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- Ga – (Fon of Abomey, Bénin) Spear.

Spearheads, L. 235/245 mm
- Ga, Gae or Gai – (Irish) A spear, javelin; A kind of dart. Birin (bir-een) was another word for these.
As terms for a spear or javelin in general. See Faga or Foga, Gáe Bulg, Sleg.
- Gaaŋ – (Tae') Golden kris.
- Gaanha – (Guugu Yimithirr, also rendered Guugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir, Far North
Queensland, Australia) 1/ Yamstick (and wild “hopwood” tree from which it is made).
2/ Hopwood. This is the tree we get our yam sticks from, for digging up
yams.
- Gaasaa – (Ometo) Shield.
- Gaašaa – (Qemant; Qwara) Shield.
- Gaašaan – (Somali) Shield.
- Gaasas – (Nao) Shield.
- Gaaši – (Awiya (Aungi)) Shield.
- Gààtar.ii – (Hausaa) Axe.
- Gáaxw – (Tlingit) Lingit back (of a knife or other blade).
- Gaayhldáa Dajangáay – (Haida, Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska) (“Helmet”). Helmet. An
eagle’s head and wings give form to this battle helmet, on which a round-eyed spirit peers out from
beneath the beak. The helmet was formerly owned by Chief Duncan Ginaawaan at Klinkwan. A
 Haida fighter dressed for battle in a helmet, wooden visor for his face and neck, a vest and lower
body armor made of tightly bound wooden slats or rods, and a thick leather tunic. His weapons
were a dagger, club, bow, or spear and in later times a musket or rifle. Haida chiefs traditionally
warred against the Tsimshian, Nisga’a, Bella Bella, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), and southern
Tlingit as well as unallied villages in their own region.

Length 34cm
- Gab – (Koromfe) Knife (of any kind), sword, dagger.
- Gaba Gaba or Gabagoba, Gabba-Gabba, Gabba-Goob, or Gaba-Goub – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits,
New Guinea) A club with a plain stone disk; stone disc club. Universal name for clubs, general
name. Cf. Goba, Mir. Gabagab, K. Gabagaba. See Gabba Gabba, Puda. (ACH3)

Gaba Gab, Torres Strait Islands

Club with disk-shaped stone head and handle made of cane. Possibly collected on Iama (Yam Island) (REG). L: 81 cm,
D: 11 cm.
- Gabagoba – (Torres Straits, New Guinea) Stone-headed club with a triangular stone head, but the
handle had rotted. See Gabagaba.
- Gabagup – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A stone club, = Gabagaba.
- Gaballacos or Mataris – The Celtic javelin, the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
(Est un mot gaulois, et il est fort probable que celui-ci soit à l'origine du mot "javelot". Cette arme
gauloise devait faire entre 1,5 et 2 mètres.)
(J.-P. Brethenoux, "Armes et techniques de combat des Gaulois au Ier S. av J.-C.", in Histoire Antique HS/5,
2004).
- Gabba-Gabba – (Torres Straits, New Guinea) Stone club of round shape, Malo.
- Gabba-Goob – (Torres Straits, New Guinea) The club, ordinary disc-shaped stone club which both
aptly describe as “like a quoit”. See Gabba-Gabba.
- Gabel- oder Sichelpfeil – (German) Ist eine nach vorn geöffnete sichelförmige Klinge, die im
Sichelbogen scharf geschliffen ist. Die Federn sind so angebracht, daß der Pfeil nicht rotiert, was
zwar seine Flugbahn instabiler macht und die Reichweite verkürzt, aber dafür sogt, daß der Pfeil
sein Ziel im richtigen Klingenwinkel trifft. Der Pfeil dringt weniger tief ein als ein Flugpfeil, erzeugt
aber einen breiten Schnitt, was vor allem am Hals verheerend sein kann. Durch die breite
Trefferfläche ist der Pfeil gegen Rüstungen nahezu wirkungslos. Solche Pfeile eignen sich vor allem
für die Jagd auf Kleinwild. In Erzählungen hört man immer wieder davon, daß mit solchen
sichelförmigen Spitzen Seile durchschossen werden können, da diese sich in der Sichelbucht fingen.
Dies ist aber nur schwer vorstellbar, denn dazu müßte das Seil sehr straff gespannt sein, der Pfeil
mit großer Wucht abgeschossen werden und genau treffen. Und selbst dann ist es überaus fraglich,
ob die Masse des Pfeils ausreicht, das nachgiebige Seil zu zerschneiden. See Pfeile.
- Gabelbolzen – (German) Das Bolzeneisen des Gabelbolzens hat eine flache und scharfe Doppelspitze
und ist ca. 100 g schwer. Die Schußentfernung ist geringer, allerdings schlägt dieser Bolzentyp tiefe,
bis zu 10 cm breite Wunden. Rüstungen werden jedch weniger gut durchdrungen. See
Armbrustbolzen.

Gabelbolzen
- Gabi – (Kerepunu, Papua New Guinea) Stone club.
- Gabibilhajbu – (Oceania) Axe or tomahawk similar in shape to a battle-axe.
- Gábik – (Nukna, or Komutu, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea) Knife.
- Gabilahan – (Malay) Carved Warangka from Madura.

The
sheath type is wrangka gabilahan Madura.
- Gabis-ki – (Gabooye [also Gaboye, Gabooyo; also Midgan] in Somalia) Shield.
- Gabka – (Koromfe) Small knife; fr. petit couteau; dt. kleines Messer.
- Gabo (en), Engabo – (Luganda) A shield.
- Gabogabo – (Boigu Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A round stone club. See Gabagaba.
- Gaboio – (Africa) Quiver.
- Gabot – Korean armor.
- Gaboyai-gi – (Somali, Somalia) Bow, arrows and quiver (as a whole).
- Gaboyo – (Somali, Somalia) Quiver.
- Gabr or Gabar – (Persia) A corslet or coat of mail.
A helmet.
- Gabus – (Malay) Keris Terapang Gabus, a keris with the whole sheath, meluding the sampir,
covered with gold plate.
- Gacam (gac'âm) (<Gaacam) – (Rendille) Shield.
- Gaccaa (gaččaa) – (Oromo (Galla)) Shield.
- Gaccia – 1/ (Calabrese) Axe. See Accetta.
2/ (Calabrese) Hatchet. See Accetta, Cugnata.
- Gacco (gaččo) – (Anfillo (Southern Mao)) Shield.
- Gaccoo (gaččoo) – (Kafa (Kaficho)) Shield.
- Gacgas (-ga′cgas) – (America) Sealing spear.
- Gachai – (Chamorro of Marianas Island) The chopping edge of stone axe.
- Gad – (Hindi) A spear with two prongs.
- Gad, Gade – (Scottish) A spear.
- Gada – (ancient India)
- Gada (gadā) – (Samsad Bengali) A mace, a club. Gada an iron rod with 100 spikes.
- Gada, Gadga, Gadka – (Mogul) A club.
A mace, Rajput.

- Gáda – (Java, Sunda-Inseln, Timor, Ethnien of Indonesien) A Timorese mace of wood with a stone
head. Normally the head is bound to the handle.

- Gadaa – (Bengali) A heavy club.

- Gadaibe – (Mafulu) Disc shaped club.
- Gadala – (Dobu, PNG) Handle (axe, knife), axe handle.
- Gadamalga – (Wagiman (also spelled Wageman, Wakiman, Wogeman, Wakaman) in Australia's
Northern Territory) Stone spear. See also Jimbilang.
- Gadanuk (gaḏanuk) – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) People of North East Arnhem Land) gen. name for spear.
- Ga-Das-Ha (gä-däs-hǎ) – (USA: Iroquois, Seneca) Sheaf for carrying arrows.

2 feet.
- G’adátza – (Cayuga Indians, USA) A quiver.
- Gaddara – A peculiar, slightly curved sword with a triangular shaped point. It is single-edged from
the hilt but double-edged toward the point which is very much wider. It generally bears a long
groove on both sides of the blade.It bears no knuckle-guard. When such a blade was attached to an
Irani or pistol-shaped hilt, it was called Irani Gaddara.

Overall sabre length: 34'' (85 cm). Overall blade

length: 28'' (71 cm). Blade width: 1.5'' (3.5 cm), with scabbard is 39'' (98 cm) long.
- Gaddarah (ġaddārah) – (Yemen Arabic) A kind of spear or dagger.
- Gä-Deh-Dä – (USA: Iroquois) Javelin or Shooting stick, for an Indian game.
- Gadelan (gādelan) – (Kamilaroi, Australia) Sword.
- Gadi – Fijian War Club. A small form of one-handed Bowai that does not flare towards the end.
Used as much as a wife beater as a weapon of war.

L 102
cm ; G 2,8 kg
- Gadid (ǧädid) – (Tigre) Name of a modern sword. (Ar.: Gadid (ǧadid)).
- Gading –
Ist das indonesische Wort für Elfenbein. Es wird zum Bau einer Warangka oder eines Griffs
verwendet. Ursprünglich stammt dieses Elfenbein von den Stoßzähnen eines Elefanten. Die
Stoßzähne sind bei afrikanischen Elefanten bis 160 cm lang, beim asiatischen Elefanten bis 125 cm
lang. Das Gewicht beträgt 25 kg bzw. 18 kg. Man verwendet Elfenbein des Elefanten in Sumatra.
Inzwischen ist es sehr teuer und z. B. auf Bali nicht mehr zu bekommen. In 1993 zahlte man
225.000 Rupiah für 1 kg, Sumatra Elfenbein und 140.000 Rupiha für 1 kg Afrika Elfenbein, jetzt
sind es 6.000.000 Rupiah (rund 500 EUR) für gutes Elfenbein. Viele Keriskenner wollten früher
keine Warangka aus Elfenbein, da es ein sehr hartes Material ist und sie befürchteten, dass es die
Klinge und Pamor beschädigt. Daher wurden nur Keris mit böser magischer Kraft in einer
Elfenbein-Warangka aufbewahrt oder von Leuten, die die Keriswelt nicht verstehen. Bei einem
Griff war dies nie ein Problem, weil er nicht direkt mit der Klinge verbunden ist. Es werden und
wurden auch andere Gading Arten als nur vom Elefanten verwendet, z. B. Walross und Seehund.
Keriskenner glauben, dass die Zähne einer Seekuh positive magische Kräfte ausüben. Auf Bali, in
Palembang und Jambi fielen die Elfenbeingriffe sehr üppig aus und sind seit jeher sehr wertvoll.

Donoriko Madura Jawa Demam

Keris Bali
- Gadi ni Ovisa (gadi ni ovīsa) – Police trunceon, Fiji.
- Gadiri (gāḏiri) – (Paakantyi) Boomerang.
- Gadiva – (Central and Southeast Papua) Large knife. (Motu: Gadiva, knife (superseded by Kaia)).
- Gadjana – (Galla) Shield. (Am.: Gadjena).
- Gadjiya – The name for one of the various Khevsurs battle rings used in hand-to-hand fight. Battle
rings served for various purposes, and that explains their great variety. One type of the rings was
used for fight, other for kill, yet another for knightly duel.
Gadjiya was a fitting tool for all these cases. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the gadjiya
represents a major defining aspect of theKhevsur character.
Gadjiya can be of three types: Tsalpira (single-row), Orpira (two-row) and Sampira (three-row) in
accordance to the number of rows of tines on them. The latter was the most popular because of its
multi-purpose use.
Doctor of medicine G. Tedoradze uses thе name Gadjiya todefine the Кhevsur battle rings in general.
See Satite, Herhula, Hveula, Tsiskvila, Goriani, Herhula, Magala-Hohbistvala, Nestari. See also
Perangi.

- Gadlahato-di (gaḋlahàto-di) – (Gabooye [also Gaboye, Gabooyo; also Midgan] in Somalia) Shield.
- Gadlyngs – The spikes on the knuckles of gauntlets in the fourteenth century. See Gauntlet.

- Gadoobang or Gadubong – (Sumatra) Malay Sword.

- Gadregadre – War barbed spear. The upper part of the shaft is bound with coir cords and small
white shell beads, Fiji.

- Gadro – (Fiji) A club that has killed people.

Gepersonifieerde wapens waren krachtige symbolen van strijd.
- Gadubong – (Insdonesia: Atjeh) Sword. Sumatran long knife. See Gadoobang.
- Gadyawaril Bhandi – (Maratha) A gun on wheeled carriages.
- Gadyi – (Australia) Spear.
- Gae (gaë) – (Celtic: Old Irish) A kind of dart. Spear. See Ga, Fo-Gae.
- Gáe Bulg (also Gáe Bulga, Gáe Bolg, Gáe Bolga, meaning "notched spear", "belly spear", "bellows-
dart," or possibly "lightning spear") –
Was the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It was given to him by his
teacher, the warrior princess Scáthach, and its technique was taught only to him.
It was made from the bone of a sea monster, the Coinchenn, that had died while fighting another sea
monster, the Curruid. Although some sources make it out to be simply a particularly deadly spear,
others - notably the Book of Leinster - state that it could only be used under very specialized, ritual
conditions:
The Gáe Bulg had to be made ready for use on a stream and cast from the fork of the toes. It entered
a man's body with a single wound, like a javelin, then opened into thirty barbs. Only by cutting
away the flesh could it be taken from that man's body.
- Gaesum, Gaesa also Soliferrum – (Gallo-Latin) Barb-headed heavy iron throwing javelin used by
Roman Auxiliaries of Celtic origin. Essentially, a barbed pilum. See Soliferrum or Soliferreum.

3-4 th C.

- Gaff – A steel needle pointed spur or artificial spur for covering a spine on a gamecocks leg; gaffet;
gaffle; Gafflet; gaft; gablock; gavelock; tare

- Gaffe – See goat's foot lever.

- Gafflet – A small cap fitted over the tips of smallswords used in exhibition bouts during the XIth
century.
- Gafiya (gāfiya) – (Hausa) Battle-axe, hatchet. (Sokoto Caliphati: id.)
- Gaflach – (Welsh) A barbed or bearded spear.
- Gaflak – (Old Icelandic) See Gafoluc.
- Gafoluc – The rare Old English term for a spear, of Celtic origin, is probably related, as is the Old
Icelandic Gaflak. (O.M.: Gaflok, Gaflak, cf. Welsh: Gaflach, Gael.: Gobhlag; Gavelock, spear;
Gavyloc).
- Gaful – (Musar, Papua New Guinea) Single-point arrow.
- Gag – (Tibet) Wad; wadding for loading muskets.
- Gâ′-Ga – (Thoorga) Yamstick. (JPT, vol. 17)
- Gä-Ga-An-Dä – (USA: Iroquois) Air-gun.
- Gagai (is name in west Torres Strait (Saibai Island)) or Sarik (is name in east Torres Strait) – 1/
(Mabuiag, Torres Straits) A bow. See Kuwai and Kunini: Gagari. See Surik (E.). The bow are
usually of large size and inwariably made of bamboo. Are very powerful, some being more than
seven feet (2.134 m.) long, and in the centre more than three inches (76 mm.) wide, and aninch (25
mm.) thick.
Wooden bow, both ends pointed. One end with incisions, possibly a tally. L: 148.4 cm, W: 3 cm.
2/ (Boigu Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A gun.
- Gagai-Uru – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) The bowstring. Is a broad strip of the tough outer ring of a
bamboo, and the fastenings are very ingeniously and firmly made. See Let (E.).
- Sagal – (Saibai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) Bow (weapon).
- Gagan – (Island Race “Shobaengs”, Nicobar) Forked iron fish-spear.
- Gä-Gä-Ne-As-Heh – (USA: Iroquois) Knife and belt.

- Gagari – 1/ (Tud or Warrior Island, Torres Straits) Bow and arrows.

2/ (Saibai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) Bow (weapon).
- Gagau – (Lou of Admiralry Islands) Wooden spear with single point.
- Gagauro – (Boigu Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A bowstring.
- in-Gage (in-gāge) – (Kirundi or Rundi of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as
well as in Uganda) – (Kw'adza (Qwadza) in Tanzania in the Mbulu District) Short club.
- Gä-Geh-Dä – (USA: Seneca) Javelin or shooting-stick, fora an Indian game.
- Gaggafa – (Sokoto Caliphati) Type of ax.
- Gagnal – A cannon carried by an elephant, India.
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- Gagong or Simong – War scin jacket is a defense of Indonesia, worn by the Sea Dyaks as a war coat.
The Gagong is exclusively in the battle and use is made of animal skin. From the skin is the region of
the abdomen and the skin of the legs removed. The head of the animal will often work out
of metal or a large mother of pearl shell covered (indon. blowout). Often, a shell is slightly below
the head. After the religious faithof the Indonesians, the shell serves as a boat for the soul of the
 fallen warrior who takes him across the river to the realm of the dead. On the front, an incision is
made which serves as an opening for the head of the wearer. This is so placed that the head of the
animal from which the Gagong is made, is on the wearer's waist. The reverse is often up to
the knees of the wearer. The feathers of the back can with hornbill (Bucerodtidae) to be
decorated. This decoration is used exclusively for warriors have already taken part in the
fighting. Other warriors use an ornament made of wicker. The Gagong is rarely used because it is
difficult to get suitable animal skins. In some cases, from skins of goats used their long necks, the
hair is well suitable for this purpose. This black skins are more preferable than whites. Among
other things, are skins of bears (Ursidae), dogsand panthers used. The Gagong is less worn for its
protective properties, but more menacing because of its appearance. The Gagong is strong enough
to ward off a wooden spear, but does not blow with a lance. The Kenyah warriors often bring the
skull of a hornbill as a symbol of the successful head-hunting in the chest. Depending on a few
skulls for a victim. The Gagong is used by ethnic groups in Indonesia.

Gagong at a ceremony in Indonesia

- Gahbla – (Ir.) A spear.
- Gahi – (Motu, Papua New Guinea) Flat round stone club.
- Gahne or Gahnee – (USA: Cherokee) Arrow.
- Gah Loh Tradi or Gahlotrahde – (USA: Cherokee) Bow.
- Gah Lon Ya Shti or Gahlooyahste – (USA: Cherokee) Axe, hatchet.
- Gaho (gahŏ) – (Ygorroten des Ysarog) Shaft of arrow Pana.
- Ga'hua – (Siona) Bow.
- Gai – (Dera=Kanakuru) Spear.
- Gai – (Ga, in and around the capital Accra in south-eastern Ghana) Bow, arrow. (Ot.: Peaw).
- Gaí – (Karankawa Indians, the Coast People of Texas) A bow.
- Gai, Gae – (Old Irish) Spear.
- Gaidálá – (Oaths and Ordeals of the Geharas (Kanjars) of the Delhi District) Spear “national
implement of the Sansiyas”. It is used by Kanjars and allied tribes for digging out vermin –
spearing netted pig and hyaena and other large game – spearing turtles.
- Gaidesa – (Saibai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A shield.
- Gai(gna) – (Bugotu) Shaft of spear. (Fl. Gai).
- Gaigne-Pains, Gagne-Pain – (Fr.) Partie d’une armure, sorte d’epee propre aux tournois.
- Gaida – (OHG (Lombardic) Spear-head.
- Gáihuɨdaahe (gáiʔuɨdaaʔe) – (Muinane) Club.
- Gaikpă – (Ga, in and around the capital Accra in south-eastern Ghana) Bowstring.
- Gaillian – (Gaelic) (lit.: “stone dart”) Dart.
- Gaimlibi – (Ga, in and around the capital Accra in south-eastern Ghana) Arrow.
- Gain – (Irish) Arrow.
- Gainda (gainḑā) – (S.) A shield. See Pukkhto Gendai.
- Gainne – (Gaelic) A dart; an arrow.
- Gair-Chath – (Irish) A war-cry, shout of battle.
- Gáiru – (Goth.) Spear.
- Gaish Seit – (Arabic) Sword-belt.
- Gáison – (Celtic: Gaul (in Greek))
Schwerer eiserner Wurfspiess.
- Gaison – (Gaulish; Gallo-Brittonic) Heavy iron throwing spear, javelin.
- Gaisos (γαῖσον) or Gaison – (Gallo - Greek) Light javelin. Greek lecture for celtic term Gaesum.
- Gaitso (gaitšo) – (Ga, in and around the capital Accra in south-eastern Ghana) Bow.
- Gai’uidaa’e (gáiʔuɨdaaʔe) – (Murui Witoto) Club.
- Gaizaz – (Gmc) Heavy iron javelin.
- Gaj – (Maratha) Ramrod.
- Gaj – (northern Balochi) A wooden arrow.
- Gajah Singa –
Ist der Name für eine Verzierung in Kinatah Gold, die an der Unterseite der Ganja angebracht wird.
Sie stellt einen Elefanten (Gajah) und einen Löwen (Singa) dar und sie werden durch die Pesi des
Keris getrennt. Dieses ist ein Zeichen der Hochachtung für die Klinge des Keris und Hilfe im
Besitzstand. Sie werden seit dem Zeitalter Sultan Agung angebracht.

Keris Luk
13
Dapur : Naga Kemanten Kinatah Gajah Singa
Pamor : Pedaringan Kebak

- Gajajudh – (India) A weapon and tool which elephant riders in India use to control the animals.
Also see Ankush.
- Gajaŋ – (Buginese) Kris.
- Gajang – (Indonesien, Ethnien aus Sulawesi) Sword.
Ist der Name für einen Keris in Bugis und Makassar.
Das Gajang hat eine gebogene, einschneidige Klinge. Die Klinge ist vom Heft zum Ort fast gleich
breit. Der Klingenrücken und die Schneide sind gekrümmt. Der Ort läuft spitz zu. Das Heft hat
keinParier und besteht in der Regel aus Holz. Am Knauf ist es kugelförmig gearbeitet.
Die Scheidenbestehen aus Holz und sind einfach gefertigt. Das Gajang wird von Ethnien aus
Indonesien benutzt.

Klingenlänge: etwa
60 cm
- Gajbag (gajbāg) – (Mogul) A kind of iron hook, used by a mahout to goad an elephant. Same as
elephant goad or Ankus.
- Gajbail – (Mogul) A kind of sword.
- Gaj Bal – (Mogul) A kind of sword.
- Gajewa (gä-je’-wä) – (USA: Seneca, Iroquois) The ball-headed war club of the Seneca people of the
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy of northeastern North America.
A heavy weapon, usually made of ironwood, with a large ball of knot at the head. It was usually about
two feet in length, and the base five or six inches in diameter. In close combat it would prove a
formidable weapon. They wore it in the belt in front.

2 feet 2 inches.
- Gaji – (Tonga, Polynesia) A kind of a club.
- Gakji (角指) – (Korea) The thumb ring. Was important for protecting an archer’s thumb while
shooting, as Joseon archers would shoot bows by means of drawing the bowstring back with their
thumbs; while the thumb “ring” might be as simple as a leather tab to cover the pad of the thumb,
most would be made from a hard material, such as horn, metal, wood, etc, Joseon dynasty. See
Amgakji, Sugakji.
- Gajiri – (Bayungu of Western Australia) Sharp-pointed spear.
- Gajkati – (India) A variety of short length pole axe designet to attack trunks of elephants.

