Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hand-and-a-half sword
See bastard sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Estoc
- Called tuck in English. Long, pointed and rigid longsword with a triangular or square blade, which was quite blunt.…
- Enarmes
- Leather straps for gripping a shield or a buckler.
- Gambeson
- Quilted and embellished coat-armor.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
