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Unsharpened length of blade between the guard or handle on a knife
A ricasso is an unsharpened length of blade just above the guard or handle on a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet. Blades designed this way appear at many
Ricasso
Handle of a sword or similar weapon
latter form is the basis of the guards of modern foils and épées. The ricasso is a blunt section of blade just above the guard. On developed hilts it
Hilt
Two-handed sword
longswords. Later examples had Parierhaken ("parrying hooks") at the top of the ricasso as well as side rings on the hilt. Swords continued to be made without
Zweihänder
Military combat knife
the knife, produced over one million with "Camillus.N.Y." on the knife's ricasso with the branch of service (USN or USMC) which on later knives were moved
Ka-Bar
Sword technique
specifically for this purpose, sporting what is called a ricasso. Some longswords had a short ricasso, usually too close to the cross and hilt of the blade
Half-sword
Type of sword
of a greatsword, though others mimic the Zweihänder in providing a long ricasso with a secondary guard of parierhaken. As on the Zweihänder, this extended
Estoc
Knife or short sword
construction technique, in which the blade is inserted into a slit opened in the ricasso and then fixed in place by three rivets. Commonly known today as the Sorocaban
Sorocaban_knife
Long bladed weapon
ricasso or shoulder identifies a short section of blade immediately below the guard that is left completely unsharpened. Many swords have no ricasso.
Sword
2010 novel by Alastair Reynolds
out that the serum that Ricasso had been preparing before serves as an effective anti-zonal medication. Quillon asks Ricasso and a few of his most trusted
Terminal_World
Small bladed weapon
distinct sections or zones. The first section, near the hilt, comprises the ricasso (unsharpened portion) which is flat-sided and slightly beveled at the edges
Parrying_dagger
Medieval sword classification system
edges with little profile taper, narrow fullers, and a pronounced ricasso. The ricasso often presents increased blade decoration. Additionally, several
Oakeshott_typology
World War II dagger issued to American and Canadian soldiers
Orval J. Baldwin, the FSSF supply officer. The thumb groove on the V-42's ricasso was designed to promote a flat grip with the thumb over the crossguard
V-42_stiletto
Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
middle the fuller – a groove added to make the blade lighter (optional) the ricasso – the flat section of the blade located at the junction of the blade and
Knife
Curved South East Asian knife
Additionally, modern karambit may have spikes or spurs on the front or rear ricasso, which may be intended for gripping clothing or horse tack, tearing flesh
Karambit
One-handed thrusting sword
terzo. Others used four divisions (Fabris) or even 12 (Thibault). The ricasso is the rear portion of the blade, usually unsharpened. It extends forward
Rapier
Sword with an undulating blade
featuring an exceptionally long blade and hilt, a wide crossguard, and a ricasso with a pair of parrying hooks A one-handed sword of the flamberge type
Flame-bladed_sword
Knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal
shape) in the edge. Used as a stopper when sharpening with the chakmak. Ricasso (Ghari): Blunt area between the notch and bolster. Rings (Harhari): Round
Kukri
Light one-handed sword designed for thrusting
included other features of the older rapier hilt, including quillons, ricasso, knuckle-bow, and a pas d'âne, although these were often atrophied beyond
Small_sword
Dagger
First-pattern knives have a 6.5 in (17 cm) blade with a flat area, or ricasso, at the top of the blade under the S-shaped crossguard; this was not present
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
Fairbairn–Sykes_fighting_knife
Chinese double-edged sword
actions; on some late period jian, the base of the blade was made into a ricasso. These sections are not necessarily of the same length, with the jiànfeng
Jian
Type of sword from the Indian subcontinent
not always possible to use the blade. Due to the presence of a blunted ricasso the talwar can be held with the fore-finger wrapped around the lower quillon
Talwar
Sword supposedly owned by William Wallace
sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries." (page 174) and that the blade has a ricasso, which is not a medieval feature. However, the blade appears to be made
Wallace_Sword
2015 attack on Kronan school in Trollhättan, Sweden