- Gajnal – (Mogul; Akbar) A small gun or light canon; an elephant carrying two soldiers and two
light pieces.
The 'Gajnal' had been mentioned in the 'Ain' as a sort of cannon 'which can easily be carried by a
single elephant' and 'continually new' specimens were made by the clever craftsmen of Akbar. See
Shutarnal.
- Gaju – (Ngarluma, Australia) Axe.
- Gajulu – (Western Solomon Islands, Eddystone Island, Mandegusu language) Edge of an axe.
- Gákap – (Llocano) (obs.) Bamboo spear.
- Gak-Gung (or Gukgung, Kukgung) (角弓) – The Korean Bow. A water buffalo horn-based
composite reflex bow, standardized about 1900 CE from the variety of such weapons in earlier use.
It uses with thumb draw. The Korean Thumb ring is different from the Manchu, Mongol, or the
Turkish Thumb Ring. It comes in two styles, male and female. Male thumb ring sticks out as an
extra appendage, while the female thumb ring covers the front joint of the thumb only. Also, the
arrow is laid on the right side of the bow, unlike the western bow, where the arrow is laid on the left
side of the bow. Its length is, typically, about 1.23 meters long.
The Gakgung was primarily used during the Joseon Dynasty as the basic weapon of the military and
was made out of water buffalo horns. Making a single Gakgung took approximately four months
and required materials such as water buffalo horns, ox tendons, bamboo, mulberry wood, glue
made from a croaker's air bladder, and bark from a cherry tree. Gakgung made in this manner
were small in size but were able to shoot arrows across long distances. Compared to the British
longbow, which can shoot 200 meters, the Gakgung can shoot an arrow as far as 500 meters with an
effective range of 350 meters.
Gungsul, also written Goongsul, literally means "the Craft of the bow." It is also
called Korean traditional archery. See Hapseonggung, Dansungung, Ganghwagung, Pyeonjeon. See
also Gogung, Jeongryanggung, Yegung, Mokgung, Cheolgung, and Cheoltaegung.
- Gaki (ɬaki) – (USA: Muskogean: Koasati) Bow.
- Gakovnitsa (Гаковница) – (Russia) (Germ.: Hakenbuechse; Polski: Hakownica; Czech.:
Hakovnice; Lietuvių: Kabliašaudė; Beleruss.: Гакаўні́ца) European muzzle-loading guns XV -
XVI centuries. with hooks ("gakami") under the barrels , which caught on the ramparts to reduce
recoil shot. Russia has often used the term "Zatinnaya Pischal," that is the fortress, designed to fire
"because of the fence" (fence).
Russian Gakovnitsa, 16th century.

Gakovnitsa 14th century.

- Gaku-Mei – (Japan) The metal on which the Mei is inscribed is cut off in a rectangular section, and
then reattached to the altered Nakago.

Gaku-Mei
- Gaku-No-Ita – A plate, or collection of scales, on a Japanese Kote to protect the muscles of the upper
arm.
- Gaku-Sode – See Namban-Sode, Japan.
- Gal – (Somali, Somalia) Sheath, scabbard.
- Gala –
Ist eine traditionelle Waffe in Speerform aus Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Wie bei einem Tombak in
Java wird der Speer durch eine Spitze aus Schmiedeeisen vervollständigt. Der Gala ist 170 bis 210
cm lang inklusive der Speerspitze. In Flores und Umgebung wird diese Waffe zur Jagd auf Hirsch
und Wildschwein benutzt.
- Gala – (Yidin, Australia) Spear (generic). There are half-a-dozen types of spear, all with rather
specific uses.
- Gấla – (Sanskrit) Chain armour.
- Galaa or Gala – (Australia) Spear.
- Gala Banggur (gala baŋgur, gala baŋguŗ) – (Yidin, Australia) Multi-prong fish spear.
- Gala Birdi (gala biŗᶁi), Gala Birji – (Yidin, Australia) Small hook spear.
- Gala Gala – (Malay Archipelago, Teor) Spear.
- Galago – (Guria-Buduma) Shield.
-

- Galákke, Gálakē – (Legone (Lógonē) of Central Africa) Shield.

- Galamang (galamaŋ) – (Burarra) Axe; tomahawk. Synonym: Ditpurrk.
- Galang (galaŋ) – (Acehnese) Axe. See also Baci (bači), Kapa’ (kapaʔ), Sron (srɔn).
- Galang – (Ata (Ata of Davao, Atao Manobo, Langilan) a Manobo language of
northeastern Mindanao of the Philippines)The sharp edge of a knife.
- Galangan – (Moro dialect (Magindanau)) Edge, of a knife.
- Galapentin – (Fr.) Epee, sabre.
- Galay (gala:y) – (Australia, Pama-Nyungan, Yidinj) Spear.
- Galban – (Yidin of northern Queensland) Small stone axe.
- Gal Dunna – (Sri Lanka) “A pellet bow and the old war bows were said to have been 'built' ones.
The handle is cylindrical but the belly is planed into a triangular surface. The bowstring is taken
twice round to form two parallel strands which are kept apart from one another by a short length
of wood fixed transversely at each end of the bow. Opposite the handle a web about four inches (10
x 10cm) is woven between two strings and this receives the pellet of baked clay which is then
propelled in place of an arrow.”
- Gale (ga′lɛ) – (Takelma) Bow.
- Galea – ()
- Gale-Baga – (Efate of New Hebrides) Bowstring. See Kale-Baga.
- Galeche, Galesche, Gallesche – (Fr.) Cuirasse legere, sorte d’armure.
- Galga – (Australia, Pama-Nyungan, Guugu Yimithirr (also Guugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir) in Far
North Queensland) Spear (generic). See Gandul.
Etymology
From Proto-Paman *kalka, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kalka.
Synonyms
gandul (avoidance language)
See also
banydyarr
 digarra
murranggal
yinba
- Galgal – (Rapanui) Black glue used to emphasize the engraved designs of a scabbard or sheath.
- Galgarun – (Wagiman (also spelled Wageman, Wakiman, Wogeman, Wakaman) in Australia's
Northern Territory) Short bamboo spear.
- Galhigalhi – (Upapuyngu) Boomerang/throwing stick (generic). (Karli rare).
- Gali – (Bura) Long slender spear head.
- Gali – (Angoram of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Galiath – (Irish) A helmet.
- Galidiama – (Yarawata, Papua New Guinea) Single-point arrow.
- Galigali (gaḻigaḻi) – (Djinang) Boomerang.
- Galigali (gaḻigaḻi) – (Burarra) Boomerang/throwing stick (generic).
- Galigeng – (Gajirrabeng) Boomerang/throwing stick (generic).
- Galirriny – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Red wattle (Acacia monticola); fighting spear.
- Galitso (galitšo) – (Ga, in and around the capital Accra in south-eastern Ghana) Spear. See Akplo.
- Galiwali(') (gaḻiwaḻi(')) – (Dhangu; Dhuwal; Dhuwala; Djambarrpuyngu; Djapu; Gumatj)
Boomerang / throwing stick (generic).
- Galiwaŋ – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) big knife, scythe. Moiety: Yirritja.
- Galiyare – (Mbororo of Cameroun) Throwing knife.
- Galla Galla – (Malay Archipelago, Matabello) Spear. (Teor: Gala Gala).
- Gallamije – (Tigre) Penknife.
- Gallic sword – Long sword of the La Tène culture. The Gaul was armed with the co-called Gallic
sword, the blade of which was in the form of a leaf, widenet in the middle, thin at the guard, and
oval at the point.
- Gall-òglach – (Scottish Gaelic) 1/ Cuirassier.
2/ Armour-bearer.
3/ Freebooter of Gaeldom armed with Lochaber Axe or sword. The
Ceatharnach wore a Sgian-Dubh or Dirk. A chieftain's armour-bearer was called gall-òglach. He
was chosen on account of his boldness and bravery and his business was to prevent his employer
being taken by surprise. He had a double allowance of food, called Beatha fir or a champion's
portion.
- Galloglach Axe, Galloglach Axe – Weapon by the heavy armed soldier in Scotland and Ireland. It
was usually mounted on a staff about five feet long, but another sort was wielded with one hand, the
thumb being extended along the shaft, and so forcibly that no mail could resist it.
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- Galloglaich, Galloglas, Galloglass, Gallowglass – (Gaelic Gallóglaich, meaning 'foreign warrior'),
were heavily armed, permanently employed infantry of Hebridean descent who had constituted the
backbone of most native Irish armies since the late 13th century. Scottish mercenaries in Ireland,
forming the backbone of the Irish armies from the late 1200s through the early 1600s. They were
drawn from the best fighters in the Hebrides, mostly MacDonalds but also including the MacRorys,
MacSwineys (or MacSweeneys), MacSheehys, MacDowells, and MacCabes. The word galloglaich
means "foreign young warrior", and refers not only to the fact that they were from outside Ireland,
but that they were of mixed Scottish-Viking stock, the result of many centuries of Viking raids on
the Western Isles and Scotland's western coast.
During this time period, the Anglo-Normans (the "English" or, to us Scots, the "Sassenachs") were
constantly invading Ireland, trying to take it over as they had Britain, and the Irish were having a
hard time fighting them off. The English had many heavily armored, mounted knights; their
charge, with lances couched, could usually break up the lightly armored Irish troops. They were
also better equipped for, and more experienced with, long campaigns and large set-piece battles,
where the Irish were more used to short, small-scale clan conflicts.
The Scots had experience in dealing with the mounted English knights, and the heavily armed and
armored galloglaich put that experience to good use, which is why they were so valuable to the
Irish. While the average Irish warrior wore only padded or leather armor, the galloglaich were
well-armored with a hauberk (mail coat) and helmet. Their favored weapon was a large axe, about
six feet long, variously described by foreign observers as a halberd or bardiche, but generally what
we now call a sparth axe; it had a long, narrow, curved blade about 18" long, attached by its center
and bottom to the pole. Other designs have also been illustrated, of course, but it was the sparth axe
for which they were famous. Otherwise, they carried a sgian (knife, not unlike a ballock dagger or
dirk), and as time went on they adopted various Irish-styled swords, some as large as claymores.
With their axes, they could break a knight's lance, or bring down rider and horse. They were noted
for their courage and fierceness in battle; they were placed in the van (lead, front and center) of the
Irish armies, with the lighter armed Irish footmen and cavalry guarding their flanks. In typical
Celtic fashion, they would close quickly with their opponents in a ferocious and violent attack; they
would either win quickly or die in the attempt. The English quickly learned to fear the galloglaich.
- Galloper – A piece of ordnance of small caliber – one light enough to be galloped with.
- Gallowglass Axe – (Ireland) See Sparr, Sparth. See Gallowglass Axe.
- Galluelo – (Spanish) (Engl. Quillon) (Partes de la guarnición) Gavilán corto y normalmente curvado
hacia la punta.
- Galmanak – (Wadai) Dagger.
- Galpu (gaḷpu) – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) Spearthrower (for fish spear).
Moiety: Dhuwa.
- Galpu (gaḻpu) – (Dhuwal, Australia) Spearthrower.
- Galraki – An axe of the Veddahs of Ceylon. The socketed iron head is attached to a wooden handle.

- Çaltulítaa – (Tlingit) Pocket knife.

- Galu – (Ngarluma, Australia) Butt of spear. A separate, added piece.
- Galu – (Efate of New Hebrides) Bowstring. See Kalu Tia.
- Galuti – (Chamorro) Club, cudgel, bat, war club.
- Gam – (Hausa) A locust which is pounded in order to make arrow poison.
- Gama (ǁgàma) – (Khoisan) Knife, spear.
- Gama – (Yorta Yorta (Bangerang) Language of the Murray Goulburn) 1/ Reed spear (Rc.: Kar.mer,
Sa.: Kaama, Cb.: Kā-ma, Cp.: Kama, Ct.: Kama, Gaumur).
2/ Arrow.
- Gama Gama – (Canary Islands) (“Enough”). War cry.
- Gama Ishime – A method of decorating the metal of the backround of Japanese sword mountings
that is considered to resemble the skin of a toad.
- Gaman – (Tinguian-Philippine Tribe) See Aliwa.
- Gamay – (Gumbaynggir (also 'Kumbainggar' as pronounced by the First White Settlers), on the
Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia) Spear.
- Gamazaan (gǁàmàzààn) – (Khoisan) Assegai.
- Gambar – (R., Malay) The top of the sheath of a kris. (= Gagambar) (Hurangka, L.)
- Gambek Bumareng – (Kriol) Returning boomerang.
- Gambeson (or Aketon, Acton, Arming Coat, Padded Jack, Auqueton, Gambeson, Hacketon,
Haqueton, Wambais, Wambesium, Wambs) – A padded defensive jacket, worn as armour
 separately, or combined with mail or plate armour. Gambeson were produced with a sewing
technique called quilting. Usually constructed of linen or wool, the stuffing varied, and could be for
example scrap cloth or horse hair. During the 14th century, illustrations usually show buttons or
laces up the front. See Aketon.

Gambeson. From MS. 14th century.

- Gambia – (Swahili) Dagger.
- Gamesons – (Scottish) Armour for defending the forepart of the body.
- Gamiti (gām̐iti) – (Samsad Bengali) A pickaxe.
- Gamlum – (Mesopotamia) “Curved staff”.
- Gamma – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) A kind of spear.
- Gammai – (Australia, Gumbainggir) Two-piece fish spear.
- Gamo (N-) – (Yao) Short spear having a large blade; an assegai.
- Gamrang (gam-r`aŋ) – (Bolinao language or Binubolinao is a Central Luzon
of Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan in the Philippines) A hand-held moon-shaped knife used for
harvesting grain.
- Gamugamu – (Yoruba) A tomahawk, a battle-axe.
- Gamun – (Mai-Mai of Somali, Somalia) Arrow.
- Gamun-ki – 1/ (Somali, Somalia) Stick of an arrow.
- Gan (干, note that this character cannot be written as 幹) – (China) Archaic name for a shield. See
Dun Pai.
- Gana – (Australia) Axe.
- Gana – (Yorta Yorta (Bangerang) Language of the Murray Goulburn) Yamstick.
- Ganada – (Manchu) Arrow with a duckbill-shaped point.
- Ganadaling – (Australia) Club.
- Ganadyul – (Australia) Spear, armed with stones.
- Ganafow [ganafu] – (Sakun (Sukur)), Nigeria) Axe blade, large, for logging.
- Ganah (ǵanāh, ganāh) – (Central Arabia) Spear, javelin.
- Gana Kikik – See Naga Kikik.
- Ganan – (Maisin of Papua New Guinea) Spear.
- Ganang – (Maisin of Papua New Guinea) Spear. (D.: Gara).
- Ganat (ganāt) – War club.
- Ganay – (Gumbaynggir (also 'Kumbainggar'as pronounced by the First White Settlers), on the Mid
North Coast of New South Wales, Australia) Yamstick.
- Ganco – (Javanese) Pickaxe.
- Ganda – (Yidin of northern Queensland) Yamstick.
- Gandar – (Javanese) 1/ Lower part of a wooden Keris (Kris) scabbard.

2/ Wooden arrow shaft.

- Gandar Iras –
Ist ein Teil der Warangka, wobei die Gandar aus einem Stück Holz wie die Warangka ist. Keris mit
Gandar Iras sind teurer als Keris mit normaler Gandar. Das liegt daran, dass das Holz größer sein
muss und schwierig zu finden ist.

- Gand.as – (India) Battle-axe. The largest kind of axe.

- Gandasa (ganḍāsā) – (Mogul) A steel chopper attached to a long pole. A wide, single-edged dagger
on a 2-foot handle and is wielded in combat like an axe. This weapon is also known as an elephant
knife because the connection between the blade and the handle is often decorated to resemble a
stylized elephant head, Punjabi. The weapon of the modern Chaukidār or village watchman. See
also Bhuj.
- Gandassa – An Indian pole axe.
- Gandek or Ri Pandan –
Ist ein Teil unter der Warangka hinten, sie auch Warangka.
- Gandewa – (Africa)

- Gandewa, Gandiwa (also Gandi) – The Javanese bow (for shooting arrows). The Gandewa is a bow,
though it is more often referred to as a Busar or Busur today. It was a common hunting weapon
even among the region's aboriginal tribes (orang asal), but was later replaced by the Senapang or
rifle.

- Gandhik – (Java) The swelling at the front of the blade base. See Gandik.
- Gandhon – (Javanese) A certain shape of kris sheath.
- Gan Di – (Tibet) A club.
- Gandiba (gāṇḍiba, gāṇḍība) – (Samsad Bengali) (myth.) Arjuna's bow, the Gandib.
- Gandik – (Malay) Part of a keris. Decoration on the hilt of a kris. See Gandhik.
Ist ein Teil der Klinge eines Keris. Es gibt schlichte Gandik und es gibt andere die mit anderen
Ricikan vervollständigt werden. Oben befindet sich die Sirah Cecak. Sie befindet sich
normalerweise immer auf der Vorderseite, nur bei der Dapur Cengkrong und Carubuk hinten. Der
Ausdruck entstammt der javanischen Sprache und bedeutet so viel wie Mörser. An der Gandik
kann man folgende Ricikan finden: Kembang Kacang, Jalen, Lambe Gajah, Jalu Memet. Eine
lange Gandik haben die Dapur Mahesa Lajer, Mahesa Teki und andere. Es gibt auch einige Keris
mit zwei Gandik (vorne und hinten). Manche Keris haben eine Gandik, die die Form eines
Drachenkopfes, Löwen, Putut, Elefanten, Pfau, Frosch, Hund etc. in Miniatur haben.
 v.l.n.r.: normale Gandik, lange Gandik, Gandik an der Rückseite
Gandik Keris Bali:
Gandik Keris Java
- Gan-Div (gān-ḍīv) – (Hindi) The name of the bow of Arjun.
- Gan-Div (gān·ḍīv) – (Hindi) A bow.
- Gandiva (gáṇḑíva) – (Canarese in Kanara in southern India) The bow of Arjun.
- Gandja – The top piece of a Kris blade, Java.
- Gandk – (India) A Tulwar which, according to the Dhanuved, is 4 fingers wide and 50 fingers long.
Also see Khard, Talwar.
- Gandomeken – (Japan) “Eye-stopping-knife”; a flat throwing knife that has a slight taper. It could
also have some limited use as a cut-and-thrust hand weapon. Type of shuriken.
- Gandu-Godli (gaṇḑu-goḑli) – (Canarese in Kanara in southern India) A kind of axe.
- Gandul – (Guugu Yimithirr, also rendered Guugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir, Far North Queensland,
Australia) Spear. See Banydyarr, Digarra, Galga, Murranggal, Yinba.
- Gane (gaṇè) – (Dravidian: Tu.) Pole, staff, arrow.
- Gä-Ne-A-Ga-O-Dus-Ha or Gä-Ne-U-Ga-O-Dus-Ha (?) – (Indian of USA) The deer horn war club
was one of the ancient weapons of the Iroquois at the period of their discovery. It ended in a point
about four inches long. In some instances in later times a steel blade was substituted for the deer
horn, as in the above specimen, thus rendering it a more deadly weapon than formerly.

- Ga-Neah – (USA: Iroquois: Seneca) War-club. A species used in the war dance.
- Gä-Ne-U-Ga-O-Dus-Ha (ga-ne-ú-ga-o-dus-ha) (or Gä-Ne-A-Ga-O-Dus-Ha ???) – (USA: Seneca)
(“Deer-horn War-Club”) The deer-horn tooth war club of the Iroquois indians.
This species of war club was also much used. It was made of hard wood, elaborately carved,
painted, and ornamented with feathers at the ends. In the lower edge, a sharp-pointed deer's horn,
about four inches in length, was inserted. It was thus rendered a dangerous weapon in close
combat, and would inflict a deeper wound than the former. They wore it in the girdle.
2 feet 4 inches
- Ganga – (Hausa) Large drum used by soldiers.
- Ganga (wa) – (Kiniassa, Africa) A thread fastened round the blunt end of an arrow for to lodge the
fingers on in drawing the bow. See also Kanga (kānga).
- Ganga-Jamni -

- Gangat –(Tausug) A barb or hook (on the end of a fish spear, arrow, etc.).
- Gang Bian (鋼鞭) – (China) (steel whip) A steel whip.

- Gang Cha (鋼叉) – (China) (steel fork) A steel fork.

- Ganggarn – (Ngarluma, Australia) Dove-tail joint of spear head and shaft.

- Ganggeng Kanyut – (Malay) Pamor Miring.
- Gang-Gil – (Adi, also known as Abor (Abhor, Abor-Miri) and Lhoba (Lho-Pa, Luoba) in Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam) A bamboo arrow head.
- Ganghwagung – (Korean) Backed bow. Ganghwagung has a body bound with string to increase its
resistance. See Gak-Gung. See also Dansungung and Hapseonggung.
- Gango – (Swahili) Sling.
- Gangoo – (Southern Sudan [White Nile], Democratic Republic of Congo?: Zande) Zande throwing
knife.
This object represents the southern type of throwing knife, which is found in northern Gabon, and from
eastern Cameroon almost to the White Nile; it was used by the Zande and by groups who fell under their
influence, including the Adio, Bongo and Kreish. This specific variety, which corresponds to Westerdijk's
type SP VIII.1A, is found in the region inhabited by the Zande and neighbouring groups in the Central
African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. This is supposedly the form which is known to the
Zande as kpinga, although Powell-Cotton’s informants gave it the name sapa.

the Zande term for this weapon (a 'trombash') as

gangoo; L = 427 mm, W handle = 23.3 mm, th handle = 1.4 mm, W stem = 30 mm, th cutting edge = 0.2 mm
- Gangu (itsi) – (Xilenge) A shield (or use Xitswa Tlangu).
- Gangya – (Malay) Maguindanoan term for Ganja.
- Ganibet – (Basque) Knife. See Aizto.
- Ganigul – (Australia) Club.
- Ganiki, Gariki – (Yoruba) A shield.
- Ganivet – (Catalan) Knife. See Coltell.
- Ganivét – (Valencian) Knife, dagger. See gavinét.
- Ganja – (Malay, Javanese) Part of a keris; guard. A separate piece of metal of Keris, which is
secured firmly to blade by a special joint. The Ganja is taken from the same billet as the blade in
the early stages of forging. The Ganja is sharp at one end and relatively blunt on the other; these
features are called the "Aring" and the "Degu" respectively. The tang is fitted through the Ganja
and the Ganja is merged with the blade as smoothly as possible such that sometimes it is not noticed
as separate from the blade. Many authorities use this Ganja as the definitive structure that
characterises a blade as a keris.
Ganja Wuwung

Ganja Mbatok
Mengkureb

Ganja Sepang

Gangja
Dungkul
 Ganja Wilut

Ganja Kelap
Lintah

A = Sinah Cecek, B = Cocor, C = Gendok, D = Tungkalan, E =

Buntut Cecak, F = Gulu Meled, G = Omah-omahan
Nguceng Mati

Nyebit Ron Tal

Nyirah Cecak

Nyangkem Kodhok

Nyirah Terek
- Ganja Datang, Rawan – (Indonesia) Guard that is joined to the blade.
- Ganja Iras, Menumpu – (Malay, Javanese) Keris blade without a ganja. A kris with the guard and
blade in one piece. Top part of a kris that matches the bottom. See Ganja.
- Ganja Kendit Mimang –
Ist eine Ganja mit Pamor in der Form eines Strichs, der über längs die gesamte Länge der Ganja
läuft. Einige Kerisliebhaber glauben, diese Ganja besitzt die magische Kraft den Besitzstand zu
schützen vor den Störungen durch Diebe. So kann man diese Ganja auch zum Schutz des Hauses
einsetzen.

- Ganja Sampir –
Ist eine Ganja mit Pamor in der Form eines Strichs, der quer über die Ganja läuft. Dieser Strich kann
gerade, schräge, dick und auch dünn sein. Keriskenner glauben, dass der Besitz dieser Ganja die
magische Kraft besitzt den Besitz zu vergrößern. Vorgesetzte glauben, dass die Angestellten ihre
besonderen Aufgaben besser erfüllen. Daher sollte man diese Ganja besiten, wenn man noch im
Arbeitsleben steht und noch keine Pension erhält.

- Ganja Sekar – See Ganja Wulung.

