Introduction

A heavy type of crossbow

a Late Medieval name for a one-handed sword, meant to distinguish it from either a

the missile shot from a bow

vying with the spear and club for the title of "oldest weapon", the axe is

vying with the spear and club for the title of "oldest weapon", the axe is

sometimes called a "hand-and-a-half-sword

de Corbin

sometimes also called the Brown Bill or the Black Bill.