Help in terminology in other languages

[mrwizard]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Thilo,
others but not "Erl". But I am sure when we ask someone from the South of Germany he will give us a term we both never heard.

Definitely

There are a lot of german words that are limited to
certain regions or certain contexts. "Heft" or "Hilze" is a rather antiquated term i often see in the context of european bladed weapons. As Billman wanted terms for "edged tools" "Griff" would indeed be more appropiate
(and contemporary).

And here a link to prove that i didn't make the term "Erl" up by myself:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erl_%28Klinge%29

Best Regards,
Thilo