From Encyclopedia
- Forte'
- Also prime or fort. Special (Renaissance) term for the lower part of a blade. Does most of the parrying and has more…
- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Partizan
- See Partisan.
- Target
- A round shield, mounted on the arm, used throughout history. Most targets were large (30 - 36”) and made of wood, but in the…
