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handguards. (Lubbock.) a is an ancient iron sword, introduced to show the difference in shape. e to k have solid handles. b c d have thin handles intended to have scales of wood to round out the hand-hold. The handles are short, and are adapted for the use of a smaller-handed people than the present inhabitants of the lands where these specimens were gathered. a is an iron sword from a Saxon tomb, England; b, bronze sword from Ireland; c, from Sweden; e, Switzerland: f, Neufchatel; g, Scandinavia; g h i j k, Denmark. For the sake of comparison are added: — l m, spear-heads from Ireland n o, Irish bronze daggers. p q, bronze knives from Switzerland. r, bronze razor-knife from Denmark. The Egyptian sword was straight and short, from 2 1/2 to 3 feet in length, having a double edge and a sharp point. It was used, as the monuments show, for cut, thrust, or as a dagger. The handle was hollowed in the center, increasing in thickness toward each end, and the end was su