Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Crest
A heraldic recognitive device fixed to the top of the great helm, introduced in the second half of the thirteenth and in wide use by the fourteenth century.
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- Backsword
- Also Mortuary sword or German Reitschwert. Has only one cutting edge (therefore its name). The non-cutting edge is…
- Morion
- Form of a helmet with a distinctively curved brim and a high crest.
- Volant-piece
- An English term for the reinforcing brow-piece on a helmet such as the sallet.
- Kapak
- Small throwing axe consists of a tanged metal head fitted into a flat wooden handle.
