Blade
A variety of bladed weapons
For the organic structure, such as a blade grass, please see leaf; for the starship structural component, please see blade (ship).
A blade was the primary cutting component of a knife or sword. Klingon culture made extensive use of blades of many various types.
Worf commented to B'Etor in 2370, that "You cannot tarnish a rusted blade," after she claimed that the would-be assassins of Worf implicated them in order to "tarnish our good name." (TNG: "Firstborn")
Kerner Hauze displayed a variety of blade weapons in his menagerie, including a kar'takin, a lirpa, an ushaan-tor, a bat'leth, and a mek'leth. (LD: "Kayshon, His Eyes Open")