Executioner's sword

Usually a two-handed sword used as an executioner's tool of trade

處刑人之劍 · 処刑人の剣 · 익스큐셔너스 소드

Type

longsword, decapitation device

Used by

executioner

Use

decapitation, capital punishment

An executioner's sword is a sword designed specifically for decapitation of condemned criminals (as opposed to combat).

Types of Executioner's sword

• Panabas

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1188457 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.