Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Backsword
Also Mortuary sword or German Reitschwert. Has only one cutting edge (therefore its name). The non-cutting edge is thicker, creating a wedge-like shape. This shape supposedly increases cutting capacity.
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- Helmet which, with a full visor and bevor, completely encloses the head and face; modern use of the term tends to refer…
- Collar
- See Gorget.
- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
