Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Gala
Sword with a carved wooden handle and no guard.
From Encyclopedia
- Bracer
- Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer's arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring.
- Godendag
- Halberd with a wide blade.
- Sax
- Also saex. Long and heavy single-edged knife prefered by the Nordic peoples. Saxes could up to 3 ft in length, and hilted like …
- Xiphos
- Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
