From Encyclopedia
- Arbalest
- Also crossbow. Consists of a bow attached to an arched stick. Is powerful, low-trajectoried weapon. Fires a bolt (a shorter arrow).
- Halberd
- Weapon which improved effectivity vs. heavy armor. Has a wide, short axe attached to a 5-6 ft haft and a sharp spear at…
- Morning star
- Also called morgenstern. A form of spiked club , popular in the early sixteenth century.
- Volant-piece
- An English term for the reinforcing brow-piece on a helmet such as the sallet.
