From Encyclopedia
- Bill
- Also Brown Bill or Black Bill. Polearm with a wide cutting blade and sometimes also spikes and hooks.…
- Crossbow
- A horizontal bow set at 90 degrees to the tiller and spanned by mechanical means. Originally made of horn, wood, and sinew, the bowstave was later…
- Quillions
- Special (Renaissance) term for two straight or curved cross-guards (front and back). Called just cross or guard when on Medieval …
- Aclys
- Wooden Roman throwing stick with a spiked head; attached to user's arm with a strap which enabled it to be retrieved after it had been thrown.
