Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hand-and-a-half sword
See bastard sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Lammellar
- Form of armor. Consist of small metal plates stitched together.
- Longsword
- Hand-and-a-half long, straight, double-edged sword with a cruciform hilt. Usually 4-4.5 ft long with a weight of 3-4 lbs. The most…
- Vervelles
- Bronze, brass, or latten staples that attached to a bascinet to enable the leather cuff of an aventail to be secured to the helmet.
- Xiphos
- Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