- Ganja Susulan –
Ist eine Art einer Ganja.
- Ganja Wulung – (Javanese) Top part of a kris that does not match the bottom.
Ist eine Ganja ohne Pamor. Es gibt viele Keris mit guter Pamor, die dann dies pamorlose Ganja
haben. In der Keriswelt auf Java und Madura wird eine Ganja mit Pamor Ganja Sekar. Es gibt
viele Meinungen, warum die Ganja ohne Pamor ist, u.a. soll bei guten Klingen bei einem Duplikat
die Ganja ohne Pamor gestaltet sein oder auch, dass der Keris defekt war und die Ganja verloren
gegangen ist etc.
- Ganje – (Waziri Pashto) Spear-head.
- Ganjing – A spindle-shaped iron club formerly used in Java.
- Ganjur – (K., Javanese) Spear. Kind of lance or pike. (= Tumbak, L.)
- Gankin – (lit.: “inlaying metal”)

- Gankosen – (Japan) A type of Bokusen; a hardwood weapon, crafted to look like a fan.
- Ganmata-Yajiri – A kind of Japanese arrow.

Ganmata-Yajiri
- Gä-No – (USA: Iroquois, Seneca) Arrow of the Iroquois indians.
1/ Arrow for air-gun.
2/ Arrow, pointed with deer’s horn; Feathered arrows.
Originally the Indian arrow was pointed with a flint or chert head, which would make it penetrate
deeply any object at which it was directed.

3 feet

Arrow.
- Gano – (Lesotho) (18-19th century)

L.: 60-75cm.; M.: 0,5-0,7kg.

- Ganoh (g’anọh) – (Cayuga Indians, USA) Arrow.
- Gansee (gaṇsee) – (Hindoostanee) The iron point of an arrow.
- Ganseki-Habaki – (Japan) See Habaki.

- Gansi (gānsī) – (Hindi) The head of an arrow or any other pointed weapon.
- Gantal-shi – (Somali, Somalia) Arrow (when the stick and the arrow are joined they form the arrow,
which is called Fallad (fallaḋ), Gantal, Degalai); arrow shaft.
- Gantama – (Sokoto Caliphati) A battle-axe.
- Ganti – (Tibet) A wooden club.
- Ganti (gān̐ti) – (Samsad Bengali) A pickaxe.
- Gantsubushi – See Metsubushi.
- Gä-Nuh-Sä – (USA: Iroquois) Breastplate of shells.
- Gä-Nuh-Yä – (USA) Arrowhead.
- Ganyé, Gainye, Ganyie, Gaynyhé – (Sc.) Arrow, dart, javelin.
- Gan Zi Bian – (China) (“Stick Soft Whip”). The stick soft whip was constructed from a piece of stick
and a length of rope, to which was attached a metal awl. It is believed that this weapon was derived
from the soft whip, popularly used for pasturing sheep in Xiyu, Xiyu is the territory on the western
side of China.
From the structure of this weapon, wecan see that it could be used as a soft whip, and in addition,
when the awl was jerked forward, it could be a powerful projectile weapon. When this weapon was
developed is unknown.
- Gao (gāo) (Kau (kâu) – (China) Bow case of tiger hide.
- Gapamada (gapamaḏa) – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) Stone axe. Moiety:
Dhuwa.
- Gapit –
Ist ein Teil eines dünnen Tombak. Die Funktonsweise gleicht der Ada-Ada eines Keris. Eine Ada-Ada
kann bis zur Spitze der Klinge gehen, die Gapit aber nur bis 3/4 der Klingenlänge. Die Gapit ist
auch größer als die Ada-Ada, etwa so groß wie ein Bleistift. U. a. hat die Dapur Sapit Abon eine
Gapit.

- Gár (gār) – (Anglo-Saxon) 1/ A spear. See also Spere. (SkS)

2/ An arrow, dart, bolt.
- Gar (gār) – (Old English) A spear, javelin.
- Gar – (India) A spear.
- Gara – (Mailu (Asiaoro, Baibara, and Ilai Dialects)), Papua New Guinea) Arrow.
- Gara – 1/ (Djapu) Spear.
2/ (Dhuwal, Australia) Spear.
- Garab – (Philippine) Talibon. Very plain, but a solid and sturdy weapon. Folded/laminated steel
blade 3/8" thick at the base of the spine, distally tapering to 1/8" near the point. The thick spine
near the grip serves as a thumb-rest for control and cutting power. Scarf-welded blade edge, sharp
one-sided bevel. Grip is slightly cracked but the fitting is still tight, with two old rattan wrap
bindings. A very solid fighting knife!
 Measurements: length: 19
3/4", blade: 15", blade width: 1 5/8", grip and pommel: 5 1/4", weight: 1 lb 2.8 oz

Old vintage antique

filipino garab fighting knife, 15 1/2 inches overall length.
- Garabin or Karabin – (Bosanski) Gun.
- i-Garafa – (Shuna) Flask of powder.
- Garagota (garaḡota) – (Sinaugoro of Papua New Guinea, Melanesia) Big spear.
- Gar Agwal (ɣàr àgwàl) – (Ouldeme of Nord-Cameroon) Throwing knife.

- Garaigai – (Ygorroten des Ysarog) Arrow. See Pana.

- Garama – (Gualluma tribe of central Australia) Stone axe.

- Garan – (Oceania) Spear.
- Garangi – (Nggela (Florida, British Solomon Islands) An arrow for fighting.
- Garantim – (Balinese) A fashion of head of a kris-hilt, made of gold, with lozenge patterns of iron
wire.
- Garbeam (gārbēam) – (Old English) A spear.
- Garbel – (Loritya, South and Western Australia) Fishing spear. (JPT, Vol. 22)
- Garda – (Persia) A shield.
- Gardă – (Romania) Parte a unei arme albe de mână (spadă, sabie, pumnal etc.) destinată protejării
pumnului de lovituri. La începutul evului mediu era simplă pentru ca în perioada renascentistă,
când spada tinde să devină floretă, să aibă forme din ce în ce mai variate.
- Gardani – A crinet, armor for a horse’s neck, India. It is much like the European.

, Indian Moghuls.
For the protection of a horse, India: Akbar.
- Gardat (ǧärdät) – (Tigre) Straigh dagger. (Ar.: Garida-c (ǧarida-c), a kind of spear).
- Gardawurru – (Australia) Throwing stick.
- Gardbrace, Garde de Bras – An additional protection (pihe de renfort) for the left arm, to the coude
or elbow-piece of which it was fastened by straps and a screw. It was only used for jousting, and
first appears about the end of the fifteenth century. The following examples arc copied from
various suits formerly in the Mcyrick Collection, all of the sixteenth century. See Vambrace.
A piece of Plate Armour worn on the shoulder, overlapping the Pauldron or Spaulder and protecting
the joint between it and the Breastplate. This piece was an alternative to the Besagew.

- Garde de Bras – Armor for the arm. See Brassard.

- Garde de Cuisses – Armor for the thighs. See Cuisses.
- Garde de Cuisses – Very small plate worn as an additional protection to the thigh. Meyrick says, “It
is a very rare piece of armour”.
- Garde de Queue – See Tail Guard.
- Garde de Reins, Garde Rein – A guard of plate for the loins. The same as Culets or Culessets. See
Culet.
- Gardłacz, Garłacz – (Polish) See Blunderbuss.
- Gare – Spear.
- Gā-Re-Gwă – (USA: Iroquois) A spear. The spear is not an Iroquois weapon; although in later years
articles of this description of American manufacture have sometimes been found among them. They
had no name in their language for spear, until it became necessary to give one to the foreign
weapon. The one figured above was purchased of an Onondaga on Grand river, and is said to have
been used in the last war between the United States and Great Britain.

6 feet.
- Garemoncamo (Waorani, Ecuador), Kwabanaro (Arawak) – Tree (Strychnos cogens) fruits and
outer bark: ingredient in arrow poison.
- Gareot, or Garot, or Guarot – (Fr.) An arrow. See Carrel, Quarrel.
- Garfa – (Canary Islands dialect) Lance.
- Gargaz – An Indian mace. Apparently a class name. A mace with six to ten blades and usually a
basket hilt or a mace with a spiked head and a guarded hilt.

- Garge (gärǧe) – (Gurage, Ethiopic) Knife used for cutting the asad (äsäd)-plant.
- Gargi (gärǧi) – (Čaha, Gurage, Ethiopic) Kinf of sword.
- Garguz – (Mogul) Kind of mace with an eight-bladed head and basket hilts, its shaft 2 feet 8 inches
in length.

- Garhiya (gaṛhiyā) – (Mogul) A pike, javelin, spear.

- Garholt (gārholt) – (Old English) A spear.
- Gari – (Nias people (Ono Niha) OF Nias, Indonesia) A sword that originates from Nias, an island off
the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is a term used for a type of sword found only
in North Nias. It is a sword with narrow blade, slightly curved at the end. The hilt has the shape of
a lasara's head and a long curved iron protrusion ("tongue"), appearing from the centre of the
opened mouth. The scabbard is, as is the blade, slightly curved at the end. It may be decorated with
brass strips and wood-carvings. Magical objects may be attached to the scabbard's top.
 L. 58 cm approximately
- Gari – (Telugu; Canarese in Kanara in southern India) The feather at the end of an arrow.
- Gar-i – (India, Go.) Shaft of arrow.
- Garia – (India) Bamboo bow.
- Gariau – (Bariai (Kge, Kbn) of Papua New Guinea) A shield for fighting, traditionally made of hard
wood.
- Garid (ǧarīd) – (Ar. – Eth.) Kind of javelin.
- Garidama – (Parawen, Papua New Guinea) Single-point arrow.
- Gariki – (Yoruba) A shield. See Ganiki.
- Gario (gārio) – (Hausa) A missile knife, a kind of sword with three cutting blades used for throwing.
- Gariu – (Lu., Papua New Guinea) Shield.
- Gariwan – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) A black wood, much used for making
weapons.
- Garj or Gurj – (Orissa) The variety of mace consisted of a pike rectangular in section and with a
globular head of seven leaves

- Garkua, Gerkua – (Hausa) General name for all shields. For different kinds of shields: Dangi,
Kunkeli, Kutufani, Kwungura, Makari, Walwaji.
- Garkuwa – 1/ (Boko) Shield.
2/ (Sokoto Caliphati) Any shield.
- Gàr.kuwaa – (Hausaa) Shield.
- Garłacz, (gardłacz, szturmak also tromblon) – (Polish) Old style of firearm with a distinctive large
opening at the muzzle.
Firearm equipped with a barrel with an extension at the outlet. Blunderbusses sizes were
intermediate between pistols andrifles , and could shoot bullets, siekańcami or
thick buckshot lead.Missiles from other materials are not used because they could destroy made
mostly of brass barrel. Blunderbuss length does not exceed the most 50 cm. In the west of
Europe blunderbuss was called tromblonu, military weapons and eskopety, a blunderbuss used in
the Navy, with the underside of the stem to the deposition of a blunderbuss under, was
named espingoli. See Blunderbuss, Gardłacz.
 Pistolet garłacz
- Garlbang – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River Depot;
south to Jasper Gorge) A stone axe. (FCM)
- Garli – (Gooniyandi) Boomerang.
- Garligarli – (Burarra) Boomerang; two of these boomerangs are sometimes used together as
clapping-sticks. (Djinang: Garligarli, “boomerang”)
- Garliwarli – (Dhay’yi) Boomerang/throwing stick (generic).
- Garlocha – (Spanish) See Garrocha.
- Garlpi - (Burarra) Spear (generic); specifically, the wooden spear-shaft, usually made from the
wood of the Wardawarda, Malwurn, or Darrjala trees. Synonym: Wardawarda “spear-shaft; type of
tree from which spearshafts are made”; Majawarr “spear-shaft made from bamboo and fitted with
hooked wooden spearhead”; Man.goli “bamboo; bamboo spear-shaft”.
- Garma – (Manchu) Arrow with four points for shooting small game.
- Garna – (Dhangu, Australia) Spear.
- Garnaringyu – (Jingulu, Australia) Spear.
- Garnin – (Wagiman (also spelled Wageman, Wakiman, Wogeman, Wakaman) in Australia's
Northern Territory) Spear. A general word for all kinds of spears.
- Garo – (Old High German) Spear.
- Ga-Rou′-At – (Thoorga) Fish spear. (JPT, vol. 17)
- Garrama – (Ngarluma, Australia) Stone axe with handle.
- Garrama Yirra – (Ngarluma, Australia) Blade of axe.
- Garrancha – (Spanish) (coll.) Sword.
- Garrãng – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) The gum of the pine tree, used for
binding spears.
- Garrawang – (Australia) Club.
- Garrgarrbin – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Little boomerang used by kids for playing, and for
fishing.
- Garrminy – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Wooden spear.
- Garrocha, Garlocha – (Spanish) Blunt lance used on ranches.
- Garrote – This one was built for Deathtrap, and actually does ooze out blood from the "wire".
 - Garrote - (Spanish)

- Garrote-Grande - (Spanish)

- Garrote-Guerra - (Spanish)

- Garsoee – (India)
-
- Gàrtéy – (Egyptian and Semito-Hamitic) Lance.
- Garugu (gãrʉ́ gʉ́ ) – (Siriano) Arrow.
- Garvo – A spear with a long, narrow, lossenge-shaped head, India.
Length: 1.9m, Mass: 1.6kg
- Garwah, Girwah – (Mogul) A round shield.
- Garwudu (gārwudu) – (Old English) A spear.
- Garz, Girz or Gerz – An all steel Indian mace with no hilt. The head is rather small and has many
flanges.

18 or early 19
C. The flanged head with its five blades is 6 inches tall. Handle is in the shape of a Khanda sword basket hilt, 9 inches long with the
pommel spike. Total length 38 inches.
 8 or early
19 C. The flanged head with its eight blades is 4 inches tall ending with a 3 inches spike. Handle is in the shape of a Khanda sword
basket hilt, 8 inches long with the pommel spike. Total length 34 inches.
 18 or early 19 C.
The flanged head with its eight nicely shaped and pierced blades is 6 inches tall ending with a 6 inches spear shaped blade. Handle is
in the shape of a Khanda sword basket hilt, 10 inches long with the pommel spike. Total length 36 inches.

L. 2 ft. 2 in.
- Garzen (garzȩn) – (Hebrew) Axe.
- Gas – (Dwot) Spear.
- Gas – (Jara) Knife.
- Gasa (gaša) – (Čaha, Gurage, Ethiopic) Kind of spear.
- Gaša – (Saho) Spear.
- Gasa (gāšā) – (Sidamo) Shield.
- Gasa – (Moro dialect (Magindanau)) Arrow.
- Gasakaren (gasakarən) – (Western Bade) Sword. (Hausa: Takobi).
- Gasau – (West Uvea (Fagauvea), Ouvea, Loyalty Islands of Oceania) Arrow with plain dark head. L.
head – 330mm, reed – 1175mm.
- Gasha – (Amhara; Mursi (or Mun) in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia) (lit.:
“shield”) A conical shield. See Tafa.
- Gasha-Jagry – (Abyssinia) Shield-bearer.
- Gashan – (Ethiopia) Abyssinian Ceremonial Shield. Leather, wood, probably made from giraffe-,
gazelle-, antelope- or rhinoceros skin, stretched with purpel velvet and decorated with punched
metal sheet ornaments, back and handle stretched with red leather.
- Gashan (gãschãn), Gashan-ki, Gasahn – (Somali, Somalia) Traditonal thick hide parrying shield.
The native name for these small round hide shields is Gasahn. They are made from thick dried
hide, traditionally giraffe or preferably Oryx (called by the Arabs, Wa’al, and by the Somal, Ba’id),
rhinoceros skin being rare, hand hammered in intricate geometric designs around a central boss. It
has a sturdy hide handle at the back. A round targe about eighteen inches in diameter; some of the
Badawin make it much larger.
 Diameter 33 cm / 13 inches.

- Gasha-Zagry – (Abyssinia) Shield-bearer.

- Gashi (Gaʃi) – (Sur (Tapshin), Central Nigeria) Spear. (cf. Tarok: ǹgaʃip; Yaŋkam: Gəs; Angass:
Găshī, a spear).
- Gashtu (Akkadian), Gishta (Modern Eastern Assyrian), Qeshto (Modern Western Assyrian) – Bow.
- Gashtu Akkadu – A short, angular, composite bow, Assyrian. (Taw)
- i-Gashu (ri- ma) – (Shuna) Whip.
- Gasii (gašīi) – (Angas) Spear.
- Gás-In – (Sokoro) Spear.
- Gasparee Stick, Gasparillo Stick – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) A fighting
stick made from Gasparee wood.
- Gasparillo Stick – (Creole of Trinidat and Tobago) A fighting stick made from Gasparee wood. See
Gasparee Stick.
- Gass – (Galambu) Spear.
- Gassa (gȧššä) – (Endegen, Gurage, Ethiopic) Kind of spear. See Gasa.
- Gassa (gašša) – 1/ (Tigre, Tigrai (Tigriñña) and Argobba) A shield. See Gaxâs.
2/ (Amharic) Round shield.
3/ (Gurage) Shield; kind of spear.
- Gassan Hada – (Japan) See Ayasugi-Hada.
Tipo di granatura superficiale originata per scalpellamento con un cesello arrotondato e
successivamente riappiattendo la superficie (See Hada, Ayasugi, Ayasugi-Hada).
- Gastrapheten – (Lat.) See Gastraphetes.

- Gastraphetes, Gastrapheten – (Greek: Gastraphetès ‘belly bow’; heavy crossbow/light catapult.)

(BC5-BC4th century)The gastraphetes (Greek γαστραφέτης, lit. 'belly-bow') was a type of
handheld catapult, resembling a crossbow, used by ancient Greeks. It was described in the first
century AD by the Greek author Heron of Alexandria in his work Belopoeica (Greek βελοποίικα,
'on catapult-making'). It is believed to have been invented around 400 BC, and may have been the
first ancient mechanical weapon.
The weapon was powered by a composite bow. It was cocked by resting the stomach in a concavity at
the rear of the stock and pressing down with all strength. In this way considerably more energy can
be summoned up than by using only one arm of the archer as in the hand-bow.
There are no attestations through pictures or archaeological finds, but the description by Heron is
detailed enough to have allowed modern reconstructions to be made.

L.: 130cm; M.: 8,0kg

- Gasturah (Gaṣṭurah) – (Yemen Arabic) (Turk.: Kasatura) Sword-bayonet.
- Gata – (Fiji) Fijian spur war club. This is one of the most widely used war club in Fiji. The angled
cutting edge was designed to cut through and snap bones. The spur on the very top perhaps
represents the open mouth of the striking snake.
Tudonu - a straight shafted form of Gata. See Tudonu, Tavo.

19th century Fijian war club in the Gata club form.

 Gata club wood with carving to handle museum quality item. Size: 105cm

Unknown carver, Gata (fijian club), c.1880;

wood : 700 x 100 x 70mm
- Gatali – (Houssa, Afr.) Axe.
- Gatari – (Boko) Axe.
- Gatari, Gatura – (Sokoto Caliphati) A battle-axe.
- Garari (gātari) – (Hausa) Hatchet.
- Gatari Maikwabia (gatari maikwaḅia) – (Hausa) An axe with a loose head.
- Gata Vividrasa – Spurred club, Fiji.
- Gata Waka – Fijian War Club.
 Gata Waka Club, "Gunstock", Fiji Islands
- Gath – (Scottish Gaelic) 1/ Dart, arrow, javelin of any kind.
2/ Barb of an arrow.
- Gath Bolg – (Irish, Gaelic) A quiver.
- Gath Builg – (Old Gaelic) Bag dart.
- Gath-Fruigh – (Galic) A poisoned arrow.
- Gatilyo [gatílyo] – (Bantoanon or Asi in the province of Romblon, Philippines) Lock mechanism on
trigger of arrow gun.
- Gatingatin – (Australia) Boomerang.
- Gatka – (India) 1/ A wooden sword-stick used for practising sword fighting. It is usually 3 hand
spans long and covered in leather. Also known as Khutka.
 Stick – 36 inch, Hand cover – 10 inch
2/ The name of an Indian martial art associated with the Sikhs of the Punjab region, and with
the Tanoli (Pathan Tribe) and Gujjar communities residing in mountainous regions of northern
Pakistan who practice an early variant of the martial art. It is a style of stick fighting, with wooden
sticks intended to simulate swords.The Punjabi name Gatka properly refers to the wooden stick
used. The word originates as a diminutive of Sanskrit Gada "mace".
Below is a list of some common Shastars (Weapons) used in Gatka:

Soti
Barcha — The spear is a long shafted weapon and has a hook at the spearhead used to pull away the
opponent's shield.
Chakram - The chakram is a flat steel ring, five to 12 inches in diameter, from half an inch to an inch and a
half wide, and with a sharp outer edge. While not being used, it is carried "fixed" to the Turban. Several of
different sizes were often carried on a pointed turban, the "dastar ungaa" or behind the back. It is held
between the thumb and index finger and thrown towards the opponent with an underhand flick. Thrown
with sufficient force and accuracy it can cut off a green bamboo three-quarter of an inch in diameter at a
distance of thirty yards.
Dahl or Shield. It is nearly always round and varies in diameter from about eight inches to about twenty-
four. Some are very nearly flat while others are strongly convex. The edges may be flat or rolled back in the
reverse curvature of the shield. It is held by two handles fastened to ring bolds that pass through the shield
and are riveted to bosses on the outside, sometimes formed to spikes. Between the handles there is a square
cushion for the knuckles to rest against. The handles are so placed that, when tightly grasped, they force the
backs of the fingers against the cushion giving a very firm and comfortable hold. These shields are nearly
always of steel or leather.
Gurj or Mace: Indian maces have great variations in their shape. From simply curved steel bars to Persian
influenced maces with openings in the head which gives a whistling sound when the blow was struck to plane
massive heads. They often have guard hilts like the Khanda
Katar – (Kataar Coutar, Katha, Koutha, Kutha, Kutar (Pronunciation) The Katar is a double-edged and
straight bladed dagger used to pierce armour. The handle has two sidebars to provide protection and a
better grip.
Khanda - This is a typical Indian sword and has a broad, straight blade, usually widening towards the point,
which is blunt. Sometimes it is also double-edged.
Kirpan - The Kirpan is a short curved dagger and all Sikhs are required to carry it by tradition.

Talwar
Lathi - The lathi or quarterstaff is a wooden stick as tall as the warrior and made of oak.
Marati - Trainig device: The Marati is a bamboo stick with wooden or cloth balls on its ends. It is mainly
used for training purposes but there are variations with blades or burning cloth on its ends, to attack and
distract elephants and for psychological warfare.
Soti - This is made from fire hardened bamboo or ratan, 1m long and usually has a hand guard. It is mainly
used for practice and "playing Gatka", the training fight. For combat they were replaced by oak ore
ironwood sticks, without hand guards.
Tapar - The battle-axe is very distinct from the normal axe and sometimes has a dagger concealed in the
handle.
Talwar - The sword is usually curved with a thin and sharp blade. The Talwar is greatly respected and
treated with care.
 Tir Kaman - The bow and arrow is a potent weapon. The arrow is made of steel heads with reed shafts. The
bow is also composite and made of layers of wood and steel.
Chakar - The Chakar looks like a wagon wheel with weights at the end of each spoke. The chakar is wielded
by grasping the centre and spinning it around, causing damage upon anyone coming too close to the
spinning weights.
- Gatltulítaa – (Tlingit) Pocketknife; alt.sp.Gatltultaa.
- Gato – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) Name of an arrow. (ACH3)
- Gatra – (India) A collar or shoulder belt, worn either as a support for a sword or other weapon, or
simply as an ornament. Traditionally made of leather.
- Gattari – (Japan) An attachment for a Sashimono, fastened to the back of do at the level of the
shoulder blades.
-

- Gatura – (Sokoto Caliphati) A battle-axe. See Gatari.

