Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Mortuary sword
See Backsword.
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- Basinet
- Also called bascinet, basnet. An open-faced helmet with a globular or conical skull enclosing the sides of…
- Bracer
- Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer's arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring.
- Bayonet
- At the end of the seventeenth century the French introduced the socket bayonet. This contained a sleeve fitting round the barrel and was locked…
- Gladius
- The Legions patterned their short swords after those of the Spanish Celts. The historian, Polybius, says they were introduced into the army during…
