From Encyclopedia
- Hilt
- The lower part of a
sword. Consists of a cross-guard, handle/grip, and a
pommel. Medieval swords are most likely to have a…
- Pollaxe
- (The preferred spelling to
polaxe or
poleaxe). A knightly staff weapon, its head being an axehead, usually balanced by a fluke or…
- Flanged mace
- By the middle ages, many European maces were all metal construction.
Flanges, spikes, and similar pointed protrusions were added to combat
plate…
- Great bascinet
- Late 14th early 15th century version of the bascinet where the mail
aventail was replaced with two steel plates, one in the front and one
in back.
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