EUROPEAN WEAPON EQUIVALENTS

Simple Melee Weapons

Club
Cudgel, Shillelagh
Dagger*
Baselard, Bollock Dagger, Cross-Hilt Dagger, Ear
Dagger, Hiebmesser (Hewing Knife), Main-
Gauche, Misericorde, Poignard, Rondel Dagger,
Seax (short), Swordbreaker, Stiletto
Notes: The hiebmesser, seax, and swordbreaker do
slashing damage, not piercing.
Greataxe
Bardiche, Breidox (Broad Axe), Dane Axe, Doloire
(long-handled), Skeggox (Bearded Axe, long-
handled), Sparth (Pale Axe, long-handled)
Greatsword
Claymore, Kreigmesser, Zweihander
Halberd
Lochaber Axe, Voulge

Greatclub Longsword*
Plancon a Picot aka Bastard Sword, Estoc (aka Tuck), Grosse
Messer, Spadone
Handaxe Notes: The estoc and spadone are piercing
Doloire (short-handled), Francisca, Hatchet, weapons.
Horseman’s Axe, Hurlbat
Maul*
Javelin Goedendag (Good Day), Morningstar (long-
Angon, Frakka handled)
Notes: The long-handled morningstar is a piercing
Light Hammer weapon.
Horseman’s Hammer
Military Flail
Mace Goupillon (flail with 2-3 weighted heads, long-
Bulawa, Pernach, Shestopyor (Six-Feathered) handled)

Scourge Morningstar
Cat-o-Nine-Tails aka Holy Water Sprinkler, aka Morgenstern

Spear Pike
Winged Spear Ahlspiess (Awl Pike), Boar Spear, Bohemian
Earspoon, Corseque, Longspear, Military Fork, Ox
Simple Ranged Weapons Tongue, Partisan, Ranseur, Spetum
Dart
Plumbata Pollaxe*
Bec de Corbin (Crow’s Beak), Bec de Faucon
Martial Melee Weapons (Falcon’s Beak), Lucerne Hammer
Arming Sword Note: The bec de corbin and bec de faucon are
Falchion, Messer, Schiavona, Viking Sword piercing weapons.

Battleaxe Scimitar
Skeggox (Bearded Axe, short-handled), Sparth Kilij, Shamshir, Storta, Talwar
(Pale Axe, short-handled)
Shortsword*
Flail Badelaire, Cinquedea, Katzbalger, Rondel Dagger
Goupillon (flail with 2-3 weighted heads, short- (long-bladed), Seax (long)
handled) Note: The badelaire, katzbalger and long seax are
slashing weapons.
Glaive
Bill, Fauchard, Guisarme, Jedburgh Staff, Sovnya,
War Scythe
Martial Ranged Weapons
Crossbow, Heavy
Arbalest

Longbow
English Longbow

EUROPEAN ARMOUR EQUIVALENTS

Light Armour
Padded
Aketon, Gambeson

Leather
Cuir-Boulli

Medium Armour
Chain Shirt
Jazerant, Mail Byrnie

Breastplate
Brigandine, Coat of Plates, Cuirass, Jack of Plate

Half Plate
Almain Rivet, Munition Armour

Heavy Armour
Chain Mail
Mail Hauberk

Splint
Lamellar, Plated Mail (aka Behterets, Kalantar, Yushman)

Plate
Alwyte, Gothic Plate, Maximilian Plate

Shields
Buckler
Lantern Shield, Targe

Shield
Heater, Hungarian, Kite, Rondache, Round