Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Studded and Splinted Armor
Heavy fabric or leather with the filling of rigid materials riveted in plates or strips.
From Encyclopedia
- Flail
- Jointed weapon consisting of a spiked, flanged or knobbed steel bludgeon chain-attached to a short wood or steel haft.
- Plackart
- Part of armor. Covers the wearer's lower rib and stomach area. Attached with straps which allows better flexibility.
- Spear
- Also volgue. Weapon with a long shaft, made for thrusting in the first place.
- Schiavona
- Special form of a cut & thrust sword with a cage- hilt and distinctive cat-head-like pommel. Mostly single-edged …
