Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Alamani
Curved steel Indian sword with a gilt handle.
From Encyclopedia
- Pair of curates
- See Cuirass.
- Pilum
- Roman throwing spear. Has a small, leaf-shaped head on a long and thin iron part attached to a wooden shaft. Effective vs. …
- Epaule de mouton
- Steel defense for the complete arm; developed during the 15th and 16th centuries; used exclusively in jousts.
- Hasta
- The hasta was the Roman trusting spear. It was carried by the units called triarii in Republic times. Marius military reforms made the pilum the…
