Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Breaths
Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buffe or bevor, for ventilation; also usually permitting a degree of extra vision.
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- Barbute
- See Barbut.
- Great-Sword
- Infantry sword with a form of a longsword. Had to be used with both hands. Blade was flat and wide, hexagonal and…
- Spurs
- Y-shaped metal goads strapped to the heel, used to drive the horse on. Dating from early antiquity. Early medieval spurs were of simple prick type;…
- Shoulder
- The corner part of a sword. Connects a blade to a tang.
