Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Dolabra
Axe-like tool/weapon used by legionnaires; socketed head attached to a wooden handle.
From Encyclopedia
- Buffe
- See bevor and falling buffe.
- Mitten gauntlet
- A gauntlet with articulated transverse lames covering the fingers, rather than the fingers each being separately protected by a series of…
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Waisted-grip
- Specially shaped handle. Has somewhat wider middle and narrows towards the pommel.
