Noun
handguard (plural handguards)
A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.
California Penal Code 12020(a)(24):"dagger" means a knife or other instrument with or without a handguard that is capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict great bodily injury or death. Source: Internet
Philippine Marines using M16A1 rifles with M16A2 handguard during a military exercise. Source: Internet
Others * The Chinese Norinco CQ is an unlicensed derivative of the M16A1 made specifically for export, with the most obvious external differences being in its handguard and revolver -style pistol grip. Source: Internet
The barrel, cocking handle and its cover were shortened and a vertical foregrip was used to replace the standard handguard. Source: Internet
The M16A2 fires the improved 5.56×45mm NATO (M855/SS109) cartridge and has a new adjustable rear sight, case deflector, heavy barrel, improved handguard, pistol grip and buttstock, as well as a semi-auto and three-round burst only fire selector. Source: Internet
For example, bokuto used within Yagyū Shinkage-ryū are relatively thin and without a handguard in order to match the school's characteristic approach to combat. Source: Internet