Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Umbo
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- Counterfeit damascening
- Simpler form of damascening. Fine pattern is applied onto a surface of an armor piece.
- Estoc
- Called tuck in English. Long, pointed and rigid longsword with a triangular or square blade, which was quite blunt.…
- Arnis
- Italian for "harness", the historical term for being "in armour".
- Onager
- Roman Ballista, so named after a wild ass because of the way it kicked back upon firing. It was most common in the armies in the mid 4th century…
