Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Kama
Sickle consisting of a tanged steel head fitted into a wooden handle; fighting style often utilizes two kamas, one in each hand.
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- Type of armor made from small metal rings. Is flexible but insufficient vs. thrusts (therefore usually worn with a tough padding…
- Main-gauche
- Left-handed, parrying dagger used along with a rapier.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Doublet
- A man's close-fitting jacket with or without sleeves, worn chiefly from the 14th to 16th centuries.
