エグゼキューショナーズソード 処刑人の剣 エクセキューショナーズソード
An [[executioner]]'s sword is a [[sword]] whose blade is almost completely rectangular--the end does not curve to a tip or form a point, but simply ends rather suddenly, as shown "here":http://getasword.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/executioner-sword.jpg. Such blades were usually used for ceremonial purposes or [[execution]]s (hence the name).

Swords like these are typically western in design, and should not be confused with weapons like the "khanda":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanda_%28sword%29, a sword from India that [i]was[/i] actually meant to be used in battle.

Despite the historically ceremonial/special-use nature of an executioner's sword, this has not stopped them from being occasionally portrayed as legitimate weapons in media and fanart.

h4.See also

* "Wikipedia article":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executioner%27s_sword]
executioner's sword