Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Bellows Visor
A modern term for a visor with horizontal ridges,such as on 'Maximilian' German fluted armours of the early sixteenth century.
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- Aketon
- Quilted piece of clothing worn under armor, made to devour strokes.
- Martel
- See War hammer.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Gladius
- The Legions patterned their short swords after those of the Spanish Celts. The historian, Polybius, says they were introduced into the army during…
