1.   In his home in Boston, Pinck is holding a sword that belonged to a Japanese soldier during WWII.

2.   In medieval Britain, you held your sword in your right hand and your falcon on your left.

3.   Sunday, Valentine pulled another trick out of the same pocket that no doubt holds the sword he nearly threw himself upon a day earlier.

4.   Two men holding swords saluted the official, the spectators and then each other.

5.   You sense that in the brush he holds upright before him like Joan of Arc holding her sword, he has the means to do so.

6.   The figurehead symbolizes liberty - a woman holding a sword.