Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Slow match
A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
From Encyclopedia
- Angon
- Frankish and Anglo-Saxon throwing spear. Has a long (6 ft) thin iron neck with a barbed head. Almost indentical to the Roman…
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- Flail
- Jointed weapon consisting of a spiked, flanged or knobbed steel bludgeon chain-attached to a short wood or steel haft.
- Veruta
- Throwing javelin of the late empire.
