Two swords French or English work 1450
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Manouchehr
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Manouchehr M. wrote: |
Pavis
Central European work 1480-1500 What was pavis used for? I mean by which troops? KInd regards Manouchehr |
Gordon Frye wrote: | ||
Manouchehr; Generally, a pavise was the shield behind which a cross-bowman would crouch while reloading his crossbow. They often have a little wooden arm in the back to support it in order that the cross-bowman can just set it up to stand by itself on the ground, rather than having to be held in place while he's busy with his cross-bow. As I recall, Italian cross-bowmen in general, and the Genoese in particular were fond of this sort of arrangement. Cheers! Gordon |
Gordon Frye wrote: |
Manouchehr;
As I recall, most pavises were made of wood covered in parchement several layers thick. Here is an excellent discussion of such items here on myArmoury a while back: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...ght=pavise Cheers! Gordon |
Manouchehr M. wrote: |
Dear friends,
I took this pictures behind the glass in a storgae room. There are basically hundreds of pieces of arms and armor that are not in exhibition but one can take a look at them behind the gladd. I took a pic of these axes. What are these? Kind regards Manouchehr |
Manouchehr M. wrote: |
Manouchehr M. wrote: |
Dear friends,
I took this pictures behind the glass in a storgae room. There are basically hundreds of pieces of arms and armor that are not in exhibition but one can take a look at them behind the gladd. I took a pic of these axes. What are these? Kind regards Manouchehr |