From Encyclopedia
- Armet
- Close-fitted helmet with a visor and hinged cheek coverings. More sofisticated than bascinet and less sofisticated than…
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Waisted-grip
- Specially shaped handle. Has somewhat wider middle and narrows towards the pommel.
- Nagan
- Sword with a serrated edge; hilt is padded and fitted with a spiked pommel.