Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Catapult
Class of siege engines designed to throw spears and heavy bolts.
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- Armour
- Usually metal pieces made specially for their purpose - to protect their wearer's body against thrust, stabs and any other kind of attacks. Comprises…
- Burgonet
- A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually…
- Locking gauntlet
- Gauntlet with overlapping little plates fastened to a pin on the wrist.
- Verdun
- Long thrusting sword with a diamond or square-sectioned blade used in the 16th century.
