Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Pummel
See Pommel.
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- Basnet
- See Basinet.
- Rerebrace
- Armor protecting the upper arm.
- Steel
- An alloy of wrought iron and carbon, capable of being hardened by heating and then quenching (rapid cooling) in water. This hardening process could…
- Vervelles
- Bronze, brass, or latten staples that attached to a bascinet to enable the leather cuff of an aventail to be secured to the helmet.
