Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Ox mace
Mace made of metal; head was shaped like that of an ox's and often had holes in the nostrils so that it whistled when swung.
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- Arquebus
- Also called Harquebus, Hackbut or Hagbush. A short gun used by infantry throughout the sixteenth and early seventeenth…
- Byrnie
- Mail shirt with elbow-length sleeves, ends in the middle of the beholder’s thighs.
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- German Reitschwert
- See Backsword.
