Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Full moon
Parrying weapon consisting of a steel ring attached to a handle with two curved blades fitted to either end; outer edges of the ring and the blades are sharpened.
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- Aketon
- Quilted piece of clothing worn under armor, made to devour strokes.
- Compound-Hilt & Complex-Guard
- Term for the many forms of hilts in Renaissance and on some late-Medieval swords. Ususally consist of finger-rings,…
- Gisarme
- Solid and bulky, ornamental spear-like polearm.
- Gamboised
- A padded defense made of linen, flax or other fabric, sometimes reinforced and studded. Gamboised cuisses were often worn as an early addition to…
