Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Sabre
A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
From Encyclopedia
- Bevor
- Also called bavier or buffe. A chin-shaped defense for the lower face, incorporating a gorget plate. The buffe was an…
- Hilt
- The lower part of a sword. Consists of a cross-guard, handle/grip, and a pommel. Medieval swords are most likely to have a…
- Pommel bolt
- See Pommel nut.
- Xiphos
- Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
