Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Backplate
Plate armour defence for the back.
From Encyclopedia
- Spear
- Also volgue. Weapon with a long shaft, made for thrusting in the first place.
- Waist lame
- A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
- Ice pick
- Small tool consisting of a thin metal spike fitted into a wooden handle.
- Veruta
- Throwing javelin of the late empire.
