Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Cabasset
Open-faced helmet with a specific almond shaped top (also called a pear shape) with a little point. Most popular with foot soldiers and pikemen.
From Encyclopedia
- Edge
- The sharp, cutting part of a blade. Swords are single or double-edged.
- Sallet
- Helmet with (usually) a hinged visor and a long tail for protecting the back of the neck. Comes in many forms. In England known as a …
- Iwatajinga
- Club consisting of a stone head attached to a wooden handle.
- Xiphos
- Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
