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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- Axe
- Comes in many forms and is single or two-handed.
- Bastard sword
- Longsword with a longer handle so it can be held by one or two hands. The blade is usually narrowly pointed and quite slender or…
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Hasta
- The hasta was the Roman trusting spear. It was carried by the units called triarii in Republic times. Marius military reforms made the pilum the…
