Outer Guard  the combination of bars and shells protecting the outer portion of the hand.

Inner Guard   The combination of bars and shells protecting the inner portion of the hand.

Quillons           The main metal arms containing a quillon block extending perpendicular to the blade. These can be straight, curved, or S curved.

Quillon Block The pass-through portion of the Quillons which contain the blade

Ricasso            the inner portion of the forward arms which the index finger or two fingers wrap around the unsharpened portion of the blade of a sword.

Forward Arms Also called finger rings curved bars stemming from the quillons to protect the fingers.

Post     protruding metal pegs placed at the ends of the forward arms to stop blades from slidin down the blade into the hand.

Knuckle Guard  A metal bar stemming from the forward quillon to protect the knuckles from cuts to the hand.

Ring Guard     A metal ring perpendicular to the blade attached at either the forward arms or the quillons to protect the hand.

Diagonal Ring A metal band spanning from either the forward arms to the quillons, or the quillons to the knuckle guard.

Shell    A shaped metal disk which can be concave or convex to protect the hand either on the inner guard or the outer guard.

Cup      A concave shaped metal bowl protecting the hand and ricasso attached at the forward arms.

Grip      The wooden, metal, or bone portion of the hilt designed for a comfortable hold of the sword with the hand. It can often be wrapped in leather, wire, or cloth for a more comfortable grip.Pommel           The weighted counterbalance at the end of the grip of the sword to allow for the blade to move with different characteristics in relation to the counterweight of the hilt and blade.

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