Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Dolabra
Axe-like tool/weapon used by legionnaires; socketed head attached to a wooden handle.
From Encyclopedia
- Fingering
- Wraping index finger around sword’s ricasso to give it a greater tip control.
- Lame
- A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
- Spatha
- Long cavalry sword.
- Fletching
- Feathers fastened onto the back of an arrow to help it fly straight.
