bagh nakh,four or five curved blades fixed to a cross bar or glove, Indian
bakin,a Malayan spear used by the Sea Dyaks
balestarius,a large Sumatran axe of the Malayan type
baluse,a narrow, oval shield with a heavy projecting rib, Nias
banded mail,a variety of mail shown in European illustrations of the 12th and 13th centuries with alternating rows of links and solid disks, which may or may not have existed
bandring,a sling from Java
bar-link mail,a type of Persian mail made of alternate rows of links cut from a plate each with a bar across it, and ordinary round links. Each link is connected to four of the other kind, and none of its own
barong,a knife from Borneo with a broad, heavy blade nearly three inches wide in the middle
barrel helm,large,European, barrel-shaped helmet of the 13th century
basilard,a short sword with a straight, tapering blade from 13th century Europe
basinet,the most common form of light helmet with face plate
baston,a mace with a polygonal head
berdiche,a large pole axe with a fifteen to thirty-inch blade
bezanted armor,armor made of small, round plates of metal riveted or sewn onto cloth or leather
biliong,the Malayan axe
bilari,an unbarbed Australian javelin
binaukan,a Moro hunting spear with a broad, leaf-shaped head
binnol,a chain flail with spiked ball, Indian
boar spear,a hunting spear with a broad, leaf-shaped head and crosspiece
bolt,the short, square-headed arrow for crossbows
boomerang,an Australian throwing club that often returns when thrown
bracers,wrist guards
brachieres,forearm guards
brigandine,European armor made of overlapping metal plates riveted to a canvas garment and usually covered with cloth
broadsword,a sword with a straight, wide, single-edged blade
burgonet,an open helmet often elaborately decorated with one or more combs
bulawa,a Russian mace
bullova,the fighting axe of India
busar,a Malayan crossbow
byrnie,danish padded body armor of the 10th century
cabasset,an open-faced helmet with narrow brim and pointed top
caligae,roman military sandals
campilan,a Malayan sword, much wider at the end than at the hilt
capeline,a metal cap
casque,an open helmet modeled on classic lines
cassis,a large-crested Roman helmet that fits the head closely
cestui,heavy leather thongs weighted with metal used by Roman boxers
cetra,a round Roman shield about three feet in diameter
catri,an Indian sacrificial axe
chain,a common metal chain used as a weapon
champons,european foot armor of the 13th century
chikuto,a bamboo fencing sword, Japan
chilanum,an Indian dagger with a doubly-curved, double-edged blade
chimalli,a Mexican shield covered in featherwork
chisa-katana,a short katana
chu-ko-nu,a Chinese repeating crossbow
cladibas,the long, heavy sword of the Celtic Gauls
claw cestui,leather thongs fitted with claw-like spikes
claymore,a Scotch two-handed sword, with a long, heavy blades and long, slanted qullions
clupeus,a large, round Greek shield
coif,a head covering made of mail
colleret,a European gorget of the 14th century
combined mail,mail set with metal plates on the shoulders, chest, and groin
cuchillo,a Spanish throwing knife with a broad blade
cudgel,a stout stick the length of a sword used in training exercises
cuirbolli,leather armor hardened by boiling in oil
cutlass,a curved sword
dabus,an Arabian mace studded with nails
dagger,a sheath knife
daikyu,the Japanese great bow
dalwel,a Burmese two-handed sword with a blade about two feet long
danisko,a hook-shaped African throwing knife
dao,a straight, heavy, square-ended, chisel-edged blade, narrowest at the hilt
dastana,indian arm guards
dekara,an Australian spear with reed shaft and hardwood head barbed with stingray spines
dah,the national sword of Burma, with a guardless hilt and a slightly curved, single-edged, ornamented blade
dhara,a six-bladed mace
dhoup,a straight-bladed Indian sword
dirk,a dagger with a heavy blade, thick at the back, single-edged, and tapering uniformly
dokyu,a Japanese repeating crossbow
doloire,a European battle-axe of the 15th century, the head of which is rounded below and pointed above
