Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Falcata
Forward-curving single-edged sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Tabard
- Similar to a surcoat. Made from front and back parts laced together. Could be tightened or left loose.
- Volgue
- See Spear.
- Akinakes
- The Akinakes was a characteristic Persian sidearm. It was short in length but could be used for both cut and thrust. It is of Scythian origin,…
