From Encyclopedia
- Buffe
- See bevor and falling buffe.
- Crossbow
- A horizontal bow set at 90 degrees to the tiller and spanned by mechanical means. Originally made of horn, wood, and sinew, the bowstave was later…
- Arming doublet
- Quilted garment worn under armour from the early fifteenth century, equipped with points to attach mail gussets and pieces of armour.
- Javelin
- A short throwing spear, used as a shock weapon.