Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Grip
The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Hand-and-a-half sword
- See bastard sword.
- Mace
- Metal ball attached to a wooden handle. All steel in the later times. Often a symbol of power.
- Waist lame
- A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
- Dabus
- Mace that consists of a piece of wood studded with nails.
