Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Spaudler
A light laminated defence protecting the point of the shoulder and top of the arm, especially popular in Germany.
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- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Stechhelm
- A 'frog-mouthed' form of great helm which was worn specifically for Gestesch, bolted to the breastplate.
- Waist lame
- A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
- Gladius
- The Legions patterned their short swords after those of the Spanish Celts. The historian, Polybius, says they were introduced into the army during…
