Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hand-and-a-half sword
See bastard sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Berdiche
- See Bardiche.
- Coat-armor
- Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
- Pommel nut
- Also pommel bolt or tang nut. Capstan rivet sometimes included in pommels.
- Steel
- An alloy of wrought iron and carbon, capable of being hardened by heating and then quenching (rapid cooling) in water. This hardening process could…