- Gau – (Nggela (Florida, British Solomon Islands) A knife, seldom used but an old word = na ivi.
- Gau – (Bugotu) Bamboo, sliver of bamboo used as knife, steel knife (late).
- Gaudh – Type of arrow.
-

- Gaudichetum – This word occurs in the will of Odo de Rossillon, 1298, quoted by Ducange under
Armatura, in which he bequeaths to the Lord Peter de Montancelin a complete suit of armour.
- Gaugan – (Australia) Shield, spear.
- Gaugau – (Loniu of Admiralry Islands) Wooden spear with single point.
- Gaugauna – (Oceanic) Bow (and arrow).
- iGaulo – (Kaffir) An axe.
- Gau Lung Dai Chah, Gau Lung Chah – (China) (“Choy Li Fut Nine Dragon Trident”). See Choy Li
Fut.
At the present, there are only two nine-dragon tridents in existence, one in Hong Kong and one in the
United States with Doc-Fai Wong. Wong received his nine-dragon trident in 1979 when he was
awarded the one-on-one knowledge and honor of carrying on that weapon's history. Chan Heung's
original weapon was lost in China sometime during the last several decades. The original nine-
dragon trident is classified as a long heavy weapon. It is six feet long and weighs about 20 pounds.
It has a tip or head shaped like a conventional trident (three points, the center point straight like a
spearing the metal blades of the trident down and the outer points curved). Below the trident tip
are four sets of double hooks with sharp cutting edges running their length, these four hooks are at
right angles to one another. Each hook represents a dragon. According to Wong, the hooks were
used for snaring and disarming the enemy's weapon, as well as for striking him.
The two top cross sections of trident can rotate to lay flat and the shaft can separate into two pieces
making it easier to transport. When apart one section measures 60" and the other 30". The Nine
Dragon Trident is a unique Chinese weapon made especially for Kung Fu martial arts training.
Once gone you might never see another one like this.
 Choy Li Fut Nine Dragon Trident (Gau Lung Dai Chah)

Overall length 90"

- Gauntlet – A name for several different styles of Glove. In general, a Gauntlet covers the wrist, the
hand, fingers and forearms. Gauntlets exist in many forms ranging from flexible fabric and leather
gloves, to chainmail and fully-articulated metal plates.
Historically, gauntlets were an important piece of armour, since the hands and arms were
particularly vulnerable in hand-to-hand combat. With the rise of easily-reloadable firearms, hand-
to-hand combat became less common and so gauntlets lost most of their strategic value.
Kurokote is a term for a Japanese gauntlet which is bound by iron plates.

Pair of gauntlets,
Germany, end of the 16th century
 1450-70 1525 1535 1543 Close Gauntlet.
Temp. Henry
VIII.
- Gauntlet Sword – The Mahratta Pata, the hilt of which is a gauntlet. See Pata.
- Gau Rarara – (Nggela (Florida, British Solomon Islands) A species of small but strong bamboo for
bows.
- Gaurlot, Gavrelot – (Fr.) Javelot.
- Gavedhu – (ancient India) (Coix Barbata). For bow-string.
- Gavelock, Gaveloces, Gaveslotus, Gavelot – “A species of javelin, but
sometimes with a double axe at its head”. (Glossary to Meyrick's * Critical Inquiry,' vol. iii.).

- Gavilanes – (Spanish) (Engl. Quillons) (Partes de la guarnición)

(Cada uno de los brazos que forman la cruz).
- Gavinét – (Valencian) Knife, dagger. See Ganivét.
- Gavlin – (Breton)
(Javeline, dard menu et long qui se lance; c’était une arme des ancient. En Gaël – Écossais et irlandais
– Gavla).
- Gavlod – (Breton) See Gafoluc.
(Javelin, espèce de dard; c’était une arme des anciens).
- Gavrelot – (Fr.) Javelot. See Gaurlot.
- Gavyloc – () A spear or javelin. See Gafoluc.
- Gawesa (ɣāwǝ̄sā) – (Ouldeme of Nord-Cameroon)
(Couteau àmanche en bois et don’t la lame comporte une arête; utilisé aussi bien pour le combat que
pour découper la viande).

- Gawgan – (Gumbaynggir (also 'Kumbainggar' as pronounced by the First White Settlers), on the
Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia) Shield.
- Gaw-Rang (gāw-rang) – (Persia) King Faridun’s mace.
- Gawsan (ǧäwšan) – (Ar. – Eth.) Cuirass. (G.: Gawsan (gäwsan)).
- Gaw-Sar (gāw-sar) – (Persia) Faridun’s mace.
- Gayaman – (Malay) Casual Warangka shape. See Warangka.
Ist die Bezeichnung für eine Form der Warangka im Gebiet von Surakarta und Yogyakarta. Sie
ähnelt in der Form der Tahitikastanie (buah gayam). Daher kommt die Bezeichnung Gayaman. Die
Warangka Gayaman Yogykarta und Gayaman Surakarta unterscheiden sich sehr. Die Gayaman
Formen auf Madura oder Bali sind noch einmal sehr verschieden. Diese Form der Warangka findet
sehr oft Verwendung, da sie sehr einfach gestaltet ist, nicht viel Platz weg nimmt und nicht so
schnell zerbrechen kann. Zum anderen wird diese Warangka in den Gebieten zur
 Vervollständigung der Kleidung benutzt. Andere Warangka-Formen sind Ladrang und Sandang
Walikat. Es gibt von der Warangka Gayaman 7 Unterarten:
1. Warangka Gayaman Gandon oder Lugas
2. Warangka Gayaman Kagok
3. Warangka Gayaman Gabel
4. Warangka Gayaman Ladrang
5. Warangka Gayaman Bancihan oder Bancean
6. Warangka Gayaman Pelokan
7. Warangka Gayaman Cempaluk
Seit Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts findet man meistens Gayaman Gandon und Gabel, die anderen sind
selten. In Surakarta und Yogykarta wird die Warangka Gayaman von den Angestellten der
Keratons oder bei Veranstaltungen fast nie benutzt, da sie zur Alltagskleidung gehört.
Bilder zu den einzelnen Typen und Beschreibung der Teile dieser Warangka finden Sie hier.
JAVA - SOLO JAVA - YOGYAKARTA
 BALI (Godoan) BALI

Gabilan - MADURA CIREBON

BORNEO PHILIPINNES - SULU

- Gayaman Kagok – Very similar in shape to the Gayaman Bancihan or Bancean. The difference is
that Gayaman Kagok has no Lata. These are often called warangka Gayaman Kagok Wayang or
Gayaman Bincihan Wayang.
- Gayang – (Sama language (Sinama; also known as Bahasa Bajau) of the Sulu
Archipelago, Philippines; Sabah, Malaysia and parts of Indonesia) A long-bladed working knife.
- Gayang (gayáŋ) – (Casiguran Dumagat) Spear, lance.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Tae') Stab with a kris.
- Gayang (gayáŋ) – (Bontok) Kind of spear, having upward curving projections from the blade.
- Gayang (gayáŋ) – (Cebuano) Kind of bolo about 18” long with a straight blade; the back edge curves
slightly upward forming a crest near the tip, with a flat end that slants outward so that the end and
the bottom form a point.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Maranao) Weapon with a blade; trowel-like flat-bladed tool.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Tausug) A bladed weapon (similar to a bolo, having a long blade). Cf. Kalis,
Barung, Utak, Janap.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Bolaang Mongondow) Kind of sword.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Makasarese) Kind of weapon, long and pointed and sharp on both sides.
- Gayang (gayaŋ) – (Paiwan) Hunting spear with detachable harpoon-like barbed iron point.
- Gayang – (Rapanui) Pear-shaped bolo (knife).
- Gayang (ga-yaŋ) – (Bolinao language or Binubolinao is a Central Luzon
of Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan in the Philippines) (Tag.: Espada) A sword. Syn.: Sabli.
- Gayang – (Pampango dialect of Kapampangan, Central Luzon of Philippines) Lanza atigua.
- Gayang – (Tagalog of Philippines) Lance, spear. (INL)
- Gaybur – (Persian)A kind of spear-head.
- Gayii – (Yindjibarndi) A blunt spear for training with.
- Gayit – 1/ (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) Shovel spear. Moiety: Yirritja.
 2/ (Djapu, Caledon Bay, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) This is a
Yiritja spearhead used in a fighting spear and based on a type of spear made by Macassans. It was
cut from a section of metal beaten from a copper rod and has fine flanges cut into the base.
A metal blade used in a shovelnosed spear head. It is made of copper into which flanges have been cut
at the base.
This is a very siginficant spearhead, being one of a number made during one day by Djapu man,
Natjiyalma and Marrakulu man, Djimbaryun. They made these without any directions, suggestions
or diagrams and told Donald Thomson it was called "kundjuro" meaning black stingray.

750 mm (Length), 55 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)

3/ (Wulaki of Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) This is a fighting
spear with a wooden blade. When metal was introduced into Arnhem Land, this material was used
to make these "shovel nosed" spears.
A composite shovel nosed spear with a recessed butt. The head is made of a single piece of wood. It is
secured to the wooden shaft with vegetable fibre. The shaft and head are painted with natural
pigments.

2640 mm (Length), 54 mm (Width)

- Gayit, /Murrnginy/Birrkilin – (Numburindi, Bennet Bay, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern
Territory, Australia) This is a metal shovel nosed fighting spear.
A composite shovel nosed spear with a recessed butt. The head is made of a single piece of metal
attached to a wooden shaft using vegetable fibre and painted with natural pigments.
This spear is one of three shovel nosed spears made of metal recovered from a beche de mer smoke
house abandoned by Japanese fishermen on Woodah Island. It is extremely rare to have evidence of
where metal for these spears was sourced.

2656 mm (Length), 54 mm (Width)

- Gaynyhe – (Scottish) 1/ An arrow, a javelin.
2/ An iron gun, opposed to the bow.
- Gays (gāys), Gayso (gāyso) – (Ge’ez (Classical Ethiopic) Shield, spear, haft of spear.
- Ga(y)šaa – (Khamta) Shield.
- Gayso – (Amharic) Kind of spear.
- Gayung – Kind of walking stick used as a weapon. The Malay word for the Quarter-Staff,
a weapon often used in the Indian martial arts. Exponents of silat Gayung claim the sport
originated from the Indonesian Minangkabaus who introduced it to the Malacca court in the 15th
century. Gayong also means “single-stick,” a weapon that is associated with magical powers in
Malay literature.
- Gaz – (Persian) A sort of dart without wing or point, the two ends being small and the middle thick.
- Gazaa (gažaa) – (Khamir) Shield.
- Gazaŋ – (Kadazan) A long parang, about two and one half feet in length.
- Gazara – 1/ (Hausa) A reed from which arrows are made.
2/ (Sokoto Caliphati) A small-barbed arrow with a shaft longer than the others in quiver.
- Gazee – (Burji (Bambala, Dashe)) Shield.
- Gbagbo – (Ngbandi) Spear type. See Ndimba, Ngenzà, Nvùnguma, Mbánza, Giambo, Ngbuta,
Ngbarakpwa, Kendembo, Libédoli, Kpwalanga, Soge, Libá, Gbógbo, Kénge of Longo, Gbésa, Zágà.
- Gbani – (Curma) Spear.
- Gbara – (Boko, Afr.) A quiver.
- Gbara – (Landoro, Afr.) Spear.
- Gbaragaza – (Sango) Throwing knife. Syn. Gènyèngô, Magia, Riga.
- Gbaru – (Pulo, Afr.) A quiver.
- Gbésa – (Ngbandi) Spear type. See Ndimba, Ngenzà, Nvùnguma, Gbagbo, Mbánza, Giambo,
Ngbuta, Ngbarakpwa, Kendembo, Libédoli, Kpwalanga, Soge, Libá, Gbógbo, Kénge of Longo,
Zágà.
- Gbi – (Jaba (Kwoi dialect, per Garuba), Northern Nigeria) Arrow.
- Gbigu (gbiɣu) – (Dagbani in Ghana) Dull (as a knife).
- Gbi(ng) (gbi(ŋ) – (Mada of Plateau) Arrow.
- Gbógbo – (Ngbandi) Spear type. See Ndimba, Ngenzà, Nvùnguma, Gbagbo, Mbánza, Giambo,
Ngbuta, Ngbarakpwa, Kendembo, Libédoli, Kpwalanga, Soge, Libá, Kénge of Longo, Gbésa, Zágà.
- umGcula – (Kaffir) An assegai with a long shaft.
- Gbogono (gboɣono) – (Dagbani in Ghana) 1/ A war dress.
2/ Armour.
- G’dha – (India) A heavy wooden club.
- Ge – (MWT, WPA, Papua New Guinea) Stone axe.
- Ge (gē) (戈) – (China) Ge means the dagger axe. Halberd. This was a combination pole-arm
consisting of a spear-tip combined with a dagger-axe blade. The overall length of this weapon was
about 3m.
The Dagger-Axe or Ge (gē) is a type of weapon that was in use from Shang dynasty (1766 - 1122
B.C.) until at least Qin dynasty (255 - 206 B.C.). in China. It consists of a dagger-shaped
blade mounted to a perpendicular wooden handle.
The head of the dagger-axe is divided into two, the scythe-like blade and the straight blade. Both are
used in combat with the scythe-like blade used mainly as a head-decapitator. Dagger-axes were also
experimental weapons of the Chinese, as this continued they were able to fuse their dagger-axe with
the traditional spear to form a halberd. See Dagger-Axe.
 Names of
various parts of the head of dagger-axe.

Jade Dagger-Axe (Ge): China; 13th-12th

centuries B.C.. Shang Dynasty (1700-1050 B.C.)
- Geam or Geeam (Giam) – (Taungurung, Australia) Large shield was used as a protection against
long spears. Commonly made from the inner bark of Eucalyptus viminalis - Manna Gum. Two
types of this shield exist, the difference being in the handle. In one, the handle is cut from the solid,
while in the other it’s made of a separate piece of green wood which is thrust in two bored holes and
is then almost impossible to remove.

- Gean – (Irish) A sword. See Colg.

- Geanamh – (Irish; Scottish Gaelic) A sword.
- Geargha – (Galic) A short dart, javelin.
- Gearghath – (Galic) A short javelin.
- Gearrasgian – (Galic) A dirk, stilletto.
- Geàrr-Sgian – (Gaelic) A dirk.
- Ge'bee'kahi'de – (Ayoreo) Axe.
- Gebel – (Coptic, Afr.) Spear.
- Geb-Bu – (Arunachal Pradesh: Like Akas, Pailibos) A quiver made from hollow bamboo with a
bamboo lid.
- Gebu – (Swazi) Knobkerrie.
- Gecir (gečir) – (Ordos) Ends of bow.
- Gedak, Gada – (Malaysia) The gedak is a steel mace, essentially consisting of a sphere connected to a
handle. Originally from India, it is often associated with the monkey god Hanuman. It is possible to
use two gedak at once but, because of their size and weight, this is best suited for larger and more
muscular fighters.

- Gedangdao – (China) Ancient celebrated sword.

- Gedao (gēdāo, 割刀) – (“cutting saber”) Chinese saber. Qing Dynasty.
- Gedebong Basah – (Balinese) Blade shape of kris.
- Gediya – (Sinhala) Gediya literally means “pommel” in Sinhalese. See Kastane.
- Gee-Jee – (Australia) See Gid-Jee.
- Geer (gëër) – (Dinka) Fishing harpoon. Cf. Atou, Atuk.
- (Ge)fetelsod – (Old English) Hilt of sword.
- Gefia – (O.N.) A spear.
- Gefitherod (gefiþerod) – (Old English) An arrow, dart, bolt.
- Gegalijka, Puška Gegalijka (гегалийка, пушка гегалийка) – (Bulgaria) (old) Long Arnaut gun.
- Gegee, Gidgee – (Nyoongar of Western Australia) War spear.
- Gegelan – (Africa)

- Gehi – (Kerepunu, Papua New Guinea) A shield.

- (Ge)hilte – (Old English) Hilt of sword.
- Ge Hwa – (Dadibi (also Daribi or Karimui) of Papua New Guinea) Knife.
- Gei – (Central and Southeast Papua) Sickle-shaped knife.
- Gein – (Scottish Gaelic) Sword.
- Geirr – (Old Norse) Spear. See also Gar, Spere, Spjot.
- Geize – (Nyoongar, Western Australia) Spear.
- Geize Tap – (Nyoongar, Western Australia) Spear type knife. See Tap.
- Ge Jia (gé jiǎ) – (China) Type of armour. A sleeveless coat of animal hide formed on a wooden
dummy. The hide used was of buffalo and rhinoceros. Because of the disappearance of the
rhinoceros in the region, buffalo came to be most common material, Zhou Dynasty.
- Gekiguan – (Okinawa) Stock (1,20 m) mit Kette und Gewicht.
- Gekiken – (Japan) Another general term for shuriken throwing weapons. See Anken, Byo, Daken,
Fusatsuken, Onken, Sanbukaken, Shaken, Shuriken, Token.
- ГЭКИТОЦУБУКИ – (Japan)
(Oружия типа ДОККО).
- Gekken – (Japan) Weapon with a half-moon blade.
- Gelais, Arbaleste à Gelais – (French) A stone-bow.
- Gelat – Knife, Maguindanao, Philippines.
- Gelde, Geldon – Foot soldiers of the 12th century.
- Geldiere – (Fr.) Espece de lance.
- Gelebele – (Oceanic) Star club.
- Gelem – (Mole (lang. of the Moshis), Northern Territories of the Gold Coast) Arrow poison.
- Gelena (gɛˈlɛnɑ) – (Wanggom of Trans New Guinea) Machete.
- Geli – (Swahili) Large knife.
- Gelifalco – (Italia) Sorta d’arme da fuoco. Maggiore e più lungo di un Sacro, quasi come una Mezza
Colubrina. See also Girfalco and Girifalco.
- Gelijk – (Dayak) See Mandau.
- Gelu – (Mapos Buang (or Mapos or Central Buang) in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea) Spear.
- Gelub – (Meriam (in the language itself Meriam Mìr; also Miriam, Meryam, Mer, Mir, Miriam-Mir,
etc. and Eastern, Isten, Esten, Eastern Torres Strait, and Able Able) is the language of the people of
the small islands of Mer (Murray Island), Waier and Dauar, Erub (Darnley Island),
and Ugar(Stephens Island) in the eastern Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia) A bamboo spear for
catching birds. (ACH3)
- Gemaasan (gǁǝ̀màȁʒȁⁿ) – (ǂHoan of Khoisan) Bow.
- Gembi – The guard of a sword, basket guard, Japan. A modern term as none of the old swords had
finger guards.
- Gembiri – (Fulan, Afr.) Axe.
- Gemi Tufegi (gemi tüfeği) – (Turkish)

18th – 19th century

L. 119 cm, 18th

century
- Gen – (Irish; Scottish Gaelic) A sword.
- Genbet – A coarse clot used as armor by the Subanuns of Mindanao.
- Gencrior – (Irish) A sword-belt.
- Gendai, Gendaito (gendaitō͘) – (Japan)
(Sword-related) "modern sword" (this refers to the sword having been made between 1876 and 1945,
not to whether the blade is handmade or not.)
The term "gendai or gendaito" on the other hand is used by collectors to refer to traditionally made
blades; those which have folded steel and are water tempered. The Japanese require that for a
sword to be "gendaito" it must be made of tamehagane or oroshigane even though it is impossible
to tell what a sword is made from after the sword is finished and polished. Swords made of forge
folded commercial mill steel look the same as those made of tamehagane after they are polished
although some collectors feel that swords made of tamehagane are more likely to have active hamon
and more prominent hada than those made of folded mill steel.
- Gendai – (Japan) Technically, any item of armour produced after about 1868, but more commonly
used to refer to pieces that have been made since the end of WWII. Translates as ‘modern’.
- Gendai (genḑai) – (Pukkhto or Pukshto) A shield of rhinoceros hide. (S.: Gainda).
- Gendaito (gendaitō) – (Japan) (Modern swords) - Swords produced after 1876. Also the name for
the period in sword history from 1876 to the present day, i.e., the period that succeeded
the shinshintō period.
- Gendawa, Gendewa, Gendeva, Gondawa – (? - 17th century) A self bow, Java. A Gendawa is a
hinged bow which was used on Java (an island in Indonesia).
A bow made of a single piece of woodI often used in combat, but out of fashion since the end of the
17th century, except for state ceremonies.
The Javan bow is made of a single piece of wood with a very large handle in the middle and long horn
tips. The length is usually about four feet.

L.: 110-120cm; M.: 0,7kg

- Gendewa, Gendeva – An Old Javanese word for bow. There are several types of Javanese bows,
including one with limbs made entirely of horn, a takedown type with bamboo or rattan limbs, and
one made of a single piece of rattan or bamboo.
Mostly used for archery competitions, they were shot sitting cross legged, facing the target, while the
bow was held horizontal. See also Gendawa, Gondawa.
- Gendewe (gəndewə) – (Bali) Bow.
- Gendok, or Gendokan, or Wetengan, also Waduk –
Ist ein Teil in der Mitte der Ganja. Dieses Teil sieht wie ein satter Bauch aus. Dieses Teil findet man in
der Nähe der Leng-Lengan, dem Loch für die Pesi.

- Gendong – In the area of Surakarta a part of a handle made of wood Tayuman. It has a Unyeng and
is located on the back of the handle. A Unyeng is something like a knothole.

- Genek – (Dugum Dani, Highlands of West New Guinea) Arrow of group Mate, barbless.
- Genestaire, Genetaire – (Fr.) Sorte de javeline ou de lance.
- Genetaires – Hewitt says that they were light cavalry of the middle of the 16th century. Planche calls
them javelins of Spanish origin.
- Genfu (ǧənfu) – (Gurage, Ethiopic) Circular ironpiece of spear on bottom of the haft.
- Genguba; Anguba – (Bakuta, Africa) Knife.

40,2
cm × 10,5 cm
- Geni Astra (gěni astra) – (Bengali) Fire-arrow, Bali.
- Gennoba Tetsu (gennôba tetsu) – (Japan) See Jami Tetsu.
- Genouie – A dagger from Morocco. A variant of the classical Moroccan Koumaya curved dagger is
the Genoui with straight blade. The name literally means from Genoa, probably to indicate its
ancient source.
The Genoui usually has a straight-edged blade. The blade is from the book to place strong and has a
tapering hollow ground, directly below the blades back. The issue is different depending on the
version, but is usually made of rhinoceros horn made. There are versions with and without
parry. The sheathsare usually made of sheet metal. The blades of Genoui be produced from the
shortened blades of swords. The Genoui is a version of Khoumija .

Total
length 21 inches, straight 15 inches fullered blade, a massive Rhino horn handle.

The straight blade is cut from an old sword and fitted with a wood grip and silver mounts. Whole silver scabbard,
finely chiseled and decorated with spiral gold strip and gold panels. Blade 10 inches, total 17 inches.
- Genouillère – (France)
- Genouillière – Knee-pieces. Like the coudes, or elbow-pieces, they were introduced as additional
protections in the military equipment during the thirteenth century. The earliest of these knee-caps
were apparently of cuir bouillie, succeeded by plate. Some of gamboised stuff, extremely
ornamental, are seen at the commencement of the fourteenth century. See Knee Cop.

Genouillière, connecting thigh and leg pieces, 1370.

- Genovese or Coltello Genovese – (Ital.) Knife.

- Genroku-Shinto-Sugata (genroku-shintō͘-sugata) –
-Genu, Gene (geṇu, geṇe) – (Canarese (Kannada) of India) A sword.
- Genya – (Lokele. Genya. R.D.C.) Knife.

