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- Arquebus
- Also called
Harquebus,
Hackbut or
Hagbush. A short gun used by infantry throughout the sixteenth and early seventeenth…
- Broadsword
- Term usually stands for Medieval
swords which is, in fact, wrong. This misnomer comes from Victorian collectors of the early 19th century.
- Nasal
- Plate defence on early medieval
helmets, often riveted to the bottom of the
skull to cover the nose and middle of the face.
- Pommel
- Also called
pummel. A variously shaped counterweight to the
sword blade, riveted to the end of the sword tang above' the
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