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BROADSWORD

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A broadsword is a sword with a broad blade, one or both sides of which was sharpened, designed chiefly for cutting. They were used by some British cavalry and Highland infantry. The claymore was a broadsword. The broadsword was common until the 16th century when it started to be displaced by the rapier.
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