Fer, cuivre, bois. 41,5 cm.

- Gènyèngo (gènyèngô) – (Sango) Throwing knife. Syn. Gbaragaza, Magia, Riga.
- Genyie – (Scottish) Engine of war.
- Geom, Gum or Kum – (Korea) (“sword”), this term is usually used for double edged swords, but its
also used for single edged swords. Today, many people would use the terminology Kal. See Sain-
Geom or Saingeom, Samin-Geom, In-Geom, Inlaid-Geom, Byeolun-Geom or Byeolungeom, Wun-
Geom or Wungeom, Nokchiljang Wun-Geom or Nokchiljang Wungeom, Samindo, Hwando,
Hoshindo or Hosindo (Dagger), Eunjangdo, Hwandodaedo, Jwajanggeom (Concealed sword for
self-protection), Hosindo Changpogeom, Jangdo Taegeuk Eui, Gungdo, Yedo (Ceremonial Sword),
Mungwando, Byeolwungeom, Chilsungmun, Chilsungeom, Sohwandodaedo.

- Geom Charu – (Korean) Sword handle. See Geom.

- Geom Chip – (Korean) Sword scabbard. See Geom.
- Geom Deung – (Korean) Sword ridge. See Geom.
- Geom Kkeut – (Korean) Point of sword. See Geom.
- Geom Nal – (Korean) Sword edge. See Geom.
- Geptar – (Dimasa in Assam, in Northeastern India) Flint-lock gun.
- Ger – (AWG, ARB, Papua New Guinea) Stone knife.
- Geranggang, Seligi – (Java, Malaysia) Bamboo spear.
- Gerber Mark II – A fighting knife made by Gerber Legendary Blades from 1966 to 2000, plus a
limited run of 1500 in 2002. It had a double edged, spear point, wasp-waisted blade, and used a
distinctive handle similar to that of the Fairbairn-Sykes combat knives developed during WWII.
Later versions used a partially serrated blade, with the serrations located where the earlier blades
were wasp-waisted. The Mark II was commonly carried by US troops in the Vietnam War, and is
second only to the Ka-bar knife in fame.
Some prodution runs of this knife had a 5-degree offset between the blade and the grip in order to
ride in the sheath more comfortably.
An all-black version of the knife was used in the movie Aliens, including in a scene with Bishop played
by Lance Henriksen.

Gerber Mark II
with after-market anodization.
- Gerbie – (Fr.) Sorte de lance courte.
- Gerely – (Hungarian) Spear, lance; sp. Javelin.
- Geresos – (Tene, Afr.) Spear.
- Gèri Sho Shee (gèri sho sheë) – (Susoo) Warlike instruments.
- Gérka, Gérkua, Gerkwa – (Hausa) Shield.
- Gerkua – (Hausa) Shield. See Garkua.
- German War Hammer – A German war hammer/pick consisting of a metal head attached to a
wooden haft. The head is also fitted with a short thrusting blade.
- Gerrha – The shield carried by the early Persians. They were rhomboidal and made of wicker work.

- Gerron (γέρρον), Gerrhon – (Greek) Oblong shield, covered with ox-hide.

A large wicker shield. A Gerrhon is by definition a woven shield. Probably made from reeds or sticks
thrust through rawhide, although its hard to be certain. Can you be more specific about which type
of shield you are talking about? Achaemenid troops used a lot of designs, including the large
rectangular ones and the round pelte with a bite taken out of it.
Gerron (Γέρρον) means "something wicker" like a stall in a market or the body of a chariot or a
shield. Herodotus and Xenophon use this word for Persian shields, and an ancient lexicon does the
 same and says that Spara is the Persian name for these shields. But you can use similar words for a
mat or a siege mantlet, so it still leaves exactly how they were made open. See Gerrha.
- Gerrhophoroi (γερροϕοροι) – (Greek) A troops that used wicker shields.
- Ges (gǝ̀s) – (Polchi; Buli; Tera) Spear.
- Gesà – (Mansaka) Arrow.
- Gesa – Kind of Glaive See Guisarme, Jusarme.
- Gésà – (Egyptian and Semito-Hamitic) Lance.
- Gesan-Jikoro – (Japan) The Gesan-Jikoro has a conventional Hachitsuke-No-Ita, but the other
lames — whether three, four, or five more — were made of three separate sets of lames like sets
of Kusazuri. In fact, that is what gesan means. Often, small strips of metal were used to help hold
the lames out and in their proper shape. Armour historian Sakakibara Kôzan praised them for
their practicality, although they were comparatively rare.

- Gese (géše) – (Zul) Spear.

- Gese – (Fr.) Espece di dard, pique, lance; Gesum, Gaesum, Gessus.
- Geserne, Giserne – (Early English) Axe.
- Gesi (gǝsì) – (Geji) Spear.
- Gessan – (Japan) Pendant shaped, armoured sections attached to the lower edge of a Tosei Do.
Equivalent to Kusazuri on lamellar armours.

- Gessan Jikoro – (Japan) A Tosei Shikoro with all but the uppermost plate divided into pendant
shaped sections that hang in part, or entirely independently of each other.
- Gesso – (Bworo (Shinasha)) Shield.
- Gesum – (Mbarike) Axe.
- Gesum – (Mbarike, Afr.) Knife.
- Gesundheitskanonen - Dalle cronache di Salisburgo risulta che agli inizi del 1700 nella fortezza non
vi erano solo cannoni da difesa, ma anche mortaietti e cannoni destinati solo al tiro a salve e detti
 “Gesundheitskanonen”, vale a dire “cannoni della buona salute”, destinati solo a fin di bene ed
allegria invece che di morte.
- Getgéitne – (Kalispel or Flat-head (Salish or Séliš also known as Kalispel–Pend d'oreille, Kalispel–
Spokane–Flathead, or Montana Salish in northeastern Washington state)) Dagger.
- Geti – (Central and Southeast Papua) War shield.
- Geum – (Fr.) A javelot wholly of iron.
- Geurgath – (Irish Gaelic) A dart, javelin.
- Gevest – (Dutch) Hilt of a sword.

- Gewa – (Fulup, Afr.) Knife.

- Gfifarat (gfifārat) – (Arabic) Mail, net steel-work worn under the cap to protectthe head.
- Ggipek – (Mapos Buang (or Mapos or Central Buang) in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea)
Small knife.
- Gha – A saddle, Western Tibet.
- Ghaddara – (Central Arabia) The mace of Mamelukes in close fighting, a sharp steel staff of some
30 inches in length, kept in their saddle cases, which could cut off an arm with a single blow.
- Ghaiba – (Persian) 1/ A quiver.
2/ Bits of iron from which coats of mail and armour are wrought.
3/ Rings in a shield of wood or twister silk.
- Ghalalat (ghalālat) – (Arabic) A pin or stud for uniting the rings of a coat of mail.
- Ghallat (ghalḷaṭ) – (Arabian)
- Ghaluk (ghālūk) – (Persian) A canon ball.
- Ghànso-di – (Somali) Bow.
- Ghasa, Ghasha – (Tirhai dialect, district of Tira and the province of Ninganhar) Arrow.
- Ghashay – (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan) A long arrow. The arrow has a saucer
shaped metallic plate (tubray) at its distal end. See Leenda.
-

- Ghayba – (Persian) Bits of iron from which coats of mail and armour are wrought. A quiver. Rings
in a shield of wood or twisted-silk.
- Gheradr – (Krebo, Afr.) Spear.
- Gherah – (India: Mogul) A broad-headed arrow.
 Ghera_h or broad-headed;Tarah-i-kha_r or thorn-
shaped;Taah-i-ba_da_m or almond-shaped;Tris'u_la or three-pronged;Tanged;Back portion of an arrow;Diamond-shaped; Arrow
whose point bears the figure of some personage (Ganes'a). (After GC Stone, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of
Arms and Armour, repr. New York, 1961).
- Ghe-Rub-Bine – (New South Wales) A spear without a barb.
- Ghéshai – (Waziri Pashto) Arrow.
- Ghiazzerino (ghiażżerino), or Ghiazarino (ghiażarino), Gazzarino (gażżarino), Giazzerino
(giażżerino), (anche Gazzarina (gażżarina), Giazzerina (giażżerina)) – (Italia) [dallo
spagn. jazarino «algerino», che è dall’arabo giazā’irī, der. di al-Giazā’ir, nome della città di Algeri]
Arme di dosso, come Piastrino, Giaco o simili. Sopravveste di Maglia di Ferro d’uso arabo e
importata dai crociati in Europa.
- Ghici – (Western Australia) Spear.
- Ghiera – (Italia) Spezie di Dardo o Freccia antica.
- Ghioagă – (Romania) Ancient battle weapon, consisting of a kind of club (wood or iron) with curved
end and rifled. See Ciomag, Bâtă, Măciucă.
- Ghimjār – (Arabic) A kind of glue with which they varnish bows.
- Ghisarme – (Fr.) Sorte de lance ou de pique. See Guisarme.
- Gholail – See Gulail.
- Ghol.i – (Nk.- Naikr.i (dialect of Kolami = LSI, Bhili of Basim; Naiki of Chanda), India) Axe.
-

- Ghitayat (ghitāyat) – (Arabic) A kind of quilted stuff worn under a coat of mail.
- Ghiulea – (Romania) Proiectil sferic, din metal sau din piatră, folosit la trageri cu tunuri vechi,
neghintuite.
- Ghleiy – (Manks (Gaelg or Gailck)) A spear, a scimitar, a short sword.
- Ghoghi, Ghokhi – (Mogul) An armour head-piece. Same as Khoghi.
- Ghoolail – (Hindoostanee) A pellet-bow.
- Ghora – (Savosavo of Central Solomon Islands) Shield.
- Ghor-Dahan – (Mogul) Kind of matchlock, similar to the Jazail, of which one thousand were made
at Lahore between 1748 and 1754. The allusion in the name seems to be to the everted or widened
mouth of the barrel.
- Ghorin-ki – (Gabooye [also Gaboye, Gabooyo; also Midgan] in Somalia) Whip.
- Ghot – (Persian) A sling.
- Ghubara – (Mogul) Amortar for throwing shells.
- Ghughi – (Mogul) An armour headpiece, a helmet. Same as Ghoghi.
- Ghughuwa, Ghughwah – (Indian Moghuls) An armour head-piece; a long coat and cowl of mail, in
one piece.
- G’hug’hwah – (India: Akbar) Mail-coat for head and body in one piece.

- Ghulams (ghulāms) – Islamic soldier of slave origine.

- Ghulel, Gulel – (Mogul) A catapult; a pellet bow.
See Gulail.
- Ghumuddan (ghumuddān) – (Arabic) A sheath, scabbard.
- Ghunghi – (Mogul) An armour head-piece.
- Ghunra (ghuṉrá) – (Santali) String of a bow.
- Ghur – (Southern Sudan, Nuer) Short parrying shield consisting of a body carved out from a single
piece of soft, lightweight ambatch wood, cylindrical in shape and tapering to rounded ends. This is
a pale yellowish brown colour. There is a shallow circular depression near one end, whose function
is unknown. The centre of the body has been carved out to form a hand grip. The grip itself has a
convex inner face, where the fingers fit around it; the inside surface opposite this is concave, giving
space for the knuckles. 2 narrow recesses have been hollowed out on either side of this,
approximately 72 and 100 mm in length, which were used as storage compartments. These recesses
are currently stuffed with cotton wadding on one side, and a mix of cotton and straw on the other,
that probably represent packing materials used when transporting the shield, either from Africa,
or to the PRM, rather than any materials stored there by the original Nuer owner. There are some
cuts around the circumference of the body; one of these is quite deep and follows the edge of a band
of animal hide that has been fitted over the grip area, suggesting that it may have been some kind of
guide for this. This hide band consists of a large sheath, with no visible seams, that fits around the
central part of the shield. 2 large oval holes have been cut into it on either side, to allow a hand to
be fitted through the handle. It has been pierced twice near one edge, and the holes pulled slightly
out of shape, suggesting that a carrying loop was once attached at this point. The hide is a dark
brown colour, with traces of buff hair preserved in patches across its surface. The shield is
complete, but there is some damage to the surface, and the wood has split near the handle area.
 There are a few circular depressions bored into the wood on either side of the hide sheath; it is not
clear whether these are man-made or the result of insect activity. The shield has a weight of 262
grams. It is 430 mm long, 110 mm wide and 87 mm thick; the hide sheath is 149 mm long, and the
handle grip is 44 mm wide.
This object was used as a parrying shield, while the hollowed out cavities could be used to store
tobacco and other objects. It is known locally as ghur, and can be compared with another Nuer
example collected by Powell-Cotton, 1934.8.31, which lacks the hide covering. Similar shields are
also known from the Dinka and Shilluk, where they are said to also serve as headrests and stools:
see 1932.30.4 (Rueng Dinka), and 1979.20.80 (Dinka Tuich).
This example is made from ambatch wood ( Aeschynomene sp . ), a type of leguminous shrub found
through many parts of Africa, including the Sudan, growing in river shallows to a height of 4 to 6
metres. This wood is light and spongy, making it ideal for this type of object (source:
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/B1AB.HTM).
Domville Fife talks about this type of object in his discussions on the Nuer: "... the tobacco pouch,
which consists of a piece of ambatch wood, about 3 feet in length, with a diameter of 5 inches. This
is hollowed out to contain the smoking requisites, and also has a large hole about midway down to
allow of it being gripped by the hand and used as a shield. The same hole is so shaped as to fit the
neck of its owner, and is used as a pillow for sleeping purposes" (C.W. Domville Fife, 1927, Savage
Life in the Black Sudan, p. 161).
Accession Book Entry [p. 38, pencil in left column] 34 [ink] E.E. EVANS-PRITCHARD , M.A., Exeter College. Specimens collected by
himself in the EASTERN SUDAN, vis: [addition in different pen] (Coll. in 1936) [p. 42] - From the NUER tribe, A[NGLO]-
E[GYPTIAN]. SUDAN, viz: [pencil] 44 [ink] - Ghur , short parrying-shield of ambatch, with pockets for tobacco & trifles.
Additional Accession Book Entry [p. 41] - 1937.34.44 No given AP l = [not completed].
Card Catalogue Entry - There is no further information on the tribes catalogue card [RTS 23/7/2004].
Old Pitt Rivers Museum label - Ambatch parrying shield, with pockets. Ghur . NUER, A.-E. SUDAN. d.d. E. Evans-Pritchard 1937
[rectangular label stuck to surface of object; RTS 10/1/2005

Wood Plant , Animal Hide Skin, L = 430, W

= 110, th = 87 mm; L hide band = 149 mm, handgrip W = 44 mm
- Ghu~r.a~ - (India, Santali.lex.) A bow string.
-
- Ghur-Kamana (ghur-kamāna) – (Pukkhto or Pukshto) A pellet-bow. (P.: Golā; P.: Kaman). See
Mataka.
- Ghurr, Kamàn – (Tirhai dialect, district of Tira and the province of Ninganhar) Bow. (Parya, or
Laghmani: Ghurr-Kaman).
- Ghurtung – (Monpa or Mönpa of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India) Type of Dao for
domestic work.
- Ghurup – (Namaqua Hottentot, South Africa) Gunpowder.
- Ghuta – (Thimbukushi) Rifle, bow.
- Ghutaghana – (Hambukushu of Ngamiland, Botswana) Bow.
- Gi – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) A knife. See Gi Turik.
- Gi – (Binandere, Papua New Guinea) Spear.
- Gi – (Baruga (Tafota Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pig spear with black palm prongs.
- Gi – (Baruga (Mado and Bareji Dialects), Baruga (Mado Dialect), Ewage-Notu, Binandere,
Binandere (Ambasi Dialect), Zia, Zia (Mawai Dialect), Suena, Suena (Yema-Yarawe Dialect) and
Proto-Binandere of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Gi – (Yekora of Trans New Guinea) Spear, arrow.
- 'Gi – (Baruga (Bareji Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Gi – (Suena of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea) Spear, arrow.
- Gi – (Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A’jie) in New Caledonia) Axe.
- Gi – (Bwatoo, New Caledonia)
Hache, “tamioc”. (DCF1)
- Gi, Gigue – A sling for a shield, middle ages.
- Giaco – (Italia) Arme da dosso fatta di maglie di ferro o di fil d’ottone concatenate insieme.
- Gialda – (It.) Specie d’arme antica, della quale s’è perduto l’uso e la cognizione. See Lanzalonga.
- Gialdoniere – (It.)
Soldato armato di Gialda.
- Giam – (Australia) Shield.
- Giambo – (Ngbandi) Spear type. See Ndimba, Ngenzà, Nvùnguma, Gbagbo, Mbánza, Ngbuta,
Ngbarakpwa, Kendembo, Libédoli, Kpwalanga, Soge, Libá, Gbógbo, Kénge of Longo, Gbésa, Zágà.
- Gian (giản) – (Vietnam) Rod. See Doc Gian, Song Gian.

- Giang – (China) Extra long spear.

- Giannettario, Giannettiere – (Ital.) The soldier armed with the spear called giannetta.
- Giannetta, Gianetta – (Ital.) Corta lancia usata nel XIV e XV sec. dalla cavalleria spagnola. Spezie
d’arme in asta, e bacchetta che portano propriamente gli ufiziali della milizia, a pike or lance, a
spear. See Ginéta.
- Giannettone – (Ital.) Giannetta grande, a large spear, pike or lance.
- Giáo – (Vietnamese) A kind of spear, long handled, lance, (held in the hand when fighting, never
thrown).

- Gib (gIb) – (Koromfe) Hachet, axe; fr. Hache; dt. Axt.

- Gibai – (Kilivila: The language of the Trobriand Islanders, Papua New Guinea) 1/ Bow and arrow.
See Gobaku.
2/ Small magic spear.
- Gi-Baviso – (Africa) Spear.
- Gibbe – (Fr.) Sorte d’arme, bêche, boue.
- Gibet – Believed to have been a kind of mace of the 12th century.
- Giboshi-Fusetsu no Todomarazu (gibō͘shi-fusetsu no todomarazu) –
- Gibwat – (Bwatoo, New Caledonia) See Givai.
(lit. “hache-casse-tete”) Hache ceremonielle, hache-ostensoir. (HAV. Bwatvai). (DCF1)
- Gichang, Gi Chang [guichang] – (Korea) Spear with falg. The Gi Chang is a flag spear, a nine foot
long staff with a nine inch long blade at the end. The colored flag, attached at the end of the spear
just below the blade, was used to create confusion in battle. Troops surrounded the enemy and
waved the flags vigorously during an attack. It was also used to encourage the troops, like a rallying
cry, in battle.
The strength of the Gi Chang was its ability to make deceptive attacks and sudden directional
changes to attack the center of the enemy's line.

- Gichang [guichang] – (Korea) The Gichang is a Korean weapon which is first described in the
Muyesinbo, a Korean martial arts manual published in 1759. It later also found its way in the
Muyedobotongji (1791).
The weapon consists for a spear with a flag attached to the pole. The Gichang is also called Danchang
(단창), which means 'short spear'. The spear would be around 2,75 meter long. The length of the
blade would be around 23 centimeter. These spears were generally used for ceremonial or escort
purposes.
Another in chapter in the Muyedobotongji is also called Gichang (騎槍) but deals with using the spear
while on the back of a horse. The hanja is different though.
 Korean name
Hangul 기창
Hanja 旗槍
Revised
Gichang
Romanization
McCune-
Kich'ang
Reischauer

- Gici – (Aeka of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple club.

- Giddea, Gidya, or Gidgee – Aboriginal word of New South Wales and Queensland for:
1/ A species of Acacia, A. homalophylla, Cunn. The original meaning is probably “small”, cf. Gidju,
Warrego, Queensland, and Kutyo, Adelaide, both meaning “small”.
2/ A long spear made from this wood. (MEE) See also Gid-Jee.
- Giddir (giddīr) – (Kamilaroi) Boomerang wood.
- Gidgee – (Nyoongar-Western Australia) War spear. See Gegee, Giddea.
- Gidgey – (Nyoongar-Western Australia) War spear.
- Gidgiboril – (Western Australia) A spear barbed with broken bits of quartz, or glass, which cuts like
a rough saw, and is much dreaded on account of the ragged wound which it inflicts.
- Gidgigarbel – (Western Australia) Fishing spear. In the use of this the natives are extremely active
and expert. They have no other mode of taking fish on the sea.
- Gidib – (Somali, Somalia) Axe.
- Gidikli (gīdīklí) – (Tupuri) Traditional shield made of woven reeds Fíirí-bīl waist.
- Gí-Ding – (Adi, also known as Abor (Abhor, Abor-Miri) and Lhoba (Lho-Pa, Luoba) in Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam) A spear.
- Gid-Jee, Gee-Jee, Borral – A West Australian spear with a row of stone chips set in gum on one side
of the head. Hardwood spear, with fragments of quartz set in gum on two sides and glass-tree stem.
Total length, 7 feet 8 inches. (See Catalogue of Objects of Ethnotypical Art in National Gallery,
Melbourne, p. 46) (MEE)
- Gidji – 1/ (Loritya, South and Western Australia) Hunting spear. The common native spear is
furnished with a wooden barb, and pointed like a needle. The shaft is very slender and tapering,
about eight feet in length. This has been found, by experience, to be a much more formidable and
deadly weapon than its first appearance would lead one to suppose. It is projected by means of the
Miro. (JPT, Vol. 22)
2/ (King George’s Sound, W. A.) Spear.
3/ (Swan River, W. A.) Spear.
- Gidji Boryl – (Western Australia) Glass or quartz-headed war spear.

- Gidji Garbel – (Australia) 1/ A fishing spear. The point of the spear is hardened by fire, and scraped
off to a degree of sharpness which is scarcely credible.
2/ A hunting spear.

- Gi-Dombo – (Africa) Bow.

- en-Gidong – (Maasai) Quiver.
- Gidya – (Australia) Long spear of acacia wood.
- Gidye – (Western Australia) Spear.
- Gie – (Hiamnda, language of the Jaba people, in central part of the Middle Belt area of Nigeria) An
arrow. See also Gyii.
- Giel – (Southern Sudan, Cultural Group: Nuer) Nuer spear. Spear consisting of an narrow ebony
point with a polished, varicoloured dark reddish brown and dark brown surface. The base of this
rests against a long narrow generally round sectioned shaft that tapers to the butt end, made from
wood that has been stained an orangey brown colour and highly polished. The junction between
the two elements has been covered with a double sheath made from cut sections of an animal tail,
shrunken in place over the top of the shaft and the base of the point. The inner sheath is dark
brown and extends further up the base of the point. It is very worn, but has traces of rows of lightly
impressed marks running around the circumference, made using a tool with lentoid-shaped leading
edge. A second sheath has been fitted on top of this, in a lighter orangey brown hide. This has
similar decoration, which has also worn off in some areas. The spear is complete, but has some
insect damage near the shaft butt; it has a weight of 702.2 grams. It has a total length of 2239 mm,
of which the point measures 518 mm to the top of the sheath, while the inner sheath is 185 mm long,
and the outer sheath has a length of 140 mm. The point has a maximum diameter of 26 by 25 mm;
the sheath has a maximum diameter of 30.7 mm, and the shaft has a diameter of 21.3 by 20.8 mm.
This spear is known by the Nuer term giel.
Evans-Pritchard, writing in 1940, said of the Nuer: 'Till recently they possessed very few iron spears,
cherished as heirlooms, but used instead the straightened horns of antelope and buck, ebony wood, and the
rib-bones of giraffe, all of which are still used to-day, though almost entirely in dances ...’ (E.E. Evans-
Pritchard, 1940, The Nuer, p. 86). Howell gives the Nuer term for these spears as giit, while the iron headed
spears were known as mur. He states that the giit were regarded 'with considerable amusement' by younger
 Nuer, but that a few were retained as they were 'considered particularly effective in war, and the Nuer hope
they may one day be able to use them ... although it required greater skill and strength to inflict a wound
with a giit, the wounds once inflicted are more severe'. He goes on to describe the method of hafting them:
'The giit ... is fixed at the joint with an unsewn leather collar made from the tail skin of an ox. This is soaked
and stretched round the haft, where it shrinks as it dries'. (P.P. Howell, 1947, "On the Value of Iron Among
the Nuer", Man 47, p. 132-3).

