Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Schiavona

Special form of a cut & thrust sword with a cage- hilt and distinctive cat-head-like pommel. Mostly single-edged back-swords but also wide or narrow with a double-edged blade. Has a ricasso for the fingering grip or thumb-rings.

Encyclopedia of historical weapons

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Brigandine
Form of coat-of-plates with hundreds of small plates, partially covering each other. Mobile yet protective.
Main-gauche
Left-handed, parrying dagger used along with a rapier.
Solleret
See Sabaton.
Recurve bow
Unlike the longbow, the ends of an unstrung recurve bow are curved away from the archer. This allows the strung bow to be more powerful and shorter…
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