They existed as a ceremonial weapon for most of this era.

My team and I are carrying the same ceremonial weapons that you brought along.

He bore his staff of power like a ceremonial weapon, ready to strike down any who failed to obey him.

Historically, however, many ceremonial weapons were also capable of actual combat, most notably in the military.

The flower now appears in Japanese art, on screens, porcelain and even ceremonial weapons.

He was the first son to carry any- thing more lethal than a ceremonial weapon for generations.

It looked more like a ceremonial weapon than a practical tool in rough-and-tumble situations.

It was still seen in court as a ceremonial weapon through the 17th century.

This was no ceremonial weapon; it had been used.

The modern development of the Scottish dirk into a ceremonial weapon occurred during in the 19th century.