Materials:
Ebony Wood Plant , Wood Plant , Animal Tail; Total L = 2239; point L to top sheath = 518; inner sheath L = 185, outer sheath L =
140; spearhead diam = 26 x 25; sheath max diam = 30.7; shaft diam = 21.3 x 20.8 mm; Weight: 702.2 g
- Giesart – (?) A kind of arrow.
- Cieszynka – (Polski) A lightweight, small arms rifle hunting designed for hunting birds sitting
(hence also called ptaszniczką), produced in Cieszyn from the 2nd half of Sixteenth century.
It is characterized by richly decorated bed with the help of marquetry and inlay mother of pearl, horn
and brass, flask-shaped “roe-deer legs”, threaded barrel and a special design of the circular
lock (lock Courland). Celebrations produced several dozen gunsmiths collected in features intended
for wealthy customers.

- Gietdaugie – A Laplanders bow.

- Gi-Faao – (Bwatoo, New Caledonia)
Hache en fer. (DCF1)
- Giferere – (Maisin of Papua New Guinea) Spear.
- Gig – Fish-spear.
- G'ig B'ah (g'ǐg b'ah) – (Hup) Bow.
- Gi-Ghet – A bow string, Sabanus of Mindanae.
- Gigidik – (Ouldeme of Nord-Cameroon) (Couvre-chef de guerrier en vannerie surmonté d’un
plumet en poils de bouc ou en plumes de corbeau).

- Gi-Gimu – (Africa) Club.

- Gigiti Yasin – (Maisin) Spear made from sharpened piece of black palm. See Gigiti, Yasin.
- Gi-Giya – (Africa) Club.
- Gi[-gorobo] – (Zia of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Gi-Gu-Ud – (Sumerian) Catapult ('reeds' + 'to leap').
- Gihendo – (Nyaturuwil) Axe.
- Gija – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River Depot; south to
Jasper Gorge) Big spear. (FCM)
- Gijjele – (Negritos of Little Andaman) The sharp margin of knife.
- Gijo no Tachi (gijō͘ no tachi) – Generic term for ceremonial sword, i.e. as opposite of Hiojo no Tachi
(hiō͘jō͘ no tachi). Under the category of Gijo no Tachi (gijō͘ no tachi) come: Kazari-Tachi, and
Bosodachi.
- Gijo-To (gijō͘-tō͘, gijôtô) – (Japan) Generic term for a ceremonial sword.
- Gi[ka] – (Yegha (Korafe Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Bush hunting spear made from black palm.
- Gi[ka] – (Gaina, Gaina (Gena Dialect) and Korafe (Mokorua Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- [Gi-]karowa – (Zia of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Gikulaa – (Wingei dialect of Ambulas, PNG) Axe.
- Gilàph – (Parya, or Laghmani dialect in the Laghman province, which is northeast of Kabul)
Scabbard.
- Gilbe – (Fr.) Espece d’arme.
- Gile – A double-edged, curved (or bent-bladed) dagger of the Rift Valley of East Africa. The Gile
(Afar: Guile) is the typical knife of the Afar, tribal people of Africa.
This large and showy knife, sometimes a bit longer than half a meter, is maily worn as an ornament
or a prestige object. At war the gile become an effective defense weapon. The Gile is also carried by
the Issa people of Djibouti state, adjoning Eritrea. See Jile, Qolxad, Afar.
- Gileh – (Dankali) Knife.
- Gilè Kita et Kormali – (Afar of Ogaden, Ethiopie) Dagger.

L. 400 mm
 Afarof Ethiopia, Long. 560
mm, Larg. 70 mm
- Gi-Levu – (Africa) Arrow.
- Gilimihinya (gɨlɨmihɨnya) – (Baruya people, Wonenara, Obura-Wonenara District, Eastern
Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea ) Shield and arrows with net bag.

Dimensions: 89.5
x 43.0 x 1.5 cm shield; 115.0 x 43.0 x 5.0 cm shield overall, including arrows (23 carved wood arrows with red pigment)
- Gilise – (British New Guinea: Mafulu) Pineapple club.
- Gilivakuma – (Kilivila: The language of the Trobriand Islanders, Papua New Guinea) 1/ Stone used
to make axe blades.
2/ Stone axe blade; See Beku.
- Gilma – (Hausa) An axe.
- Gil-Muhra – (Persian) A ball or clay for a cross-bow.
- Gilo – (Aroma, Papua New Guinea) Hatchet.
- Gilpin – (Creole of Trinidat and Tobago) A long cutlass with a curwed end. (British manufacturer
W. Gilpin & Co., Staffordshire).
- Gim – (Rerau, Papua New Guinea) Arrow.
- Gim or Jian – (China) Double-edged sword in Choy Li Fut.
- Gima – (Owa, spoken in the southern part of the island of Makira as well as the Owaraha and
Owariki islands in the Solomon Islands) Coconut knife made of clam shell.
- Giman – (Boritsu, Afr.) Sword.
- Gimana – (Suena of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea) Stone club.
- Gimana – (Proto-North-Binandere and Suena of Trans New Guinea) Club.
- Gimana – (Zia, Zia (Mawai Dialect), Suena (Yema-Yarawe Dialect) and Guhu-Samane (Tahari
Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Disc stone club.
- Gimbál – (Ilokano) War drum.
- Gimráy – (Hanunóo) Arrow. See Gimráyan.
- Gimráyan – (Hanunóo) Arrow. See Gimráy.
- Gina – (Mursi (or Mun) in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia) Spear belonging to a
Priest.
- Ginbi Ken – (Japan) Spada di tipo Ken con scanalature.
- Ginbo (ginbō) – (Japan) “Silver stick”; a less-common nickname for the Jutte (truncheon) weapon.
- Gindi – (Sango) Bow used with arrow in hunting. Syn. Talé; cf. Kokora.
- Ginéta –
Il nome che danno li Spagnioli a questa (Giannetta) lancia.
- Ginfukurin Gunbai – Japanese war fan.

- Ging – Catapult, essential weapon of the healthy boys.

- Gingal, Jingal, Gingall, Jingall - A large Chinese or Indian swivel-musket. Long tapering gun,
Kashmir and Kashgar. [Hindi Janjal].
- Gingall, or Jingal - (Hindostani Janjal) A gun used by the natives throughout the East, usually a
light piece mounted on a swivel; it sometimes takes the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
- Gingall, Ginjal – (Mogul) A large Chinese or Indian swivel-musket.
A special kind of rifle called the Gingall (or "grasshopper" due to its resemblance to an insect).
The firing mechanism, for example was modeled off of a Spanish flintlock, and the curled butt is
Ceylonese.

Iron Blunderbuss from Ceylon, eighteenth century, 150 x 33cm

- Gíng-Kong – (Adi, also known as Abor (Abhor, Abor-Miri) and Lhoba (Lho-Pa, Luoba) in
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam) An axe handle (in which the blade of the axe is parallel to the handle).
- Gí-Ning – (Adi, also known as Abor (Abhor, Abor-Miri) and Lhoba (Lho-Pa, Luoba) in Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam) A spear.
- Ginken – (Japan) Spada di acciaio comune con accessori placcati in argento usata come dono.
- Gin No Ha – (Japan) Linea argentea lunga da due a otto cm. che appare lungo la linea di tempra
diritta o sulla superficie delle lame di Kagemitsu.
- Ginocchietti – (It.) Parte dell armatura che difendeva il ginocchio. See Armatura.
- Gin-Same – Silver plates covering the sides of a Japanese hilt instead of the usual shark skin. They
are embossed to imitate the latter.

Gin Same. Two silver plates embossed to

imitate shark skin
- Ginsen-Maki no Tsuba – Hilt wrapped with silwer wire.
- Ginsuji (銀筋) – (Japan) Basicaly the same as Kinsuji but slightly duller in color, thus the
name Ginsuji (silver line/string). However, the differentation of Kinsuji and Ginsuji is not clear but
in old sword publications, Ginsuji are often associated with Kagemitsu (景光).
- Ginunting – (Filipino: Pekiti-Tirsia Kali) Also called as “pinuti”, the single edge blade measures 24”
long. Handle is made up of macassar ebony wood and has a brass guard

Early 1900’s Combat Ginunting

with Bladesmiths mark and customized sheath.
- Ginwákwanwi – (Otchipwe) A long arrow.
- Ginydan – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River Depot;
south to Jasper Gorge) Stone spear point, stone spear. (FCM)
- Ginyir ? – (Diola of Nyanda Coubalam, Sénégal) Axe.

L. 520 mm
- Gio (ḡio) – (Sinaugoro of Papua New Guinea, Melanesia) General name for spears.
- Gio – (Bwaidoga of Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua) A spear of any kind.
- Gioi Dao (giới đao) – (Vietnam??, China??) Binh khí ngắn.

- Gi Okono – (New Caledonia, Melanesia) War club with disk.

A ceremonial scepter is known as a gi okono, and symbolizes the strenght and power of the tribal
chief. The green serpentine disk represents the leafy tree top or upper world.

Wood with serpentine disk; 65.8 cm long

- Giomoi – (Bwaidoga of Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua) 1/ A fight in which spears and slings are
used.
2/ A short stout spear.
- Gion Kofun Kabuto (gion kofun kabutō) – (Japan) Helmet of the sixth century.

- Gio no Kurikara (giô no kurikara)– (Japan) See Kurikara.

- Giovivi – (Bwaidoga of Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua) A spear made of the long grass vivi, used by
children in play or quarrels.
- Gipan – (Balangao tribe (farangao language) of Natonin, Mountain Province, Philippines) Knife.
- Gipápa - (Mbala) Small hatchet.
- Gipon, Guipon – See Jupon.
- Gipouy – (Muyuw (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua,
Muyuwa), Woodlark Island, Eastern New Guinea) Bow for arrow; shoot.
- Gípouy – (Muyuw (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua,
Muyuwa), Woodlark Island, Eastern New Guinea) Bow for shooting arrow.
- Gir – (ADZ, WPU, Papua New Guinea) Stone axe.
- Girāb – (Ngooraialum tribe of Seymour to Murchison, Part of Goulburn River, Whroo, Australia)
Shield.
- Giram – (Wuddyawurru tribe, Victoria) Spear shield. (ZfE36)
- Gírang – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) A native club.
- Gira ni Mwou – (Owa, spoken in the southern part of the island of Makira as well as
the Owaraha and Owariki islands in the Solomon Islands) (lit. “bush adze”) Stone axe head. See A
Gira ni Mwou.
- Girar (girâr) – (Arabic) Point of a lance, head of an arrow or spear.
- Girdgan (girdgān) – (Persia) The ball of a pellet bow.
- Giri – (Daudai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) Iron knife.
- Girih-Kusha – (Mogul) A kind of lance.
- Giriri (ɣi'riri) – (Baruga (Tafota Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Wooden club.
- Girishia – (Sikube) Club. See Adufa.
- Gīr Kun – (Eblaite lang.) A type of dagger, curved dagger.
- Girli – (Hiamnda in the central part of the Middle Belt area of Nigeria) A bow string made of animal
hide.
- Gīr Mar-Tu – (Eblaite lang.) Atype of dagger, straight dagger.
- Giro – (Kerepunu, Papua New Guinea) Hatchet.
- Girol – (Foulfoulde (Fulfulde) Bâton.
- Girran-Girran – (Wiradyuri natives on the Lachlan, Macquarie, and Murrumbidgee rivers, New
South Wales) Shield spear. (MRHW)
- Girt – (Djinang) Spear.
- Girth – The band, or strap, holding a saddle in place.
- Giru – (Manchu) (literally: "foetus") Bow core. See Beri. (Cinese: Gong Tai (gōng tāi)).
- Giruwa – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) Name of an arrow.
- Girzin (girzīn) – (Persian) A ponted arrow.
- Gisago – (Hausa) An axe for cutting grass. See Gizago.
- Gisaku Hô – (Japan) Lama falsificata o imitazione.
- Gi Sanita – (Suena of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea) Many pronged fish spear.
- Gisarme, Gizarme, Guisarme – (Fr.) Hallebarde, pique, hache, arme ancienne. See Guisarme.
- Gisat (gɨsaɫ) – (Kobon of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Giserne – (Early English) Axe. See Geserne.
- Gishassu (gišhaššu) – (Old Babylonian) Wooden mace.
- Gisi – (Yegha (Yega Dialect) and Orokaiva (Dobuduru Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple
club.
- Gisi – (Orokaiva (Sose Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple fighting club.
- Gisi – (Proto-South-Binandere of Trans New Guinea) Club.
- Gisi ('ɣisi) – (Baruga (Bareji Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple club.
- Gisi (ɣisi) – (Baruga (Mado Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple club.
- Gisi (ɣisi) – (Yegha (Ambe-Dofo Dialect) of Trans New Guinea) Pineapple club used in fighting.
- Gisi-xi (gisɨ́-xɨ) – (Muinane) Blow-tube.
- Giskallu (giškallu) – (Mesopotamia) A heavy stick.
- Giso – (Boritsu, Afr.) Axe.
- Gisore – (Maisin of Papua New Guinea) Fishing spear.
- Gisore Kaa – (Maisin) Kind of tree used to make shaft of fish spear.
- Git (gīt) – (Nuer) Waterbuck’s horn used as a spear.
- Gita – (Dobu Island of D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Papua New Guinea) Spear, fish spear.
- Gita, Gitta – (Hausa (K.) A war axe.
- en-Gitagata – (Maasai) Buckler.
- Git Gilga (gīt gǐlga) – (Nuer) A spear, of false ebony.
- Githa – (Australia: From Port Denison to Cape Gloucester) War-spear.
- Gitile – (Negritos of Little Andaman) Notch at the butt-end of arrow to receive the bowstring.
- Gito (gitô) – (Japan) Termine generico per spada cerimoniale, usata principalmente per
accompagnare doni in denaro - lo stesso che Agari Tachi, montatura in legno con decorazioni
dorate.
- Gitri – (Masig (Yorke Island), Torres Straits, New Guinea) A knife.
- Gitta – (Boko) Axe.
- Gittà – (Hausaa) Axe.
- Gitu – (Nord New Guinea) Axe.
- Gi Tumbu – (Binandere, Papua New Guinea) Spear shaft just below point.
- Gi Turik, Giturik – (Mabuiag and Saibai islands, Torres Straits) An iron knife. See Gi, Upi.
- Giusarma o Guisarma - Arma manesca ad un solo filo ed ampia punta usata dai fanti nei secoli XII-
XIV. Per un tipo particolare vedi Beidana.

Giusarma inastata, Glaive (ted. Glefe), vedi anche kouse

- Givai or Gibwat – (Bwatoo, New Caledonia)
(“hache-pierre”) Hache ceremonialle, hache ostensoir. Cf. Gibwat. (DCF1)
- Giwa – (Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak, Spoken on the Mainland around Poum, Tiabet, Kumak and the
neighbouring islands) Axe. (NNL)
- isi-Gixi – (Ama-Xosa) Assegai with a long blade but with a short stem.
- Giya – (Australia) Small spear.
- Gíyav – (Muyuw (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua,
Muyuwa), Woodlark Island, Eastern New Guinea) Spear, pierce, stab. See: Giyév. Syn: Bes.
- Giyo-Yo-Ita – Small leaf-shaped plates worn as armpit guards with the later Japanese armor. The
name is derived from a Chinese word meaning the leaf of the Icho tree, which these plates resemble
in shape. This form was worn by officers of inferior rank to those who wore the Sen-Dan-No-Ita
and Hato-Wo-No-Ita.

- Gizago – (Hausa) A small axe used for cutting grass, a scoop to scrape out gourds, etc.
- Gizail Mirkee – Arab (Oman) long barrel matchlock. See Abu Fathilah.
- Gizail Shirmee – Omani short barrel matchlock, probably 17th century. See Abu Fathilah.
- Gizarma – (Polish) Rodzaj broni drzewcowej.
- Gizlik – (Persian) 1/ A small long-handled knife.
2/ A sort of penknife with a crooked point and narrow at the other end, chielly
brought from Egypt.
- Gizta-am-ri-tum (Ḡiz.ta-am-ri-tum) – (Akkadian) = Azmarû (“Lance”).
-

- Gkan-Gkot – (Thai) A sword; a dagger.

- Gkan-Yan – (Thai) A two-edged sword (a weapon used by the Chinese).
- Gkow-Tan – (Thai) A bow; a crossbow or war-bow (as used in ancient warfare).
- Gkot – (Thai) The curved end of a bow; an edge or point (as of a sword).
- Gkrit – (Thai) A Malay or Javanese short, two-edged knife or dagger.
- Gkrong – (Thai) The woven hilt of a sword.
- Gladhagan – (Java) Short lance used for hunting.
- Gladiator – (Latin: Gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword"). Was an armed combatant
who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations
with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers
who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the arena.
See Andabatae, Bustuarii, Dimachaerii, Equites, Essedarii, Galli, Hoplomachi, Laquearii,
Myrmillonis, Noxii, Paegniarii, Praegenarii, Provocatores, Retiarii, Rudiarii, Sagittarii, Samnites,
Scissores, Secutores, Tertiarii /Suppositicii, Thraeces, Velites, Venatores.

Gladiatorial
helmets and swords.
- Gladiolus – (Latin) Little sword," from the diminutive form of Gladius.
- Gladius – (Latin) Sword. Gladius is Latin for "sword" (in general). Today it refers specifically to the
short sword, 60 cm (24 inches) long, used by Roman legionaries from the 3rd century BC (based on
the swords of the Celtiberians) and designed specifically for making short, powerful thrusts.
Several different designs were used; among collectors and historical reenactors, the three primary
kinds are known as the Mainz gladius, the Fulham gladius, and the Pompeii gladius (these names
refer to where or how the canonical example was found). More recent archeological finds have
uncovered an earlier version, the gladius hispaniensis ("Spanish sword"). Contrary to common
belief, the gladius was not used by gladiators, who used a version with a shorter blade (300 mm–
350 mm/12 in.–14 in. long). See Gladius Hispaniensis, Mainz Gladius, Fulham Gladius or Mainz-
Fulham Gladius, Pompeii Gladius (or Pompeianus or Pompei).
The main types are:
1/ gladius hispaniensis: Used from 200 B.C. until 20 B.C.. Blade lenght 64 cm - 69 cm. Sword length 74 cm -
81 cm. Sword width 5 cm. Short blade, broad towards the handle.
2/ Mainz: Blade width 7-8 cm. Blade lenght 66 cm - 70 cm. Sword mass: 1.2 Kg - 1.6 Kg.
3/ Fulham or Mainz-Fulham: Used from the start of I century A.D. until the end of the same century. The
conjunction point betweed Mainz and Pompei. Some consider it an evolution or the same as the Mainz type.
Blade lenght 70 cm. blade width: 6 cm at the base, 4 cm in the middle, 7 cm in the end.
4/ Pompei (or Pompeianus or Pompeii): used from circa 50 A.D., with parallel cutting edges and a triangular
tip. Original blade length of 60 cm, blade length from circa 75 A.D. of 68 cm - 71 cm. From circa 100 A.D. of
83 cm (semi-spatha). From now the Roman Gladius will be of middle-length.

Mainz, Fulham y dos Pompeii.

The Mainz and the Pompeii are the two main classification types and served side by side for many
years and it was not uncommon to find 4th century legionaires carrying the earlier model.
Towards the end of II century B.C. the spatha took the place of the gladius in the roman legions. See
Ensis, Ferrum.

Reconstru
ction of the gladius found at Segontium (Caernarvon) in Wales, and now in the University of Bangor Museum. The blade has a
scabbard tightener at the upper end, and the hilt is of elephant ivory.
1.The Capulus - is the swords hilt which could be
very simple but often very ornate for Roman
officers and dignitaries.
2.Obviabis – Is the swords pommel. The pommel
acts as a counter weight balancing the sword as well
as prevents the wielders hand from sliding off the
grip.
3.Pelpate or Tenaci – is the handle or grip of the
sword often made of bone or wood.
4.Guard - is the swords hand guard fitted between
the grip and the blade.
5.Gladius Lamina – is the swords blade. There were
a few different styles of blade found on the gladius.
The illustration is showing a typical mainz style
blade.
6.Ferro - is the point of the gladius blade used for
thrusting.
7.Ore Gladii – is the gladius edge. The gladius was
capable of holding a very sharp edge.

- Gladius Hispaniensis – Type of Gladius. Used from around 216 BC until 20 BC. Blade length ~60–
68 cm (23.6 to 26.7 inches). Sword length ~75–85 cm (29.5 to 33.5 inches). Sword width ~5 cm (1.9
inches). This was the largest and heaviest of the gladii. Earliest and longest blade of the gladii,
pronounced leaf-shape compared to the other forms. Max weight ~1 kg (2.2 pounds) for the largest
versions, most likely a standard example would weigh ~900g/1.9 pounds (wooden hilt). See Gladius.

- Gladius Lamina – The swords blade. See Gladius.

- Gläfe – (German) A polearm. See Glefe, Gleve.
- Glaidheamh, Claidhmhnean, and Cloidhean – (Gaelic) A sword.
- Glaif – (Welsh) A bill-hook, a crooked sword, a scimitar, a glaive.
- Glaive –
1/ A double-edged sword.
"Hatz-Darm. regard OF. glaive as an adapted form of L. Gladius (through the stages gladie, glaie,
glavie). Ascoli supposes it to represent a Celtic *cladivo- (OIr. Claideb sword, Gael. claidheamh).
Neither view, however, accounts for the earliest meaning of the word in OF., which is also that of
MHG. glavîe, glævîn, MDu. glavie, glaye, Sw. glaven."

2/ (Česky: Kůsa; Deutsch: Glefe (Gläfe or Gleve, Gleef); Español: Guja or Archa; Lietuvių:
Gleivas; Polski: Glewia; Русский: Гле́фа or Гле́вия; Српски / Srpski: Глејв; Svenska:
Glav or Glefe) A broad-bladed European polearm used beginning in the 12th century.
A polearm consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole. It is similar to the Japanese
naginata. However, instead of having a tang like a sword or naginata, the blade is affixed in a
socket-shaft configuration similar to an axe head. Typically, the blade was around 18 inches (55
cm) long, on the end of a pole 6 or 7 feet (180-210 cm) long. Occasionally glaive blades were created
with a small hook on the reverse side to better catch riders. Such blades are called glaive-
guisarmes.
A broad-bladed cutting weapon at the end of a long staff, deriving its name, according to Meyrick,
from the Welsh Cleddyv, a sword, in which sense it is as frequently used by the Picts as the word
"brand." It appears, indeed, to have been applied in the Middle Ages to any description of
trenchant weapon, and great confusion has resulted from it, which I must endeavour to dispel. The
Welsh name for it was Llanvaur, literally " the blade weapon ; " and that it was ori ginally the
national weapon, and considered so to the close of the fifteenth century, is fairly proved by the fact
that in the first year of the reign of Richard III. (1483) an order was issued by Nicholas Spicer for
the impressment of smiths for making two hundred Welsh glaives (Harleian MS., No. 443), and
twenty shillings and sixpence was charged for thirty glaives with their staves made at Aber gavenny
and Llanllolvr.
According to the 1599 treatise Paradoxes of Defense by the English Gentleman George Silver, the
glaive is used in the same general manner as the quarterstaff, half pike, forest bill, halberd, or
partisan. Silver rates this class of polearms above all other individual hand-to-hand combat
weapons.
 The word glaive has historically been given to several very different types of weapon.
1/ The word glaive originated in French. Almost all etymologists derive it from either the Latin (gladius) or
Celtic (*cladivos, cf. claymore) word for sword. Nevertheless, all the earliest attestations in both French and
English refer to spears.[1] It is attested in this meaning in English roughly from the 14th century to the 16th.
2/ In the 15th century it acquired the meaning described above.
3/ Around the same time it also began being used as a poetic word for sword (this is the main use of the word
in Modern French).
4/ Starting around the 1980's the word began to describe a fourth type of weapon: a whirling projectile
blade, similar to a shuriken but much larger. This fictional weapon is usually, portrayed as being able to
return to its wielder, much like a boomerang. "Glaives" of this type have shown up in several films and
other aspects of fantasy fiction, most notably the film Krull in which the weapon had five bladed arms.
- Glaive-Fork –

- Glaive-Guisarme –

- Gla'li – (Kuwi , India) Large axe.