do-maru,japanese brigandine (metal plates sandwiched between canvas)
double mail,mail with rings so closely linked that no openings are visible
dowak,a straight, flat Australian throwing club
egchos,a Greek spear
epee,a fencing weapon with a bell guard and triangular blade
escaupilles,mayan armor made of quilted cotton
espadon,a two-handed sword with a straight blade about two feet long, 15th century
estoc,a sword with a long, narrow triangular blade, used for thrusting only
execution sword,a very large, impressive sword used for public executions
facon,a large Spanish throwing knife
falchion,a sword with a broad, curved blade, widest near the point in which the back joins the edge in a concave curve
fauchard,a polearm with a broad, single-edged blade, curved on the cutting edge, with a prong on the back
fendace,throat armor
field plate,a medium weight plate armor
firangi,a straight-bladed sword
flail,a metal ball connected by a chain to a handle
flamberge,a large, wavy-bladed sword
flyssa,a Moroccan sword with a long, single-edged blade
foil,a fencing sword with a light, square blade
fuetsu,a Japanese battle-axe
full plate,plate armor intended for mounted combat
furibo,a Japanese fighting club shod with iron
fuscina,the trident of the Roman gladiators
gargaz,a mace with a spiked head and a guarded hilt
gauntlets,armor for the hands
gendawa,a Javanese bow made of a single piece of wood with horned tips
gibet,a European mace of the 12th century
glaive,a broad-bladed polearm in which the edge curves backwards near the point
goddara,a Turkish scimitar
godenda,a Flemish halberd
gokyu,a Japanese long bow
golok,a Malayan jungle knife also used in war, with a heavy single-edged blade, straight on the back
gorget,a neck guard
gudo,a Tibetian sling
guisarme,a polearm with a slender incurved sword blade, pronged on the back
gulail,an Indian pellet bow
gurz,an Indian mace with a pear-shaped head
hachiwara,a Japanese parrying weapon, a foot-long iron bar with a hook near the handle
halberd,a polearm with an axe blade (spiked on the back), and a spear point
half plate,a suit of mail with plates covering the upper body
hamata,roman armor made of hooked chains
hand crossbow,a small pistol-like crossbow
hara-ate,japanese leather armor
harpoon,a broad-headed, barbed throwing spear
hauberk,a long coat of mail
heavy flail,a large metal ball connected by a chain to a handle
heavy plate,thick plate armor
hippe,a halberd with a short broad point
hoeroa,a Maori club
hoko,a Japanese spear with a long, straight point and one side blade at right angles to it
horn armor,philippine armor made of plates of horn connected by fibers
ili,an Indian sword two cubits long and five fingers broad, with no guard
imbricate armor,armor formed of overlapping scales fastened to leather or cloth
induku,a South African throwing club
jambiya,an Arabic knife with a curved, double-edged blade, ridged down the middle
janetaires,a Spanish javelin
jarid,an Asian javelin
jazerant,armor made of strips or plates of metal fastened to leather
jin-tachi,a very long, heavy, Japanese two-handed sword
jinto,a Japanese war sword
kabuto,a Japanese helmet
kaman,the composite bow of India, with a wood core, sinew back, and horn belly
kanabo,a long, metal, Japanese club
kantschar,a Russian sword with a very narrow blade and quillons curving toward the point
kard,a straight-bladed Persian knife with no guard
karoenkoeng,a suit of rattan armor
kaskara,a straight-bladed sword used in the Sudan
kastane,the national sword of Ceylon, short, heavy, single-edged and curved
katana,a curved, single-edged, finely crafted Japanese sword
katar,an Indian knife held in a fisted hand
kau-sin-ke,a Chinese whipping chain three or four feet long
kawagasa,a Japanese leather helmet, lacquered on both sides
kawa odoshi,japanese armor made of laced leather cords
kawara,japanese armor made of leather scales sewed on cloth
kerrie,a South African throwing club
khanda,an Indian sword with a broad, straight blade
