Arms and Armor

[armthearmour]

A lavishly gilt single-edged sword inlaid with bone, horn, and mother-of-pearl, Venice, Italy, ca. 1500, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

[panasfaidon]

Ancient Thessalian Cavalry Like the Rohan horse riders of Tolkien but truly existed

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[steelandcotton]

Swordsman wielding a Dadao Beijing circa 1930s Photo by Hedda Morrison

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[medievalsnippets]

14th century English pronunciations of arms and armour

basinet as bass (fish) in it

bevor with Trevor

chapel de fer as chapel (church) di fur – also, the words all run together

coif as koi (carp) + terminal f

couter as cow ter (the ter in terror)

cuir bouilli as queer bully

cuisse with quiche but the initial qu sound as in quack

gorget as gorge it

grapper with trapper

pallet as in colour palette

pauldron as (a)ppalled Ron

pisan as peas Anne

poleyn as Paul ain (the ain in pain)

pollaxe with doll axe Source: Medieval Arms and Armour, a Sourcebook, Volume 1

[thesilicontribesman]

Viking Skerne Sword, 10th Century CE, Museum of Archaeology, Hull, East Yorkshire

[memories-of-ancients]

Ornate dagger with damascus steel blade, Mughal India, late 16th century

from The Victoria and Albert Museum

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Sword of Justice, 1660, Art Institute of Chicago: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance

George F. Harding Collection Size: Overall L. 105 cm (41 5/16 in.) Blade L. 82.5 cm (32 ½ in.) Wt. 4 lb. 3 oz. Medium: Wood, sharkskin, and brass

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117088/

[armthearmour]

A beautifully etched and gilt Burgonet made for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid,

Weight: 5 lbs/2285 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1525, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[armthearmour]

A lavishly etched and gilt Cinquedea,

Blade Length: 24.9 in/63.2 cm

Weight: 2.5 lbs/1130 g

blade from Ferrara, ca. 1490-1510, hilt from Venice, ca. 1815-1830, housed at the Armeria Reale, Torino.

[armthearmour]

An odd Side Sword/Rapier with a bizarre cup-hilt, Spain, ca. late 17th century, from Czerny’s International Auction House.

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Ancient Greek Helmets of the Corinthian Type.

Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece

[armthearmour]

A combination Axe-Wheellock Pistol,

OaL: 22.4 in/57 cm

Weight: 4.2 lbs/1900 g

Germany, 1551, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[memories-of-ancients]

Hand and a half sword, probably Germany, circa 1400 - 1430

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[memories-of-ancients]

Sword, Germany, circa 1570-1580

from Czerny's International Auction House

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Arms and Armor on display at the Chicago Institute of Art