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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- Iron caltrops Scandinavian style 17th or 18th century.jpg
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- Caltrops (weapon)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Modern uses
- World War I
- World War II
- Tire deflation device
- Labour disputes
- Via drones
- Symbol
- Similar devices
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
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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