Editing Classification of swords (section)

====Shortswords and daggers====
Knives such as the [[seax]] and other blades of similar length between {{convert|1|and|2|ft|cm|-1|order=flip|abbr=on}}, they are sometimes construed as ''swords'' because of their longer blades. This is especially the case for weapons from antiquity, made before the development of high quality steel that is necessary for longer swords, in particular:

*[[Iron Age sword]]s:
**[[Seax]], a tool and weapon, common in Northern Europe.
**{{lang|la|[[Gladius]]}}, an early ancient Roman thrusting shortsword for [[legionary|legionaries]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Romeinse Rijk §3.1 Landmacht |encyclopedia=[[Encarta]] Encyclopedie [[Winkler Prins]] |date=2002 |publisher=Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum |language=nl}}</ref>
**{{lang|grc-Latn|[[Xiphos]]}}, a double-edged, single-hand blade used by the ancient Greeks;
*Certain Renaissance-era sidearms:
**[[Baselard]], a late medieval heavy dagger;
**{{lang|it|[[Cinquedea]]}}, a civilian long dagger;
**[[Dirk]], the Scottish long dagger ({{lang|gd|biodag}});
**[[Hanger (sword)|Hanger]] or wood-knife, a type of [[hunting sword]] or infantry [[sabre]];
*Certain [[fascine knife|fascine knives]]:
**[[Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword]], is a short sword designed after the Roman {{lang|la|gladius}} with a blade length around {{convert|48|cm|abbr=on}} in length. It was also known as a {{lang|fr|coupe-chou}} (literally "cabbage cutter") in France.

Oversized two-handers used as parade swords or ceremonial weapons often exceeded the length and weight of practical weapons of war.