Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hauberk
Long (up to knees or longer) coat of mail with originally long sleeves and later sleeves ending in mail mittens.
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- Ballock dagger
- Also kidney dagger. Has a double-egded blade with a fuller in its center. Hilt made of wood, horn or sometimes ivory. Has two kidney shaped…
- Foible
- Special (Renaissance) term for the upper, weaker part of a blade. Does most of the attacking for its speed and nimbleness.
- Spangenhelm
- A modern German term describing conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes.
- Spurs
- Y-shaped metal goads strapped to the heel, used to drive the horse on. Dating from early antiquity. Early medieval spurs were of simple prick type;…
