Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Lucerne hammer
A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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- Armet
- Close-fitted helmet with a visor and hinged cheek coverings. More sofisticated than bascinet and less sofisticated than…
- Guige
- Strap which holds a shield up the shoulders or neck.
- Jamber
- See Greave.
- Fletching
- Feathers fastened onto the back of an arrow to help it fly straight.
