Directory to Dictionaries of Terms
This is in large part due to the geographic area from which the weapon or weapon system derived or from
the language employed by one of the tomes of the era. A perfect example of geographic determination is the
rapier, which seems to have developed in Italy and therefore the terms are, amazingly, in Italian. Many
German terms have found their way into usage as regards the long sword as the most well known treatise on
the subject and the first true recognized (by being published) master of the weapon was German.
Click on the tab listing the weapon in which you have an interest to be redirected to its dictionary.
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