Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Coat-armor
Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
From Encyclopedia
- Cudgel
- See Waster.
- Rondel dagger
- Military dagger with a single- edged or triangular blade. Pommel and hand-guard formed of roundels.
- Tabard
- Similar to a surcoat. Made from front and back parts laced together. Could be tightened or left loose.
- War hammer
- Also called martel and horseman's pick. A short-hafted hammer used mainly in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
