Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Lower end
The pointed part of a sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Fingering
- Wraping index finger around sword’s ricasso to give it a greater tip control.
- Bayonet
- At the end of the seventeenth century the French introduced the socket bayonet. This contained a sleeve fitting round the barrel and was locked…
- Jerkin
- 1. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket, often sleeveless, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries 2. a short, sleeveless vest worn by women and girls
- Kalus
- Whip commonly made of buffalo hide or rattan and fitted to a handle of wood
