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club, cudgel, baton, truncheon, night stick, or bludgeon |
among the simplest of all weapons |
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Spear |
one of the most common personal weapons from the late Bronze Age |
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halberd |
a tweo handed staff that had a axe at the end of it.It was the primary weapon of the early Swiss armies in the 14th and early 15th centuries. Later on, the Swiss added the pike to better repel knightly attacks and roll over enemy infantry formations |
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dagger |
is a typically double-edged blade used for stabbing or thrusting. They often fulfill the role of a secondary defense weapon in close combat. In most cases, a tang extends into the handle along the centreline of the blade. |
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battle axe |
designed as a weapon. they were specialized versions of utility axes |
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Labrys |
double headed axe |
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mace |
consists of a strong, heavy wooden, metal-reinforced, or metal shaft, with a head made of stone, copper, bronze, iron or steel. |
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flail |
a medieval weapon made of one (or more) weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain |
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morning star |
describe medieval club-like weapons which included one or more spikes. Each used, to varying degrees, a combination of blunt-force and puncture attack to kill or wound the enemy |
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sword |
long-edged piece of metal, used as a cutting and/or thrusting weapon in many civilizations throughout the world |
