Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Glaive
A broad-bladed, single-edged polearm. Mostly an 18” butcher-knife on a 6 - 7’ pole.
From Encyclopedia
- Breaths
- Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buffe or bevor, for ventilation; also…
- Cross-guard
- See Cross.
- Hagbush
- See Arquebus.
- Mace
- Metal ball attached to a wooden handle. All steel in the later times. Often a symbol of power.