Issa yelled "What the hell are you doing?" Pettersson hit him with the ricasso of the sword, lightly injuring him. Pettersson then stabbed a 15-year old
Trollhättan_school_attack
Soviet combat knife
Division). The NR-40 has a 152 mm (6.0 in) blade with a clip point, a large ricasso, a black wooden handle, and an S-shaped guard. The guard is "inverted"
NR-40
Traditional Finnish outdoor universal knife
to help in gutting a fish. Most puukkos have a slight shoulder but no ricasso (an unsharpened section nearest the handle), because the point where the
Puukko
Swiss knife manufacturer and watchmaker
stamped blades, but one series has a forged bolster. They also have no ricasso – the flat section of the blade located at the junction of the blade and
Victorinox
Weapon and type of modern fencing
rest of the foil together. When an Italian grip is used, see below, a ricasso extends from under the guard, inside of the grip's quillons, into the tang
Foil_(fencing)
Dagger
The edge on the inwardly curved side of the blade begins after a short ricasso. The edge on the outward-curving side of the blade is shorter and begins
Koummya
Bayonet
(1.57 m). Official marks were stamped onto the Pattern 1907 bayonet's ricasso. On British manufactured bayonets the right side includes an 'X' bend-test
Pattern_1907_bayonet
WW1 era American combat knife
or aluminum. The French version of the Mark I is stamped on the blade ricasso with a recumbent lion, and the words Au Lion, while the grip is typically
Mark_I_trench_knife
Type of fencing sword
modern. The sword consists of a very thin, rounded blade with a large ricasso and a heavy hilt and pommel. Because of this, it has the same weight and
Feder_(fencing)
Violent physical confrontation involving knives
against either the forward end of the handle or (optionally) the blade's ricasso. Filipino grip – same as the hammer grip, except that the thumb is placed
Knife_fight
Building in Rajasthan, India
a blade length of 54 cm – bright steel, single-edged khanda blade with ricasso, shallow central fuller, and false edge. The blade is stamped at the forte
City_Palace,_Jaipur
Sword of the Yoruba people of West Africa
maintain uniform width throughout and end in a curved, spade-like tip. The ricasso of the swords usually being less wide than the rest of the blade. The blades
Ida_(sword)
c. 1300–750 BC archaeological culture of Central Europe
stabbing swords of the preceding Tumulus culture. It commonly possessed a ricasso. The hilt was normally made from bronze as well. It was cast separately
Urnfield_culture
needed] lit. "point" ricasso A dull portion of the blade in front of the quillons. In complex rapier and smallsword hilts, the ricasso is behind the guard
Glossary of Italian fencing terms
Glossary_of_Italian_fencing_terms
Golok or machete
found in Malaysia. This golok has an angular hilt and a curved blade. A ricasso or finger coil on the blade after the handle is a common design in most
Golok_rembau
Formal sword of cadets at U.S. Military Academy
in cross-section and tapers evenly to the point. It has a strong square ricasso, the obverse side of which is stamped "U.S. ARMORY/SPRINGFIELD." The grips
West_Point_Cadets'_Sword
Fictional weapon
it displays the Triforce, which is engraved on the blade just above the ricasso. The sword possesses various magical abilities, such as generating fire
Master_Sword
grip), and the pommel. Italian grip weapons will also have quillions and a ricasso as a part of the hilt. In-fighting Fencing at closed distance, where the
Glossary_of_fencing
Fencing master and writer from the Netherlands
sword's true edge,[citation needed] Thibault's grip involves resting the ricasso on the index finger, with the tip of the thumb resting on the rear quillon
Gérard_Thibault_d'Anvers
Style of sword of the British Army
those for officers, but generally had undecorated blades with a shorter ricasso. Some sergeants' swords featured a quill-point rather than the spear-point
Gothic hilted British infantry swords
Gothic_hilted_British_infantry_swords
US Army soldier & businessman (1841–1933)
on side of the longer than standard ricasso, and had a small brass disk impressed on the other side of the ricasso that read in an arc "PROVED". The blade
Edward_Lyon_Buchwalter
Overview of and topical guide to fencing
a deep cup. Ricasso – An unsharpened portion of the blade in front of the quillions. In complex rapier and smallsword hilts, the ricasso is behind the
Outline_of_fencing
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Wide. Spacious.
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