Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Mail
Type of armor made from small metal rings. Is flexible but insufficient vs. thrusts (therefore usually worn with a tough padding underneath).
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- Cross
- Also cross-guard or quillions. The straight bar or guard of a Medieval sword.
- Etching
- A decorative process frequently applied to the surface of metals especially in Europe from about 1500 onwards; frequently used in conjunction…
- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Misericorde
- Straight, narrow dagger often used for the very last help to the mortally wounded warriors.
