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hilt

handle of an edged weapon
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Summary

hilt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,780 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: edged weapon component[2], tool handle[3]
  • Part of: sword[4], knife[5]
  • Commons category: Sword hilts[6]
  • Has part(s): pommel[7], handle[8], guard[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
  • Name: tam[15]

Why It Matters

hilt has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] hilt is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → pommel, handle, guard
    Part of → sword, knife
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary"
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