kharga,an Indian sacrificial axe
khrobi,an ancient Egyptian sword with a sickle-shaped, double-edged blade
kia,chinese leather armor made of rhinoceros hide
kiero,an Australian fighting spear
kikuki,an East African javelin with a long, narrow blade
kigalee,an Indian sacrificial axe
kilij,a Turkish scimitar with a pistol-shaped hilt
kimen,a Japanese helmet in the shape of a dragon's head
kindjal,a Caucasus knife with a broad, double-edged blade
klewang,a very large Malayan knife
kliau,a shield from Borneo, carved from a single piece of wood
kozuka,a small Japanese knife
kubikiri,a Japanese knife with a chisel-edged blade, used to cut off the head of a dead enemy
kunjolio,an Australian javelin decorated with red ochre
kurtani,an Indian coat of mail
light plate,lightweight plate armor
mail,armor made of linked metal rings
main-gauche,a fencing dagger
manople,a Moorish gauntlet sword, with a short blade and two very short side blades
masa-kiri,a Japanese battle-axe with a narrow blade and a long spike on the back
mattina,an Australian double-pointed club with teeth on two sides of the head
mentok,a Javan sword with a slightly curved blade widest near the point
military fork,a long forked polearm
misericorde,a long, narrow-bladed dagger
mongile,a Central African barbed javelin
morning star,a spiked mace
moplah,a light, broad, double-edged sword, curved at the end
morian,an open helmet with a high comb and peaked brim
mori,a Japanese harpoon
mugdar,a heavy Indian club, made of wood and weighted with lead
mutton,sheep meat
naboot,an Egyptian quarterstaff
nagamake,a Japanese spear with a long straight blade.
nagatachi,a Japanese long sword
naginata,a Japanese spear with a head like a sword blade
nahlakha,an odd-looking black knife
ndziga,a Central African throwing knife
nimcha,an Arabian scimitar with drooping quillons
no-dachi,a very long, heavy, Japanese sword
nodawa,a Japanese gorget
nunchaku,a Chinese flail
odachi,a Japanese sword with a blade four to five feet long
o-no,a large Japanese axe with a very convex blade
opi,a Malayan sword, with a horn hilt decorated with long locks of hair
panabas,a Moro knife used for executions, with a long, straight hilt and no guard
pata,the Indian gauntlet sword
pellet bow,a bow that shoots pellets or stones
pernat,a Russian mace
peti,Indian brigandine, rectangular in shape
pike,a very long spear
pilum,a Roman spear
pira,a Malayan sword with a falchion blade
plombee,a mace weighted with lead
prodd,a crossbow that fires pellets or stones
pourpoint,leather and cloth armor decorated with needlework
pugio,a straight, two-edged Roman dagger
pulouar,an Indian sword with short quillons
quarterstaff,a long, straight club
quilted armor,armor made of several thicknesses of linen or other cloth
rapier,a fencing sword specially designed for thrusting
ringed armor,armor made by fastening metal rings on cloth or leather
riveted mail,persian mail
road ration,a durable meal consisting of dried meat and dried fruit
rudis,a wooden sword used by Roman gladiators in practice
rungu,an African wooden club
runka,a European polearm with a trident (but bladed) head
sabre,a fencing sword with a single-edged, slightly curved blade
sackbut,an early form of the trombone
saif,a Arabian scimitar with a broad blade and a hooked pommel
salade,a tailed helmet
sapara,an ancient Assyrian sword with a curved blade and no guard
sarissa,a Greek pike
scale armor,armor made by fastening metal scales to cloth or leather
schiavona,a broadsword with a heavy, elaborate basket hilt
scramasax,a dagger with a broad, long blade, grooved on both sides
scutem,a curved Roman shield about four feet tall and two and a half feet wide
sekin,a Sumatran knife with an incurved, single-edged blade
serepang,a long fish spear with two to four parallel prongs
sewari gosuko,Japanese leather armor lacquered black
shakujo,a Japanese staff ringed with metal at the end
shaspar,a six-bladed Indian mace
shashqa,a slightly-curved Russian sword
shirazaya,a Japanese sword
