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- Ancus
- Indian elephant goad; vary greatly in size from about 40 to 120
centimeters in length; shorter ones were used by riders, while the
longer versions…
- Falx
- The falx is a curved cutlass-like blade on the end of a long wooden
(almost spear-like) handle. Unlike a cutlass, however, the falx is
sharpened…
- Flanged mace
- By the middle ages, many European maces were all metal construction.
Flanges, spikes, and similar pointed protrusions were added to combat
plate…
- 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…
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