Medieval Weapons

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consisted of around 20 pieces, weighed
about 50 pounds, and cost as much as a small farm. Because of the huge cost
many knights would scavenge for armor on the battlefield.
As weapons, such as crossbows and guns, were improved armor slowly
became very ineffective. Bullets would tear through the steel and provide a
hard time to get in side and clean wounds.


SWORDS

The sword was the knight's main weapon. It was considered a
knight's main weapon and was usually designed with a special hilt. One
handed swords usually had two sides and was about 30-40inches long. They
were used with a cut and thrust style of attack. The first blow, or the cut,
was used to stun the opponent and hopefully crush the links of his mail.
The thrust blow was used to run through the opponent hopefully giving a
deadly blow.
A sword was a made of hard steel and during the height of the
middle ages was made with great quality. The greatest makers were those of
Toledo ...

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