Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Foible
Special (Renaissance) term for the upper, weaker part of a blade. Does most of the attacking for its speed and nimbleness.
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- Grip
- The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
- Mace
- Metal ball attached to a wooden handle. All steel in the later times. Often a symbol of power.
- Mitten gauntlet
- A gauntlet with articulated transverse lames covering the fingers, rather than the fingers each being separately protected by a series of…
- Iwatajinga
- Club consisting of a stone head attached to a wooden handle.
