Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Verdun
Long thrusting sword with a diamond or square-sectioned blade used in the 16th century.
From Encyclopedia
- Cut-and-Thrust Sword
- Quite thin, tapered sword with compound hilts suitable for fingered grip.
- Flail
- Jointed weapon consisting of a spiked, flanged or knobbed steel bludgeon chain-attached to a short wood or steel haft.
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
- 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 …
