Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Byrnie
Mail shirt with elbow-length sleeves, ends in the middle of the beholder’s thighs.
From Encyclopedia
- Arming sword
- Also short sword. Single-handed weapon which looks like a simple longsword. Attached to the a knight’s belt.
- Cut-and-Thrust Sword
- Quite thin, tapered sword with compound hilts suitable for fingered grip.
- Cuisse
- Armor protecting thighs.
- Morgenstern
- See Morning star.
