Short Sword

A weapon used throughout history, a shortsword is able to function primarily as a thrusting weapon, while also being useful as a slashing weapon. The sword is usually about 3 feet in length and weighs 2 pounds or less. Short swords were historically used as sidearms by many, many warriors throughout history, and especially by the Roman Legions (the gladius) and Greek warriors (the xiphos). Popularly, shortswords are favored weapons by smaller heroes, or as a sidearm for two-weapon fighting.
==Variants==
Throughout history, the shortsword has been used by many peoples. The Roman gladius, for instance, was almost exclusively used as a thrusting weapon (losing the slashing descriptor). The shortsword can also represent the old Medieval arming sword, or the late-Renaissance Italian cinquedea. The shortsword is also similar to the Japanese wakazashi or tantō (described under Eastern Weapons).
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