Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Slow match
A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
From Encyclopedia
- Mitten gauntlet
- A gauntlet with articulated transverse lames covering the fingers, rather than the fingers each being separately protected by a series of…
- Umbo
- See Boss.
- Kapak
- Small throwing axe consists of a tanged metal head fitted into a flat wooden handle.
- Verdun
- Long thrusting sword with a diamond or square-sectioned blade used in the 16th century.
