Might mean (unverified): Bar separating handle from blade.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (crossguard)

noun:  (swords) A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

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