Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Xiphos
Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
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- Cuirass
- Also called pair of curates. Full-coverage, plate body- armor. Consists of breastplate, backplate, and sometimes …
- Lame
- A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
- Pavise
- Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege operations to protect archers. The largest pavises…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
