From Encyclopedia
- Berdiche
- See Bardiche.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Onager
- Roman Ballista, so named after a wild ass because of the way it kicked back upon firing. It was most common in the armies in the mid 4th century…
- Yatagan
- A long knife or short saber that lacks a guard for the hand at the juncture of blade and hilt; usually has a double curve to the edge and a nearly…
