Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Barbute
See Barbut.
From Encyclopedia
- Elbow gauntlet
- The cuff of this gauntlet reaches the elbow, replacing both the lower cannon of the vambrace and the couter.
- Akinakes
- The Akinakes was a characteristic Persian sidearm. It was short in length but could be used for both cut and thrust. It is of Scythian origin,…
- Arnis
- Italian for "harness", the historical term for being "in armour".
- Fletching
- Feathers fastened onto the back of an arrow to help it fly straight.
