Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Quaddara
Straight-bladed sword, often inlaid with gold; hilt is of horn with no guard.
From Encyclopedia
- Elbow gauntlet
- The cuff of this gauntlet reaches the elbow, replacing both the lower cannon of the vambrace and the couter.
- Finger-Ring
- See Annellet.
- Grip
- The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
