Back Edge: Unsharpened edge on a single-edged sword

Basket Hilt: Sword hilt with basket-shaped guard to cover and protect the hand (see    "Knuckleguard")

Bell guard: The bell-shaped portion of the weapon between the blade and the handle which protects a fencer's hand

Burr: Snag or sharp nick in a sword blade which needs to be filed and sanded before blade can be safely swallowed

Camellia: Non-toxic, non-allergenic edible Japanese oil used for oiling sword blades after use

Crossguard: Part of the hilt of a sword which runs perpendicular to the blade, which the tang of the sword passes through into the hilt (see "Quillion" and "Tang")

False Edge: A few inches which was sharpened on the usually unsharpened Back Edge at the tip of some longer single-edged swords

Foible: The weaker and more flexible portion of a fencing blade nearest the tip

Forte: The stronger and more rigid portion of a fencing blade nearest the bell guard

Frog: Looped fastener for attaching a scabbard to the belt

Grip: Covering on a sword handle made of leather or wire that usually, but not always, covers the hilt

Hilt: Handle of a sword including quillioncrossguard, grip and pommel

Knuckleguard: Portion of the hilt that protected the knuckles, sometimes as developed as a basket hilt

Kurobara: Non-toxic, non-allergenic edible Japanese oil used for oiling sword blades after use

Pommel: The disc or metal knob on the end of a sword hilt which fastens to the tongue of the blade. It has two purposes: holding all of the parts of the foil in place, and serving as a counterweight to the blade, thus making the foil a balanced weapon

Quillion: Term for each of the projecting sections of the crossguard on a sword (see also "Crossguard")

Ricasso: Unsharpened area of a sword blade between the qullioncrossguard and the sharpened part of the blade. Sometimes the flat or concave plate containing a slot through which the blade passes is also called a Ricasso.

Scabbard: Sheath for sword, knife, dagger or bayonet

Shoulder: Unsharpened area of a sword blade up to six inches between the qullion and the sharpened part of the blade

Swept Hilt: Ornate knuckleguard on a sword hilt that sweeps over the hand but which does not cover or protect the hand quite as fully as a Basket Hilt

Tang: Part of the sword blade that protrudes into the hilt that the grip is secured to

Tip: Point of the sword blade used for thrusting and stabbing.