Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Basnet
See Basinet.
From Encyclopedia
- Blade
- The length of steel that forms a sword.
- Mace
- Metal ball attached to a wooden handle. All steel in the later times. Often a symbol of power.
- Sax
- Also saex. Long and heavy single-edged knife prefered by the Nordic peoples. Saxes could up to 3 ft in length, and hilted like …
- Spatha
- Long cavalry sword.
