Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Lammellar
Form of armor. Consist of small metal plates stitched together.
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- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Gladius
- The Legions patterned their short swords after those of the Spanish Celts. The historian, Polybius, says they were introduced into the army during…
