Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Armour
Usually metal pieces made specially for their purpose - to protect their wearer's body against thrust, stabs and any other kind of attacks. Comprises of many parts and comes in many forms.
From Encyclopedia
- Main-gauche
- Left-handed, parrying dagger used along with a rapier.
- Schiavona
- Special form of a cut & thrust sword with a cage- hilt and distinctive cat-head-like pommel. Mostly single-edged …
- Goupillon
- Steel, three-pronged horseman's flail used; head could be spiked or plain.
- Xiphos
- Bronze sword with a tanged metal blade fitted into a plain wooden hilt.
