Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Javelin
A short throwing spear, used as a shock weapon.
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- Cuirass
- Also called pair of curates. Full-coverage, plate body- armor. Consists of breastplate, backplate, and sometimes …
- Counterfeit damascening
- Simpler form of damascening. Fine pattern is applied onto a surface of an armor piece.
- War hammer
- Also called martel and horseman's pick. A short-hafted hammer used mainly in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
- Bard, or Barding
- A term for horse armor, which could be made from a variety of materials, including mail and plate.
