Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Guige
Strap which holds a shield up the shoulders or neck.
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- Burgonet
- A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually…
- Hackbut
- See Arquebus.
- Jack
- Poor coat from layered fabric or leather will little plates inserted and stitched between the layers.
- 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…
