Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Breaths
Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buffe or bevor, for ventilation; also usually permitting a degree of extra vision.
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- Basilard
- Two-edged dagger with a long blade. Used in the late Middle Ages. Usually worn with ordinary clothes as well as with …
- Grand guard
- A large reinforcing plate designed for the tilt, attached to the left side of the breastplate to cover the left shoulder, the upper arm and…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Sax
- Also saex. Long and heavy single-edged knife prefered by the Nordic peoples. Saxes could up to 3 ft in length, and hilted like …
