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A drawing of ribauldequins, as designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Organ gun in the Bellifortis treatise (written ca. 1405, illustration from Clm 30150, ca. 1430). A ribauldequin, also known as a rabauld, randy, ribault, ribaudkin, infernal machine or organ gun, was a late medieval volley gun with many small-caliber iron barrels set up parallel on a platform, in use in medieval and early modern ...
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)
Name Image Notes Base: A long, narrow 15th–16th century cannon [1] Bombard: First recorded use in 1326, made of brass. [2] Culverin: A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410 [3] Curtall cannon: A type of cannon with a short barrel. [4] Demi-culverin: A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin Drake
The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare. contributors John Gillingham and John Lazenby. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-116-1. Bottomley, Frank (1983). The Castle Explorer's Guide. Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-42172-0. Bradbury, Jim (1992). The Medieval Siege. Rochester, New York: Boydell & Brewer. p. 390. ISBN 0-85115-312-7
Pages in category "Medieval weapons" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Archer's stake;
This is a list of notable types of weapons which saw use in warfare, and more broadly in combat, prior to the advent of the early modern period, i.e., approximately prior to the start of the 16th century.
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle,Anti air cannon and any other variants.
The morning star first came into widespread use around the beginning of the fourteenth century, particularly in Germany where it was known as Morgenstern. [1] The term is often confused with the military flail (fléau d'armes in French and Kriegsflegel in German), which typically consists of a wooden shaft joined by a length of chain to one or more iron-shod wooden bars.