From Encyclopedia
- Backsword
- Also Mortuary sword or German Reitschwert. Has only one cutting edge (therefore its name). The non-cutting edge is…
- Boss
- Also umbo. The round shaped piece of metal at the center of a shield. Protects the hand.
- Spaudler
- A light laminated defence protecting the point of the shoulder and top of the arm, especially popular in Germany.
- Fist mace
- Iron or steel mace shaped like a clenched fist.