Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Lame
A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
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- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Pilum
- Roman throwing spear. Has a small, leaf-shaped head on a long and thin iron part attached to a wooden shaft. Effective vs. …
- Volant-piece
- An English term for the reinforcing brow-piece on a helmet such as the sallet.
- Quadrelle
- Small mace with four blades.
