Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Pair of curates
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- Bevor
- Also called bavier or buffe. A chin-shaped defense for the lower face, incorporating a gorget plate. The buffe was an…
- Pavise
- Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege operations to protect archers. The largest pavises…
- Tip
- The pointed end of a sword’s blade. Most swords taper towards the tip, but some are straight until the very tip.
- War hammer
- Also called martel and horseman's pick. A short-hafted hammer used mainly in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
