Encyclopedia of historical weapons
From Encyclopedia
- Mortuary sword
- See Backsword.
- Standard
- A mail collar common in the fifteenth century.
- Ancus
- Indian elephant goad; vary greatly in size from about 40 to 120 centimeters in length; shorter ones were used by riders, while the longer versions…
- Onager
- Roman Ballista, so named after a wild ass because of the way it kicked back upon firing. It was most common in the armies in the mid 4th century…
