Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Cross
Also cross-guard or quillions. The straight bar or guard of a Medieval sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Besagew
- Large, sliding roundel, protecting joints on a human body.
- Lower end
- The pointed part of a sword.
- Riser
- Opposite of a fuller. Makes a sword more rigid yet with a flixible spine.
- Recurve bow
- Unlike the longbow, the ends of an unstrung recurve bow are curved away from the archer. This allows the strung bow to be more powerful and shorter…
