From Encyclopedia
- Bastard sword
- Longsword with a longer handle so it can be held by one or two hands. The blade is usually narrowly pointed and quite slender or…
- Martel
- See War hammer.
- Pike
- Long spear with a small steel head, carried by infantrymen. Metal strips (cheeks) were riveted down the shaft from the point, to reinforce…
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
