Medieval weapons

thumb|upright=0.55|Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century

thumb |Zulu people|Zulu chief Goza and two of his councillors in war-dress, all with [[Nguni shields, . The size of the shield on the chief's left arm denotes his status, and the white colour that he is a married man.]] thumb|Wall painting depicting a Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean Greek "figure eight", 15th century BC, [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens]]

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short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon

ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles

term referring to two weapons: one a two-handed infantry weapon derived from an agricultural tool, and the other a one-handed weapon

club-like weapons

late medieval weapon

thumb|Roman caltrop at the Westphalian Museum of Archeology (German: Westfälisches Museum für Archäologie), Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

earliest form of firearm used in 13th century China, 14th century Europe

thumb|15th-century Republic of Venice|Venetian poleaxe at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] The poleaxe (also poleax, pollaxe and other similar spellings) is a European polearm that was used by medieval infantry. Poleaxes differ from halberds because the blade is vertical, not diagonal, and poleaxes are generally shorter than halberds.

polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries

thumb|right|160px|Pernachs, two of which are shestopyors (right) A pernach (, or , ) is a type of flanged mace originating in the 12th century in the region of Kievan Rus' and later widely used throughout Europe. The name comes from the Slavic word перо (pero) meaning feather, referring to a type of mace resembling an arrow with feathering. ==Uses against armour and mail== Among a variety of similar weapons developed in 12th-century Persian- and Turkic-dominated areas, the pernach became pre-eminent, being capable of penetrating plate armour and plate mail. ==Ceremonial uses== A pernach or she

dagger

history of military technology from the Viking Age (793 AD – 1066 AD)

type of war hammer with a pointed head, usually with a short handle

aspect of history

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throwing weapon