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Bladed weapon

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Iron age axe from Gotland

A bladed weapon is a weapon with a blade.

Bladed weaponse include:

A bladed weapon could be made out of metal (bronze, iron, steel) or in former times stone like flintstone.

A bladed weapon can be used as an all purpose tool or for fighting. Most recently special knives are made out of ceramics, for security reasons (airports) they often contain some metal.

See also