Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Goupillon
Steel, three-pronged horseman's flail used; head could be spiked or plain.
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- Flamberge
- Special type of rapier with a waved blade. Used mostly by officers and uper class. Effective in parrying when it slows down the…
- Quarterstaff
- Long (6-10 ft), massive pole for personal defense yet very dangerous in skilled hands.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Kapak
- Small throwing axe consists of a tanged metal head fitted into a flat wooden handle.
