I am looking for a pic of sword that has a round gripping area about halfway down the blade, presumably for half-swording. I've seen it online somewhere before but can't seem to find it now. The sword appears to be of similar type to a XVa. Also, does anyone know if this particular sword was considered a battlefield weapon or a practice/tournament sword? Thanks.

Jay,
The sword I think you're referring to was discussed in this thread: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=3053

Thanks, Chad. That's exactly what I was looking for.