caltrop
Sign in to saveAlso known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, crow's foot, jack rock
thumb|Roman caltrop at the Westphalian Museum of Archeology (German: Westfälisches Museum für Archäologie), Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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thumb|Roman caltrop at the Westphalian Museum of Archeology (German: Westfälisches Museum für Archäologie), Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
thumb|Different types of caltrops and metal soles that can be buckled underneath as a countermeasure from Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg, 1505
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