Categories WeaponsShield Boss: A Small Piece of Metal That Changed BattlesTwo 3rd-century AD wooden round shields with bronze boss shields from Schleswig-Holstein bogs, Germany. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 30, 2023
Categories WeaponsParma Shield: The Iconic Disk Shield of the Ancient RomansThe parma shield with the Chi-Rho (☧) christogram. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 29, 2023
Categories WeaponsTetsubo: An Ancient Club Made of Metal, Too Heavy to WieldTetsubo is a heavy Japanese feudal-age club that is often made of iron or steel. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 27, 2023
Categories WeaponsBo Staff: Martial Arts Weapon of a Legendary Style Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 26, 2023
Categories WeaponsRohatyn: A Slavic Bear Spear of the 12th CenturyHunting with a rohatyn boar spear. A painting by Vadim Gorbatov. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 25, 2023
Categories WeaponsRanseur: A 15th-Century Polearm in the Shape of a TridentAn Italian ranseur from the early 16th century, 96" (243 cm) in length. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 23, 2023
Categories WeaponsSpontoon: A 17th-Century Pike Made It Into the American History Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 22, 2023
Categories WeaponsBoar Spear: Served as a Test of Manliness in Ancient RomeHunting with boar spears, a 16th-century Dutch engraving. Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 18, 2023
Categories WeaponsCorseque: A 14th-Century Winged Polearm of the Corsica IslandThe corseque weapons of the 16th and 17th centuries (right), along with some ranseurs or chauve-souris (middle) and partisans (left). Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 18, 2023
Categories WeaponsGuisarme: Farmer’s Tool in Peace, Soldier’s Weapon in War Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 16, 2023
Categories WeaponsKoncerz: A Hussar Sword Without a Cutting Edge Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 15, 2023
Categories WeaponsAhlspiess (Awl Pike): An Anti-Armor Spear of 15th Century Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 13, 2023
Categories WeaponsKama Weapon: Farmers Used Kama to Fight Samurai’s Katana Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 12, 2023
Categories WeaponsMordhau: The “Murder Stroke” Technique as It Was Called Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 10, 2023
Categories WeaponsLucerne Hammer: A 15th-Century Swiss Weapon of All Trades Post author By Alby Butler Post date May 9, 2023