Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Hammer
War hammer very effective vs. plate armor.
From Encyclopedia
- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Boss
- Also umbo. The round shaped piece of metal at the center of a shield. Protects the hand.
- Glaive
- A broad-bladed, single-edged polearm. Mostly an 18” butcher-knife on a 6 - 7’ pole.
- Waist lame
- A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
