From Encyclopedia
- Basinet
- Also called bascinet, basnet. An open-faced helmet with a globular or conical skull enclosing the sides of…
- Bracer
- Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer's arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring.
- Bill
- Also Brown Bill or Black Bill. Polearm with a wide cutting blade and sometimes also spikes and hooks.…
- Hache
- Also Bec de Faucon, Pollaxe (misnomer) or Polaxe. Two basic forms – First one has an axe-shaped edged…
