The weapon has visual similarities to the partisan and Langue de boeuf and may"
"sword in any given period would simply be referred to as ""sword"" (English ""swerde"", French ""espée"", Latin ""gladius"" etc.). During the high medieval period, references to swords as ""great sword"" (""grete swerd"", ""grant espée"") or ""small"" or ""short sword"" (""espée courte"", ""parvus ensis"") does not necessarily indicate their morphology, but simply their relative size. Oakeshott (1964) notes that this changes in the late medieval period, beginning towards the end of the 13th century, when the ""bastard sword"" appeared as an early type of what would develop into the 15th-century longsword. The term ""romanesque sword"" does not see significant use in"
"Hastati Hastati (singular: ""Hastatus"") were a class of infantry employed in the armies of the early Roman Republic who originally fought as spearmen, and later as swordsmen. These soldiers were the staple unit after Rome threw off Etruscan rule. They were originally some of the poorest men in the legion, and could afford only modest equipment—light chainmail and other miscellaneous equipment. The Senate supplied their soldiers with only a short stabbing sword, the gladius, and their distinctive squared shield, the scuta. The ""hastatus"" was typically equipped with these, and one or two soft iron tipped throwing spears called pila. This"
"Xiphos The xiphos ( ; ) is a double-edged, one-handed Iron Age straight shortsword used by the ancient Greeks. It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the Greek armies after the dory or javelin. The classic blade was generally about 50–60 cm long, although the Spartans supposedly started to use blades as short as 30 cm around the era of the Greco-Persian Wars. The xiphos sometimes has a midrib, and is diamond or lenticular in cross-section. It was generally hung from a baldric under the left arm. The xiphos was generally used only when the spear was broken, taken by"