From Encyclopedia
- Pavise
- Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege operations to protect archers. The largest pavises…
- Pike
- Long spear with a small steel head, carried by infantrymen. Metal strips (cheeks) were riveted down the shaft from the point, to reinforce…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Small-Sword
- Also court-sword, walking-sword or town-sword. Mostly almost blunt, pointed cane, though some small-swords are pointed…