-
- Glandes – Roman sling bullets. See Funda, Glandes Plumbeae.

Bronze glandes.
- Glandes Plumbeae – Latin word for a leaden sling-bullet: (literally leaden acorns) or simply glandes
(meaning acorns, singular glans).

3,7 cm.
- Glan-Ru (glaṅ-ru) – (Tibet) A large fork used by the Tibetan soldiers to rest the musket on, when
firing.
- Glans – (Gr: μολυβδίς) A large leaden slug or plummet, cast in a mould, and used instead of a stone
to be discharged from a sling.

- Glass Bottle – (Creole of Trinidat and Tobago) Sharp pieces of broken glass from bottles, usually
when used as a weapon or as a defence along the top of a fence wall. (= Broken Bottle)
- Glass Knife – A knife with a blade composed of glass. The cutting edge of a glass knife is formed
from a fracture line, and is extremely sharp.
Glass knives were used in antiquity due to their natural sharpness and the ease with which they could
be manufactured. In modern electron microscopy, glass knives are used to make the ultrathin
sections needed for imaging.

Glass Bowie Knife

- Glat – (Moro dialect (Magindanau)) Knife.

- Glat a Maidu (glat a maidū) – (Moro dialect (Magindanau)) Penknife.
- Glathi – (Javanese) Knife used as a weapon.
- Glave, Glaive – (Sc.) Sword.
- Glave, Glavelot, Glaviot – (Fr.) Lance, petite pique.
- Glavelot – (Spanish) A spear or dart.
Gavelock \Gav"e*lock\, n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil?t, OF.
gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff]
- Glaymore – (Scottish) (more, “great”) 1/ A two-handed sword.
2/ The common broad-sword, Claymore.
- Gledhe – (Ancient Celtic) A sword.
- Glefe – (German) A polearm. (auch Gleve oder Gläfe geschrieben; abgeleitet vom lateinischen
Gladius - Schwert) Die Glefe oder Gleve (auch Fauchard/Fouchard und couteau de breche) ist eine
Stangenwaffe mit einer Schlag- oder Hiebklinge in der Form eines Messers, Pallaschs oder Malchus
mit konvexer Schneide auf einer 2,40 bis 3 Meter langen Stange. An der Rückseite der Klinge ist
häufig ein Sporn zum Brechen von Rüstungen. Sie ähnelt der Kuse.
Die Glefe wurde besonders im 15. Jahrhundert als Kriegswaffe genutzt, im 16. bis ins 18.
Jahrhundert wurde sie dann zum Rangabzeichen des Trabanten an Fürstenhöfen sowie der
Leibwache des Dogen von Venedig. Hinweise auf die zeitliche Einordnung einer Glefe liefern häufig
heraldische Verzierungen der Klinge wie Wappen oder Siegel. So war die Glefe der Hofwache am
Hofe des Kaisers Ferdinand I. beidseitig mit dem Monogramm des Kaisers versehen. Unterhalb der
Kaiserkrone sind die Wappen der Habsburger sowie Böhmens und Ungarns dargestellt, umwunden
vom Orden des Goldenen Vlieses. Am bayrischen Hof sowie bei der ungarischen Kronwache blieb
die Glefe bis ins 20. Jahrhundert erhalten.
Глефа (нем. Glefe, фр. vouge), неправильно называемая иногда «боевой косой» (нем. Streitsense) или
«пробивателем» (нем. Breschmesser), представляет собой наконечник в форме ножа, который
крепится к длинному древку с помощью втулки и прожилин. У нижнего конца клинка находятся
острые отростки, так называемые отводящие крюки (нем. Parierhaken), как у итальянских алебард.
На обухе располагался или прямой, выдающийся вперед, также для отвода удара, или направленный
вверх крюк — так называемый «острый палец» (нем. Klingenfänger). Древнейшие глефы могли
применяться как для укола, так и для рубки.
Вооруженного глефой итальянского воина можно видеть уже в рукописи XIV века из Амброзианской
библиотеки (рис. 385). К концу этого столетия она использовалась постоянно. В XV веке глефа
становится оружием пехотинцев, а в Бургундии она полюбилась арбалетчикам. Карл Смелый
требовал, чтобы из солдат, которые должны быть поставлены в ряд перед стрелками, по меньшей
мере один, если не два, были вооружены мечом, кинжалом и глефой. Еще в конце XV века каждого
из пехотинцев, которых приводил с собой рыцарь, называли «глефами» по их оружию. Из числа
таких глефов и формировались первые большие отряды пехоты.
В первой половине XVI века глефа в своеобразной форме была оружием саксонской пехоты. После
роковой битвы при Мюльберге (1547) имперские войска оставили на поле боя огромное количество
их, но некоторые из этих глеф еще и в настоящее время [248] хранятся в Королевском дворцовом
оружейном собрании Вены. Позднее они были сняты с вооружения из-за своей относительно малой
эффективности. Тем не менее глефа сохранилась как оружие придворной стражи вплоть до XVIII
столетия. По этой причине в собраниях столь часто встречаются глефы, богато украшенные
золочением и чернением. Весьма популярны они были в XV и XVI веках при итальянских дворах,
особенно во Флоренции, Мантуе и Венеции, а временами и при французском дворе (рис. 386).
Примечательно, что в таком качестве глефа мало-помалу теряла свою пригодность для удара и
постепенно превращалась в богато разукрашенную игрушку. Например, в Венеции, где глефами
была вооружена славянская лейб-гвардия дожей, это оружие приобретало импозантный,
преувеличенный вид.
Глефа преобразовалась здесь в широкий, изогнутый назад нож, на тыльной стороне которого
находится причудливо вырезанная насадка. Чрезмерно длинное древко (свыше 2,5 м) было
рассчитано на то, чтобы повысить зрелищный эффект. При саксонском дворе глефа в своеобразном
виде использовалась уже в XV веке как оружие трабантов. Она отличалась от итальянской и
французской тем, что кривой нож, имеющий форму топора, крепился на древке с помощью втулок, а
сильно изогнутый заостренный крюк сидел на торцевой части древка, снабженного, кроме того,
защитным диском. Все такого рода глефы богато украшены золочением и
 Рис. 385. Итальянские солдаты. Рукопись, XIV в. Библиотека Амброзиана.
Рис. 386. Развитие форм итальянских глеф в XVI в.: a) Итальянская глефа. Нач. XVI в.
b) Итальянская глефа. Первая пол. XVI в.
c) Глефа личной охраны ректора республики Рагуза (Дубровник). Ок. 1540 г. [249]
 Рис. 386. d) Глефа личной охраны дожа Венеции Франческо Веньера (1554—1556).
e) Венецианская глефа. Ок. 1550 г.
f) Французская глефа. Вторая пол. XVI в.
Рис. 387. Саксонская глефа, времен Августа I; богато украшена травлением и позолотой, с гербом курфюрста и надписью:
«DIE HOFFNUNG HAT MICH OFFT ERNERDT, SONST НАТТ MICH UNFALL LENGST VERZERRT» («Меня часто питает
надежда, не то меня давно бы поразило несчастье»).
Рис. 388. Куза придворной стражи, времен правления эрцгерцога Фердинанда, впоследствии императора. Ок. 1530 г.

имеют гербы саксонских курфюрстов. Длина их древков достигала в среднем 146 см (рис. 387).
 Glefe - Austria,
Glefe der Hofwache des Kaisers Ferdinand I., Glefe of
Glefe - Italy, 1540, the guards of emperor Ferdinand I, 1550, Length:
Length: 2830 mm, Blade width: 91 mm 2380 mm, Blade width: 78 mm

- Gleus – (Irish) The lock of a gun.

- Gliwang, or Gliweng, or Parang Panyang –
Ist eine traditionelle Waffe aus Aceh. Die Form ist wie bei einem Kelewang, aber viel schlanker. Es
gibt zwei Arten: Gliwang Tauhaj Gejong mit einer Länge von über 100 cm und die Spitze ist
dicker als das untere Ende. Bei Gliwang Lipeuh Ujong beträgt die Länge etwa 90 cm und die Spitze
ist genau so dünn wie der untere Teil. Der Rücken nahe der Spitze ist auch scharf.

-
- Glockendegen – (German) Cup hilt sword.

Glockendegen
- Glockenrapier – (Germany)

1/ 1/ Italy - 1610, Length: 1330 mm, Blade width: 20 mm

- Glockenschläger – (German) German academic fencing weapon. See Korbschläger, Akademische
Waffen.

German academic fencing

weapon Glockenschläger, illustration of 1906
- Glo-Spir – (Tibet) A kind of shield.
- Gna – (Malayan) A war arrow.
- Gnah-Khobs (gṅaḥ-khobṣ) – (Tibet) Screen to protect the nech attached to a helmet.
- Gnahów – (Tonga) A war arrow.
- Gnal-Lung-Ul-La – (New South Wales) An aboriginal club.

- Gnàthaich Gath – (Scottish Gaelic) Handle a spear.

- Gnó – (Hok-Këèn dialect of the Cinese) A spear, a lance.
- Gnya’ Khobs – (Tibet)

- Goaf or Goaô (d’une seule syll.) or Gwaf – (Breton)

Lance, arme à long manche qui a un fer pointu au bout. Gaffe, perche armée à un de ses bouts d’une
pointe et d’un croc de fer. Voyez Sparr.
- Goaf-Bann – (Brehzoneg) Javelin.
- Goafer or Gwafer – (Breton) Lancier, soldat, cavalier armé d’une lance.
- Goaff – () Lance, spear, javelin.
- Goan Os – (Nama of Botswana) Knife sheath.
- Goao – (Mod. Bret.) Lance, spear, javelin.
- Goas – (Nama of Botswana) Knife.
- Goat's Foot, Goat’s Foot Cocking Lever, Hind's Foot, Pied de Biche, Pied de Chevre – A system of
articulated levers used to span a crossbow. See Crossbow.

The Goat's Foot Lever.

The Mechanism of the Goat's-Foot

Lever. Half Full Size.
- Goba – 1/ (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) Stone used for making clubs. Cf. Gabagaba.
2/ (Boigu Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A stone axe.
- Goba or Nhava – (Africa) Sling bag. See Homwe Yemiseve.
- Gobaku – (Kilivila: The language of the Trobriand Islanders, Papua New Guinea) Bow; See Gibai.
- Gobang – (Java) Large-bladed knife.
- Goban-Kaji – (Japan) i famosi ventiquattro (24) fabbri che furono selezionati per servire ed istruire
l'imperatore Gotoba (1184-1210); altri sei lo servirono anche nell' esilio sull'isola di Oki.
- n-Gobe – (Shuna) Arrow.
- Gobed – (Java) 1/ Slicing knife with a serrated blade.
2/ Knife for chopping tobacco leaves.
- Gobelo - (Chewa) An axe for hollowing out a drum, &c.
- in-Gobelo – (Tebele) Bow, for shooting.
- Gobhan – (Mogul) A sling.
- en-Gobito – (Maasai) Bow-string.
- Gobo – (Japan) A compact, hardwood club, Tanbō-like weapon.
- umGobo – (Zulu) Fanci-name for the umSila or buck’s-tail, woun ot the upper projecting part of the
staff, by which a shield is held.
- um-Gobo (mu- mi) – (Tebele) Stick of shield.
- Gobu – (Lavukaleve of the Solomon Islands) Spear.
- Go-Ca – (Tibet) See Go-Cha.
- Go-Cha, also Go-Ca – (Tibet) Armour.
- Goči – (Central Chadic) Quiver.
- Goda – (Assamese or Asamiya of Assam) Mallet, gada. An ancientIndian weapon, resembling a
hammer but with a large round head.
- God.ali – (Te.- Telugu , India) Axe.
- Godayung – (Dimasa in Assam, in Northeastern India) Mallet, gada. An ancientIndian weapon,
resembling a hammer but with a large round head.
-

- God.d.ali – (Te.- Telugu , India) Axe.

-

- God.d.eli – (Te.- Telugu , India) Axe.

- God.d.e_li – (Te.- Telugu , India) Axe.
- God.d.e_lu – (Te.- Telugu , India) Axe.
- God.el – (Go.- Gondi, India) Axe.
-

- Godendac or Godendard – (France) Arme d'hast en usage au XIVe siècle dans les Flandres, et qui
semble avoir été une sorte plançon. Le Godendac était une massue fine et longue de 2 mètres au
plus, à tête portant un fer de dague fort et aigu. On l'a appelée plançon à picot et virole.
Arme d'hast employée par les hommes à pied, particulièrement dans les Flandres au XIVe siècle.
Nom dérivé de l'allemend Gutentag appelée ainsi ironiquement parce qu'elle servait à porter le
bonjour à l'ennemi. C'était une espèce de massue muni d'une pointe de dague et mesurant environ
2 mètres de long. Viollet-le-Duc l'a confondu avec une sorte de guisarme.

- Godendag or Goedendag (from the Dutch word for "good day") or Plançon – A Flemish weapon
which is often described in modern sources as similar to the morning star. However, this is a
misconception; it was an infantry weapon in the form of a thick wooden shaft between 1.2 m to 1.8
m (4 and 6 feet) in length, slightly fluted toward the top, topped with a stout iron spike. The name
itself is thought to be a sarcastic reference to the revolt of Bruges in 1302; as Goedendag (or
Godendac in the French account) is Dutch for "Good Day", and the guildsmen of Bruges took over
the city by greeting people in the streets, and murdering anyone who answered with a French
accent. This derivation of the name may be spurious, as this name only happens once in a French
account from shortly after the Battle of the Golden Spurs. The Flemish name for the weapon is
a Gepinde Staf, a spiked or pinned staff.
A Flemish variant of the morning star used by the peasants and burghers of Courtrai against the
French during the Battle of the Golden Spurs (Battle of Courtrai) in 1302. It was an infantry
weapon in the form of a long wooden club between 4 and 6 feet in length, reinforced with an iron
band at the head and terminating in an iron spike, depicted in the carvings on the Courtrai Chest
(located within New College, Oxford, England) being used along with spears against the French
cavalry. It is also known as a Plançon-à-Picot or by the slang term Chandelier.
- Godha – A leather bracer worn by Hindu bowmen-
- Godi (gōdi) – (Motu, Papua New Guinea) Small stone hatchet.
- Godi –
Ist eine Fadenumwicklung am der Griffspitze eines Tombak. Diese dient dazu, dass man den Griff
besser halten kann. Es gibt 65 bis 85 Umwicklungen, abhängig von der Größe des verwendeten
Fadens. Die Länge der Umwicklung beträgt zwischen 22 und 27 cm.

- Godle – Buriat for arrow.

- Godongan or Bapangan –
Ist ein Teil einer Warangka Ladrang oder Branggah im hinteren Bereich. Es sieht wie ein Blatt aus,
daher der Name Godongan, im Javanischen heißt Blatt Godong. Eine Godongan gehört zu den
wichtigen Ricikan einer Warangka. Dieses Teil kann nicht repariert werden und die gesamte
Warangka muß getauscht werden.

- Godth – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) A kind of shield.

- Goduli (Гoduli, Гoдил) – (Mongol) Horn-tipped arrow.
- Godenda, Godendac, Godendard, Goedendag or Plancon – (Dutch) 1/ A Flemish weapon which is
often described in modern sources as similar to the morning star, it was a pole arm that combined a
spear with a mace. The name itself is thought to be sarcastic, as Goedendag is Dutch for "Good
Day".
The above lines so minutely describe a very rare weapon, of which M. Viollet-le-Duc has engraved
three examples, that we can have no hesitation in identifying them as godendacs.
The staff was from five to six feet long. It was wielded with both hands. If the bearer missed his blow
with the blade, he made a thrust with the spike, without losing time in recovering his weapon.
It was used to great effect by the guildsmen of Flanders against the French during the Battle of the
Golden Spurs in 1302. It was an infantry weapon in the form of a thick wooden shaft between 4 and
6 feet in length, slightly fluted toward the top, from which emerged a stout iron spike. It is depicted
in the carvings on the Courtrai Chest (located within New College, Oxford, England) being used
along with the long spear of the Flemish, the geldon, against the French knights. As Kelly DeVries
states in Medieval Military Technology, the spear part was used to pull the French knights from
their horses and then the mace part was used to crush skulls and bones. It saw limited service, with
the Flemish themselves abandoning the weapon at the beginning of the fifteenth century.
De goedendag had nog het meeste weg van de klassieke strijdknots, alleen was zijn houten kop recht afgesneden en
voorzien van een rondom lopende ijzeren slagring (al dan niet voorzien van stekels) en verder stak uit het platte
gedeelte een dikke korte stootkling naar voren uit. Met de zware kop kon men verpletterende slagen uitbrengen en zijn
massa zorgde ervoor dat met de stootkling een harnas of een maliënkolder gepenetreerd kon worden. Qua lengte en
gebruik in het gevecht lagen de goedendags net tussen de stok- en de slagwapens in. De ruim één meter of langere stok
maakte het mogelijk de goedendag met twee handen vast te pakken om een slag met het wapen des te geweldiger te
maken.
 Goedendag zoals gebruikt in de slag bij Kortrijk, de zgn. Guldensporenslag, 1302 (uit Seitz 1965)

Meest
waarschijnlijke reconstructietekening van een goedendag. Totale lengte ongeveer 1 meter 35.

Reconstructie
Goedendag, Flandern
 Overal length = 135cm Mounting = 36cm Spike
= 25cm

2/ The one in the choice collection at Pierrefonds (the third in the annexed cut) has no
spike, and resembles a pole-axe of the fifteenth century, of which there is an example from the
Meyrick Collection engraved at p. 26.
Another is in the Tower, and pole-axe would be a much more sensible appellation for it than the
satirical one by which it was known to Guiart. Mr. Hewitt considers it to be the Flemish name for a
halbard.
 Godendacs. 1 and 2. FromMS. circa 1450.3. From the Collection at Pierrefonds.
- Gog-Eye – Catapult, essential weapon of the healthy boys.
- Gohei-Gata – (Japan) Gohei are the pieces of cut paper attached to the sacred straw ropes seen at
Shinto shrines. In the Gohei-Gata, each side of the tang has an equal number of stepped notches.
This style was originally used by Ise no Kami Kuniteru in the Edo period.

Gohei-Gata
- Gohogata Shuriken – (Japan) Type of shuriken. A “five point directional” star-shaped throwing
weapon. See Hoshijo Shuriken; Goho Shuriken.

Gohogata shuriken also called Hoshijo shuriken of Kobori ryu

- Goho Shuriken – (Japan) Type of shuriken. See Gohogata Shuriken.
- Goishi Gashira – (Japan) (named for stones in the game go, where the head is a single semi-circle).
Iyo Zane scales with heads of a rounded shape. See Iyo Zane.
- Goiz – (Fr.) Sorte d’epee ou de sabre.
- Goji – (Maisin of Papua New Guinea) Long thich stick in warfare.
- Gojō – (Japan) A type of forged iron cane. It was of ten square or octagonal in cross-section, and
had a slight taper. See Aribo, Kirikobo.
- Gok – (Hok-Këèn dialect of the Cinese) The point or edge of a sword.
- Gokaden – (Japan) (Five traditions) - The five basic styles of swords which during the kotō period
were associated with the provinces: Yamashiro,Yamato, Bizen, Sagami/Sōshū and Mino.
- Gokenba – (Japan)
(disegno dello HAMON costituito da gruppi di tre o cinque zig-zag appuntiti creato dallo spadaio
MINO Seki No Magoroku).
- Go-Khrab or Go-Cha Daṅ Krab – (Tibet) Coat of mail with helmet; armour. See Go-Cha.
-

- ГОКОСЁ – (Japan)
(пятизубчатая вайра).
- Go-Kráb – (Tibet) Coat of mail with helmet, armour.
- Gokyu – A strong bow, Japan.
- Gola – (India) 1/ Cannon bal.
2/ Clay or stone sling shot.
3/ Nugba ball.
4/ Also see Sukha.

Fire Gola - 5" Diameter

 Kandiala Gola - 5" Diameter Ball

Simple Gola - 5" Diameter.

- Golail – See Gulail.
- Goldhoma – (Anglo-Saxon) Gold-adorned coat of mail.
- Gole – (Canarese in Kanara in southern India) The noose or slip knot of a bowstring, or the horns of
a bow.
- Goleon – (Fr.) Sorte d’habit de guerre.
- Goleta, Gullet – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) Cocoa knife.
- Goletta – (It.) Parte dell'armatura usata nei tornei, a protezione della gola. Era in due pezzi riuniti
ai lati mediante chiodi; l'orlo superiore era un robusto tondino sul ... See Gorgièra.
- Golhan – (Ancient Celtic) A knife.
- Golhob – (Somali, Kenia) Knife.

- Goli - (Kol.- Kolami , India) Axe.

- Goliah – (India) A heavy, slightly curved, Central Indian sword of the 18th century.It is said to have
been used by men of rank.
-

- Gólíyó (Njíga) – (Bagirmi) Handbill, a sort of weapon.

