Encyclopedia of historical weapons

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Encyclopedia of historical weapons

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Hache
Also Bec de Faucon, Pollaxe (misnomer) or Polaxe. Two basic forms – First one has an axe-shaped edged…
Pike
Long spear with a small steel head, carried by infantrymen. Metal strips (cheeks) were riveted down the shaft from the point, to reinforce…
Tilt
A barrier of wood covered in cloth to separate the jousters as they ran a course. Introduced m the fifteenth century to stop head­long…
Targe
Small, more flat wooden shield covered with leather or metal-trimmed, later all- steel.
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