Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Eccat
Sword with a deer horn hilt and no guard.
From Encyclopedia
- Cut-and-Thrust Sword
- Quite thin, tapered sword with compound hilts suitable for fingered grip.
- Prime
- See Forte'.
- Riser
- Opposite of a fuller. Makes a sword more rigid yet with a flixible spine.
- Sax
- Also saex. Long and heavy single-edged knife prefered by the Nordic peoples. Saxes could up to 3 ft in length, and hilted like …
