Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Cross-guard
See Cross.
From Encyclopedia
- Flukes
- Close, deep fullers.
- Greave
- Also called schynbald or jamber. Plate defence for the leg from knee to ankle, initially protecting only the front, but…
- Kite-shaped shield
- A large, elongated triangular shield with a rounded top used throughout Europe from the tenth to the thirteenth century, commonly…
- Schiavona
- Special form of a cut & thrust sword with a cage- hilt and distinctive cat-head-like pommel. Mostly single-edged …
