From Encyclopedia
- Falchion
- Single-edged sword with a heavy and towards the tip widening blade. Similar to a meat cleaver. Used mostly by infantry. Balanced…
- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Pavise
- Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege operations to protect archers. The largest pavises…
- Spear
- Also volgue. Weapon with a long shaft, made for thrusting in the first place.
