Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Fletching
Feathers fastened onto the back of an arrow to help it fly straight.
From Encyclopedia
- Bec de Faucon
- Polearm with a large hammer head instead of an axe, and backed with a spike or curved fluke. Usually has a heavy steel…
- Bill
- Also Brown Bill or Black Bill. Polearm with a wide cutting blade and sometimes also spikes and hooks.…
- Court-sword
- See Small-Sword.
- Shoulder
- The corner part of a sword. Connects a blade to a tang.