shoka,a triangular-bladed battle-axe
shotel,an Abyssian sword with a double-edged blade curved in almost a half-circle
shushbar,an Indian mace with a straigh handle and six wings on the head
sica,a short Roman sword
silepe,a Basuto axe with a wide-edged blade attached to the handle by a wide, flat tang
sime,a large East African sword with a long, round, guardless hilt
sipar,a Persian shield
siwalapa,a Surinam club of hard wood
slat armor,armor made of sticks or pieces of bone tied together
smallsword,a small rapier
sparte,an Anglo-Saxon battle-axe
spatha,the long sword of the Roman cavalry
spetum,a polearm with a long, narrow blade, with curved lateral projections at the base
splinted armor,armor made of narrow, laminated wooden plates, riveted together over a backing of cloth or leather
spontoon,a half-pike
squamata,Roman armor of metal scales sewn on cloth or leather
stiletto,a small dagger with a slender blade
studded leather,leather armor with large metal studs
sudis,a European pike of the 12th century
sultani,a heavy Indian sword with a slightly-curved blade
surai,a Mahratta sword, straight for most of its length and slightly curved near the end
tabar,an Indian battle-axe
tachi,an early Japanese single-edged sword
tabi,Japanese armored sandals
take-gusoku,Japanese armor made of bamboo
talvas,a large European shield
talibon,a sword from the Phillipines with a heavy blade straight on the back, curved on the edge, and with a curved hilt
tampei,a Japanese short sword
tanko,japanese plate armor
tanto,a Japanese dagger with a guard
tarian,an early British shield
taru,an ancient Egyptian pike
tatami yoroi,japanese folding armor, made of square plates connected by mail
tau-kien,a heavy Chinese club made of metal and used as a sword
tebutje,a light club with shark teeth lashed to the sides
ting kia,Chinese brigandine
tokwan,a Japanese helmet
tomeang,a type of Malayan composite bow
toporok,a Russian battle-axe
trellice armor,leather armor reinforced by straps and studs of metal
tulwar,a curved, Indian shortsword
tungi,the Khond fighting axe
ulas,a Fiji throwing club
venison,deer meat
verdun,a rapier with a very long blade
voulge,a polearm with a broad, axe-like head, with a spike on the end
wakizashi,a curved, single-edged, finely crafted Japanese shortsword
wheellock,an early pistol
wire armor,mail made of wire rings
gladius,a short Roman sword with a double-edged blade
xiphos,a short Greek sword with a double-edged blade
yataghan,a Turkish scimitar with an incurved blade
yu gake,japanese gloves
yu gote,japanese bracers
yumi,a Japanese bow
zaghnal,an axe with one or two heavy, curved, knife-like blades
zira,Persian mail
pelta,a Greek javelin
pheon,a barbed javelin
pincha,an African throwing knife
saunion,a light javelin
shuriken,a Japanese throwing knife with the blade and hilt forged in one piece
siligis,a wooden javelin from Borneo
simbilan,a wooden javelin
spiculum,a light Roman javelin
te-yari,a Japanese javelin
tirok,a Dyak harpoon with a single barb
okegawa,Japanese armor made of overlapping metal scales attached by mail
sayo,ancient Mexican armor of hide with the hair still attached
chujak,Mongol jazerant armor
adamantine,very dark, very hard metal with a violet sheen
agate,opaque colored quartz
alabaster,white granular gypsum
alexandrite,blue-green to purple-red chrysoberyl (catseye)
almandine,deep red garnet
aluminum,a light, silvery-white metal
amber,hardened golden resin of pine trees
amethyst,violet colored quartz
aquamarine,deep blue beryl
azurite,intensely blue gemstone
banded agate,opaque colored quartz
beryl,a gem family (includes aquamarine, emerald, etc., as more specific types)
black opal,rare, dark opal
black pearl,rare, dark pearl
black sapphire,rare, dark sapphire
bloodstone,dark green quartz with blood-red spots
brass,metal alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc
bronze,metal alloy consisting mainly of copper and tin
calcite,abundant, but difficult to cut colorful carbonate mineral
celestite,colorless or pale blue lusterless crystal
