Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Arbalest
Also crossbow. Consists of a bow attached to an arched stick. Is powerful, low-trajectoried weapon. Fires a bolt (a shorter arrow).
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- Buffe
- See bevor and falling buffe.
- Tip
- The pointed end of a sword’s blade. Most swords taper towards the tip, but some are straight until the very tip.
- Ox-tongue spear
- Also called the Langdebeve and Langue de Boeve (both mean tongue of the ox). The ox-tongue spear was a polearm weapon common among the Swiss and…
- Veruta
- Throwing javelin of the late empire.
