Shortsword may refer to a number of weapons intermediate between the sword and the dagger short Iron Age swords Gladius, an early ancient Roman sword ("short" as opposed to the Spatha) Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand sword used by the ancient Greeks certain Renaissance era sidearms: Baselard, a late medieval heavy dagger Swiss degen, a 15th century Swiss weapon derived from the baselard Cinquedea, a civilian short sword (or long dagger) Katzbalger, a short Renaissance arming sword certain fascine knives Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword, a shortsword of about 25 inches in length certain Japanese bladed weapons: Kodachi, a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger Tantō, a common Japanese knife or dagger Wakizashi, a traditional Japanese sword worn as a side arm with a shōtō blade between 30 and 60 cm, in contrast to the katana