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hilts, plural;
  1. The handle of a weapon or tool, esp. a sword, dagger, or knife

  1. the handle of a sword or dagger
  2. The hilt (sometimes called the haft) of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel.
  3. Hilt was a collective group of Vancouver musicians, usually referred to as a side project of the group Skinny Puppy. The group comprised Alan Nelson, a seminal member of many local Vancouver rock and punk groups, on vocals, with cEvin Key and D.R. Goettel on instruments.
  4. (HILTED (or HILT)) The heraldic term used when the grip, pommel and cross/hand guard of a sword or dagger are of a different tincture to its blade – but see note below and ‘hafted’ (also ‘barbed’, ‘garnished’, ‘shafted’ and ‘tincture’). ...
  5. (Hilts) Care for wooden hilts as you would any fine wood. Wood dries out with time and use and must be oiled. Use a fine furniture oil, not a furniture wax or an oil containing wax. ...
  6. The entire handle, including the butt/pommel and the guard.
  7. refers to the handle of a sword to collectively include the guard, grip, pommel, etc. The styles of hilt are often the basis of classification of swords, as is the case with the Viking Age, and provide clues as to where and when a particular sword may have been hilted. ...
  8. The handle of a sword or saber. Common synonym in the LASER Community for "Host" (see below. Also see: Pill).
  9. That part of your weapon that's composed of the bell guard, handle, and pommel.
  10. The hilt of a sword is the part you hold it by. The hilts of Anglo-Saxon swords were often beautifully decorated with jewels and complicated patterns.
  11. The lower part of a sword. Consists of a cross-guard, handle/grip, and a pommel. Medieval swords are most likely to have a straight cross or a cruciform hilt.
  12. A cross piece between the handle and blade of a knife which protects the hand from sliding onto the blade. In a sword the hilt will also protect the hand from offensive strikes.
  13. The 'friendly' end of a weapon, generally composed of the guard, the grip and the pommel. although there are many fighting styles that use this area of the weapon in attacks, in most cases this is not allowed in boffering.