Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Rapier

Long, double- edged, single-handed sword with a thin blade. Designed to emphasize the thrust. Probably the first entirely civilian sword devised for its purpose.

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Quillions
Special (Renaissance) term for two straight or curved cross-guards (front and back). Called just cross or guard when on Medieval …
Target
A round shield, mounted on the arm, used throughout history. Most targets were large (30 - 36”) and made of wood, but in the…
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…
Yeamberren
Wooden club with a large conical head
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