Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Spear
Also volgue. Weapon with a long shaft, made for thrusting in the first place.
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- Pollaxe
- (The preferred spelling to polaxe or poleaxe). A knightly staff weapon, its head being an axehead, usually balanced by a fluke or…
- Prime
- See Forte'.
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Surcoat
- Also overcoat. Long, tunic-like piece of cloth worn over armor to keep the dirt, rain and sun heat out and present the…
