From Encyclopedia
- Back
- The no-cutting part opposite the blade. Double-edged swords has no back.
- Ballock dagger
- Also kidney dagger. Has a double-egded blade with a fuller in its center. Hilt made of wood, horn or sometimes ivory. Has two kidney shaped…
- Morning star
- Also called morgenstern. A form of spiked club , popular in the early sixteenth century.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
