Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Sabre
A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
From Encyclopedia
- Gardebras
- Armor for the whole arm. Consists of the couter, vambrace and rerebrace.
- Partisan
- Special type of a polearm. Its blade is wide, long (2-2.5 ft) and sword-like and is also double- edged with lugs on its bottom.…
- Riser
- Opposite of a fuller. Makes a sword more rigid yet with a flixible spine.
- Waisted-grip
- Specially shaped handle. Has somewhat wider middle and narrows towards the pommel.