- Golli – (Kol.- Kolami , India) Axe.
- Golloh – ([Southern Sudan] ?Northern Bahr el Ghazal ?Western Bahr el Ghazal ?Warab ?El
Buheyrat ?Western Equatoria: ?Bongo) Spearhead, probably forged from a single piece of iron
that has been hammered to shape. This consists of a long tang with rounded, pointed end, gradually
widening to form a narrow rectangular sectioned body. This has been perforated with five roughly
circular holes along the length; the metal has swollen slightly at the sides as each hole was forced
through, presumably indicating that this was done while the iron was still hot. Midway up the tang,
two long barbs with round sections and bodies tapering to sharp points extend out and down from
the sides. The tang body narrows slightly above this, just before joining the spear blade. The blade
has a moderately narrow, triangular body with slightly convex sides; this tapers in to a slightly
splayed, flat tip that is bevelled on its upper and lower faces. Two long, round sectioned spurs
project downwards from the base corners of the blade, and there is a flat, raised midrib running
down the centre of its length on both sides, continuing the line of the tang. This rib gradually
narrows as it approaches the tip of the blade. Both rib and tang have been decorated with a series
of incised designs that cover the upper two thirds of the tang and the lower third of the rib, on both
sides of the spearhead. On the tang, the decoration consists of a double zigzag made from a series of
short strokes, running up the centre of the body; this is interrupted along its course by four of the
large holes. The zigzag is flanked on either side by bands of cross hatching that continue to the edge
of the tang. These bands continue as the tang narrows and turns into the midrib, and across the
area where these two parts join there are a further series of strokes then a short straight line up the
centre of the blade base. The spearhead is complete and intact, with hammering marks visible on
the blade surface; it is currently a metallic gray colour (Pantone Cool Gray 11C). The edges are
sharp, but there is no sign of use wear along them. The spearhead has a weight of 428.5 grams, and
is 608 mm long; the tang is 271 mm long, 14.6 mm wide and 6.4 mm thick, and the holes through its
body have a diameter of 6 mm. The lower barbs are 110 mm long, while the spearhead blade,
including its barbed base, is 419 mm long. The blade has a maximum width of 63.4 mm, and its
thickness ranges from 8.3 mm at the midrib, to 1 mm at the edges.
Collected by John Petherick in the Southern Sudan in 1858; in that year Petherick led a trading
expedition through Bongo territory, an account of which is given in his 1861 volume, Egypt, The
Sudan and Central Africa; he refers to this group as the Dor. The expedition entered Bongo territory
on January 25, 1858, visiting villages called Djau, Kurkur, Maeha, Mura, Umbura, Modocunga, Miha,
Nearhe, Gutu, Mungela, Ombelambe and Lungo. Later in February they passed back through the
Bongo villages of Djamaga and Lungo again. T his material was shipped back to England in 1859.
See Petherick 1861, Egypt, The Sudan and Central Africa for more details. Some of this collection
was sold through Mr Bullock of High Holborn, London, on 27th June 1862 (see the Catalogue of the
very interesting collection of arms and implements of war, husbandry, and the chase, and articles of
costume and domestic use, procured during several expeditions up the White Nile, Bahr-il-Gazal,
and among the various tribes of the country, to the cannibal Neam Nam territory on the Equator, by
John Petherick, Esq., H.M. Consul, Khartoum, Soudan ).
Petherick does not attribute this example to a particular tribe; however similar objects are
illustrated by Schweinfurth in his 1875 book, Artes Africanae , as coming from the Mittu (similar
blade shape, with more complex barbed shaft and what may be a socketed end - pl. X fig. 7) and the
Bongo (pl. VIII nos 5-7, and 9). The latter seem to closest parallels, and are all variations on the
same theme, sharing the basic blade form as seen in our example, with similar long downward
facing barbs and decorated shafts - however their shafts are more complex than this example and
have additional barbs present.
Schweinfurth comments that the two forms closest to our example were called 'golloh', and that
this form was very popular amongst both the Bongo and the Wanyoro (op.cit. pl. X text for figs 5
and 9). Petherick also records similar forms, but with some of these additional barbs, as coming
from the Bongo (J. Petherick, 1861, "On the Arms of the Arab and Negro Tribes of Central Africa,
Bordering on the White Nile", J ournal of the Royal United Service Institution IV no. 13, fig. 14 and
p. 174; J. & K. Petherick, 1869, Travels in Central Africa Vol. I, p. 227 (far right). He also comments
that the Bongo treated 'long ornamented lance-like articles' in iron as valuables (J. Petherick, 1861,
Egypt, the Soudan and Central Africa, p. 400), while Schweinfurth talks about long spearheads
being used as a type of iron currency (called 'mahee', G. Schweinfurth 1873, The Heart of Africa, p.
279). See also E. Castelli, 1984, Orazio Antinori in Africa Centrale 1859-1861, cat. no. 32, attributed
to the Bongo and the Mittu (Museum of Perugia 49499) and cat. 105, Perugia 49498, attributed to
the Zande/Bongo.
Iron Metal, L = 608 mm; tang L = 271, W = 14.6, th = 6.4 mm; diam holes = 6 mm; blade = 419 mm, W = 63.4 mm, Max Th = 8.3, Min
Th at edge = 1 mm, Weight: 428.5 g
- Golo – (Mbula of Papua New Guinea) Ceremonial shield. See Kaboŋ.
- Golo – A Bongo spear having a barbed head with an additional pair of very long barbs below the
head.

Length: 1.8m, Mass: 1.4kg

- Golok – (Malay) A cutting tool, similar to a Machete, that comes in many variations and is found
throughout the Indonesian archipelago. It is used as an agricultural tool as well as a weapon. The
word Golok (sometimes misspelled in English as "gollock") is of Indonesian origin, but is also used
in Malaysia and (spelled Gulok) in the Philippines. In Malaysia the term is usually interchangeable
with the longer and broader Parang. In the Sundanese region of West Java it is known as Bedog.
Sizes and weights vary, as does blade shape, but the typical length is 25 to 50 centimeters. Golok tend
to be heavier and shorter than Parang or common machetes, often being used for bush and branch
cutting. Most traditional Golok use a convex edge or an edgewise taper, where the blade is less
likely to get stuck in green wood than flat edged machetes. The blade is heaviest in the centre and
flows away in a curve to a sharp point at the tip.
In Indonesia, the Golok is often associated with the Betawi and neighboring Sundanese people. The
Betawi recognize two types of Golok; Gablonganor Bendo is the domestic tool used in the kitchen
or field for agricultural purposes, and the Golok Simpenan or sorenam that is used for self-
protection and traditionally always carried by Betawi men. The Golok is a symbol of masculinity
and bravery in Betawi culture. A jawara (local strongman or village champion) will always have a
Golok hung or tied around the waist at the hips. This custom, however, has ceased to exist since the
1970s, when authorities would apprehend those that carry the Golok publicly and have it
confiscated it in order to uphold security, law and order, and to reduce gang fighting.
Sumatra, Bengkulu, overall 52 cm, blade 34 cm, hilt 13 cm
Curved bladed Golok with a silver hilt and sheath decorated with leafs. The hilt pommel symbolizes probably a bird's
head. European influence can be seen from the shape of the sheath shoe.
 Sumatra, Bengkulu, overall 51cm, blade 31 cm, hilt 12 cm
Curved bladed golok with a hilt in buffalo horn and a sheath made of alternate rings of horn and bone. The hilt
pommel probably symbolizes a bird's head. The right hand side of the blade is stamped. Early 20th century work.

Sumatra, South, overall 56 cm, blade 40.5 cm, hilt 15 cm

Sumatra, South, overall 56 cm, blade 35 cm, hilt 13 cm

Buffalo horn hilt in the shape of a monster. Wooden sheath decorated with 5 copper bands, both ends have alternate
rings of bone and horn. Slightly up curved single edge blade.
- Golok Bersirip – (Malay: Pencak Silat)

- Golok Hambalan –
- Golok Kembar – (Malay: Pencak Silat)
- Golok Paut-Nyere –

- Golok Rembau – (Minangkabau people, Malay people of Indonesia (Bengkulu, Jambi, West
Sumatra) & Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan) )
A Golok in a shape of the Tumbok Lada, in a larger version originating from Sumatra, Indonesia and
also commonly found in Malaysia.
This Golok has an angular hilt and a curved blade. A ricasso or finger coil on the blade after the
handle is a common design in most Golok Rembau. The blade has a pointy tip with a slight drop
point and is approximately 23 to 40 cm in length. The edge along the blade has a S shape curvature.
While most Golok Rembau use a convex edge, some are made with somewhat hollow or flat ground
on the edge near the finger coil for small whittling purposes. The scabbard is usually made of wood,
however cheap leather sheath can also be found.
In Asahan Regency, Indonesia, the Golok Rembau is thought to have the magical power to protect its
bearer from attack by tigers. Hence sometimes this golok is also referred to as Golok Rimau or
Golok Harimau. Because of this belief, men who owned or had been able to borrow the Golok
Rembau, exhibited their weapons with complacency and pride.
 A pair
of Malaysian style Golok Rembau. L. approximately 35 - 47 cm
- Golok Simpenan – Traditionally used as a fighting weapon by Betawi warriors.

Total length including sheath: 68 cm., Length of the Golok: 63 cm., Length of the blade: 49 cm
- Golok (or Bedog) Sunda –

- Golok Tebas – (Malay: Pencak Silat)

- Golok Tempur – (Malay: Pencak Silat)

-
- Goloro – (Malay) A Moro chopper.
- Golraki – (Veddah: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) An axe.

- Golu – (Lavukalewe of Central Solomon Islands) Spear.

- Golygdwll – (Welsh) The sight-hole of a cross bow.
- Golyn – (Welsh) The guard of a sword.
- Go-Maace – (New Caledonia, Coral Seas) Rare clubs of phallic form (go-maace in the Paici
language) were made from Casvarina equisetifolia wood.

L 63.5 cm (25 in)

- Gomabashi – (Japan) Pair of parallel grooves running partway up the blade resembling chopsticks.

Tanto blade with 2 parallel groves (gomabashi)

- Gomae Kitae – (Japan)
(processo di forgiatura a "cinque strati" realizzato dalle scuole di Bizen e SÔSHÛ.)
- Go Mai Do – (Japan) A Do consisting of 5 sections - front, side, back and two half pieces under the
right arm, all joined by hinges.
- Go-Mai Haramaki Do / Dou – Samurai five plate, four hinge chest armor that opens in the back.
 Antique Edo period samurai go-mai haramaki
dou
- Gomai Kabuto – Five-strip helmet, Japan.
- ciGomba – (Xilenge) A knobkerry.
- uru-Gombozo (uru-gombōzo) – (Kirundi or Rundi of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, as well as in Uganda) Knife for cutting banana leaves.
- Gombyok – (Javanese) Floral design on a Kris.
- Gomeiken – (Japan)
(È così definito il gruppo delle cinque spade più famose di tutto il Giappone.)
i loro nomi ed autori sono:
1) Mikatsushi Munechika di Sanjô Kokaji Munechika
2) Onimaru Kunitsuna di Yamashiro Awataguchi Kunitsuna
3) Ôdenta di Miike Tenta Mitsuyo
4) Dôjikiri Yasutsuna di Hôki no Yasutsuna
5) Juzumaru di Bitchu no Tsunetsugu
- Gomoku Zogan – (Japan) See Zogan.
"Jord indlæg" messing tråd indlagt i tilfældigt mønster.
- Gomi (gŏmi) – (Hausa) A club or heavy stick.
- Go Mtshon or Go Mtshon Rdzas Mdel – (Tibet) Weapons, arms. The second term means literally
“weapons, powder, and shot”.
- Gon – (Kho., India) Haft of axe, spade or knife.
- Gonayamu – (Telugu) The knot at the end of a bow-string.
- Gonbang – (Korea) Long stick with spearhead or without spearhead.
Palo largo con o sin punta metal.
Gonbang es un palo siete pie largo con una hoja al final. Fue utilizado para apuñalar (como una
lanza) o como un palo y era especialmente eficaz contra el Deungpae.

- Gonbong – (Korea)

- Gönder – (Turkish) Javelin, cavalry lance.

- Gönder – (Hungarian) Cavalry lance.
- Gonfano, Gunfanto – A very early form of standard borne near the person of the commander-in-
chief.
- Gong (gōng) (弓) – (China) A bow. Made of bamboo, it measured 1.16m and the bow-string was
1.09m long. The width of the mid-section was 3.2cm. See Kyū.

Bow 弓 Gōng; 1.Bow grip 弓弝 Gōngbà; 2.Sides of bow grip 弓弝膀子 Gōng bà bǎngzi; 3.Arrow slipping spot 箭溜子
Jiàn liūzi; 4.Bow ear 弓弰 Gōng shāo; 5.Tip 弰頭 Shāo tóu; 6.String notch 扣子 Kòuzi; 7.String bridge 弓墊子 Gōng
diànzi; 8.Bow knee (lit. "brain") 弓腦 Gōng nǎo; 9.Painted birch bark 畫樺皮 Huà huà pí; 10.Bow face 弓面 Gōng
miàn; 11.Bowstring 弓弦 Gōng xián; 12.Bowstring knot 弦挌搭 Xián gé dā
- Gong Ba (gōng bà, 弓弝) – (Chinese) Bow handle.
- Gong Ba Pangzi, Gong Ba Bangzi (gōng bà pāngzi, gōng bà bǎngzi, 弓弝膀子) – (Chinese) The sides
of the bow handle.
- Gongbei (gōngbèi) – (China) Back of a bow.
- Gōng Chē – (攻车) “attack chariot”.
- Gong Cheng Lin Chong Lu Gong Che – (攻城臨衝呂公車, lit. 'City-siege approaching assault cart of
Lord Lu'), often shortened to Lin Chong Lu Gong Che (臨衝呂公車, lit. 'Approaching assault cart of
Lord Lu') or simply Lu Gong Che (呂公車, lit. 'Cart of Lord Lu'), is the Chinese siege tower or
belfry. Named after the semi-legendary Lu Shang (呂尚), better known as Jiang Zi Ya (姜子牙), Lu
Gong Che is in effect no different from siege towers used by other cultures.
A Lu Gong Che is several storeys high (it is usually built to the same height as, or higher than, the
defensive wall it is intended to breach) and equipped with numerous siege equipments such as
gangplanks, hooks and cloud ladders. It is usually covered in rawhides to prevent the enemy from
set it on fire, or cotton blankets if incendiary weapon isn't a concern. Like Cyrus the Great's War
Tower, Chinese siege towers can be pulled by oxen.
Chinese had been building siege towers of various sizes since antiquity (although it was known by
other names before Ming period), and continued to employ them as late as Red Turban Rebellion.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Gong Che largely went out of use among Ming
armies (as they no longer had any city to attack, and firearms rendered siege tower obsolete). On
the other hand, it was sometimes used by rebels and even Wokou (倭寇) to lay siege to Chinese cities.

Stylised illustration of a Lu Gong Che, from 'Wu Bei Zhi

(《武備志 》)'.
- Gong Diànzi (gōng diànzi, 弓墊子) – (Chinese) (literally “bow cushion”) Chinese term for the string
bridge on some types of composite bows. In English this part is called the “string bridge”. Its
purpose is to lift the string somewhat from the ear. When pulling the bow, the initial draw weight
buildup is quite steep, until the bow is bent far enough so that the string leaves the bridge. Now the
ear comes into play that helps bend the working limbs, and there is the perception of a smoother
draw. Upon release, the opposite happens and when the string hits the bridge there will be a quick
“snap”, and an extra push into the arrow. See Gong, Gongxian.

A deer antler string bridge on a Qing dynasty bow.

 The string knot resting on the string bridge of a Qing bow.
- Gongjian (gōngjian) – (China) Bow and arrow.
- Gong Miàn (gōng miàn, 弓面) – (literally “bow face”) Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually
made of buffalo horn. It covers the “belly side” of a bow, that side facing the archer when in use.
Its function is to take the compression of the working limb.
It covers the “belly side” of a bow, that side facing the archer when in use. Its function is to take the
compression of the working limb.
The gōng miàn was usually made of black water buffalo horn. These were also called:
Shuiniújiaomiàn Gong (shuǐniújiǎomiàn gōng, 水牛角面弓) or “water buffalo horn faced bow”.
Bows that appear in the Wuti Qingwen Jian of circa 1790:
Yeniújiaomiàn Gong (yěniújiǎomiàn gōng, 野牛角面弓) or “wild buffalo horn faced bow”.
Huashuiniújiaomiàn Gong (huāshuǐniújiǎomiàn gōng, 花水牛角面弓) or “patterned water buffalo
horn face bow”.
Yeyángjiao Miàngong (yěyángjiǎo miàngōng 野羊角面弓) or “wild goat horn faced bow”. (Probably
ibex.)
A few very rare bows have horn faces that run from knee to knee, made out of one very large piece of
horn. These were called Tongmiàngong (tōngmiàngōng, 通面弓) or “all face bow”. See Gong.

The horn face of a Qing bow.

A rare and high quality Qing bow with translucent horn bellies over a red painted core.
- Gong Nao (gōng nǎo, 弓腦) – (Chinese) (literally “bow brain”) Chinese term for the “knee” of a
composite bow. It is the part that connects the working limb to the ear. In English, also called “bow
knee”. The Gong Nao (gōng nǎo ) was often a separate piece of wood that was spliced into the core
of the working limb on one side and spliced into the ear on the other. In some cases, the “ear”and
“brain”were made of a single piece that was heavily reinforced with sinew. See Gong.

A bow ear where the nǎo and shāo are made into one piece.
- Gongo – (Swahili) Cudgel.
- Gong Shao (gōng shāo, 弓弰) – Chinese term for Bow Ear.
The rigid section at the end of a composite bow. In English, also called Bow Ear. In the Qing dynasty,
the composite bows used were of Manchu design with characteristically long Shao (shāo). See Gong.

The characteristically long ear of a composite bow of the Qing dynasty.

- Gong Shao Chakou (gōng shāo chākǒu, 弓弰插口) – (Chinese) Ear v-splice male part of bow.
- Gong Shao Chakou Ao Fú (gōng shāo chākǒu āo fú, 弓弰插口凹虙) – (Chinese) Ear v-splice notch of
bow.
- Gong Tai (gōng tāi, 弓胎) – (Chinese) Bow core.
- Gongtianshu – Rare weapon. Length about 30cm greater. Made of metal. Both ends of the portion
having at hand are sharply pointed at the spear-like.
- Gong Xian (gōngxián, 弓弦) – (literally “bowstring”) Chinese term for the bowstring.
Chinese bowstrings were often made of silk. On war and strength bows, deer rawhide was commonly
used. On some strength bows, gut strings are seen.
Qing bowstrings were typically very thick, and so often consisted of different segments that could be
folded for easier transport and storage. See Gong.

A late Qing dynasty silk bowstring.

- Gong Yí Liang Shen (gōng yí liǎng shēn, 弓眙兩身) – (Chinese) Horn slabs on either side of handle
of bow.
- Gonjo – “Body armour, perhaps the gambeson”. (Meyrick.) It is mentioned in a letter remissory
dated 1349: “Aycardus de Miromonte cum hominibus armatis diversorum armorum generibus,
utpote platinis, gonjonibus spaleriis, clipeis”, &c.
- Gonjo – (Java) The wider , separate section at the blade base.

-
- Gonome, Gonome Nanako – (Japan) Hamon a forma di "pietre tonde per il gioco del Go" composto
da semicerchi contigui di media grandezza; piuttosto caratteristico.
Nanako in which the grains are arranged in diagonal lines to form lozenges, in the center of each of
which there is a grain, or groups off ive grains forming lozenges. It is said toh ave been invented by
Muneta Matabei about 1560.
- Go-Nome – See Yakiba.
- Go-Nome Ishime – A variety of Ishime.
- Gonome-Midare – (Japan) Hamon composto da una varia mistura dei due tipi Gonome e Midare o
da un Gonome più frastagliato.
- Gontar – (Indonesia) Short club.
- Goo – (Bochiman, Batsila of Gaago, C.K.R, Botswana) Quiver (for bois).

L. 500 mm
- Goocha – (Australia: Tower Hill and Cornish Creeks – Tateburra Tribe) Tomahawk.
- Goodmarri, Kolemarri – (Australia: Upper Burnett River, Mount Debataable and Gayndah) Shield.
- Googal – (Foulfoulde (Fulfulde) Wooden arrow.
- Goolail – (Hindi) A pellet bow. A stone bow. From Gulail.
- Goolmarri – (Australia: From Port Denison to Cape Gloucester) Shield.
- Goolmarry (Golmary) – (North Queensland, Australia) Shield.
-

- Goolmerri – (Australia: Belyando River) Shield.

- Goolmi – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Grewia breviflora, from which boomerangs are made.
- Goolmurry – (Australia: Port Mackay and its Neighbourhood – Yuipera, Kungalburra,
Toolginburra and Googaburra tribes) Shield.
- Goonbeina – (Australia: Tower Hill and Cornish Creeks – Tateburra Tribe) Wommera or throwing-
stick.
- Goonburra – (Australia: Western River) Shield.
- Goong-Un – (New South Wales) A spear with four barbs cut in the wood, which they do not throw,
but strike with hand to hand.
- Goontan or Kontan – (Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River) Shield made of corkwood.

- Gooptee – (Hindoostan) Cutlass (?).

- Goor (ɣɔɔr) – (Dinka (South-Western dialect)) Hand shield with pockets, made of balsa wood, like
Adet.
- Gooral – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Spear (generic term).
- Gooranga – (Australia: Upper Brisbane River) War-spear. See Nyam.
- Goorrjarda – (Bardi of Northwest Australia) Long shafted spear.
- Gòoso – (Guruntum) Spear.
- Goostatah – (Utchees) Bow.
- Gootat – (Grenlandic) Stone knife.
- Goothera – (New South Wales, Australia) The waddie, used not only as club, but for throwing at
small animals. Is made of the wood of the myrtle, and is 35 inches in length.

35 inches in
length.
- Gopagor (gŏpagor) – (Masig (Yorke Island), Torres Straits, New Guinea) See Gabagaba.
- Gopiah – (India) A sling. Also known as a Gofun.
- Gophan – (Mogul) A kind of sling. Same as Falakhan.
- Gophna (gophnā) – (Hindi) Sling, catapult.
- Gophun – (Hindoostanee) A sling.
- Go Poropwa-Ra-Maru (gö-poropwä-rä-märü) [paicî], Go Porowa Ra Maru – (Kanak of New
Caledonia) Bird's Head Club. See Porowa Ra Maru.

L. 82 cm
hauteur 64 cm
longueur bec 38 cm

longueur 24,5 cm
hauteur 74 cm

hauteur 79 cm
longueur bec 33 cm
 hauteur 75 cm
largeur (tête) 33 cm
- Gopos – (Ata (Ata of Davao, Atao Manobo, Langilan) a Manobo language of
northeastern Mindanao of the Philippines) Kind of household knife about 5 inches long, used for
such things as cutting tabacco or vegetables, making mats or even body tatoos.
- Gopot – (Ata (Ata of Davao, Atao Manobo, Langilan) a Manobo language of
northeastern Mindanao of the Philippines) The reinforcing ties, often made of rattan, which are
used such as those which reinforce the edge of a winnowing basket or those on the sides of
a shield which hold the braces in place.
- Goppi – (Fulfulde) The slot of an arrow.
- Goppu – (Canarese in Kanara in southern India) The horns of a bow.
- Goprbia – (It.) The point of an arrow.
- Gopuccha – (India) Arrow like the tail of a cow. See A_ra_mukha.
- Goraadee-ni – (Borana dialect of the Oromo in Ethiopia and Kenya, and Somalia) Machete.
- Gorade (goräde) – (Endegen, Gurage, Ethiopic) 1/ Kind of spear.
2/ Type of sabre.

- Goraka, or Pothambu – (Chenchus of Guntur, Andra Pradesh) Arrow with a solid point and used to
shoot small birds, rats, squirrels, etc.
- Goramaton – (Gilbert Group) A missile club.
- Gorbotot – (Saibai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A wooden club.
- Gorbotut – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) A wooden club.
- Gorda (Горда), Gurda – Sword, Georgia.

Gorda, 18th century.

- Gordi (gorɗi) – (Bidiya - town in Oman) Knife.
- Gordohi – (Fulfulde) A woman’s cooking knife.
- Gore (Fr.), Gare – Spear.
- Gor.el(i) – (Kond.a, India) Axe.
- Gorge – (Fr.) Bâton ou arme offensive.
- Gorgerain, Gorgere, Gorgerete, Gorgerette, Gorgerin, Gorgery, Gorgier – (Fr.) Partie de l’armure
qui nous appelons maintenant hausse-col, arme defensive don’t on se couvroit la Gorge.
- Gorgerin – (Fr.) Gorget. For protection of the throat, neck, shoulders, upper chest and back.

- Gorget – (O.Fr. Gorgete, dim. of gorge, throat; Espan.: Gorjal) Most Medieval versions of gorgets
were simple circular neck protectors that were worn under the breastplate and backplate set. These
neck plates supported the weight of the plate armour worn over it, and many were equipped with
straps for attaching the heavier armour plates. In a suit of fully developed armour of the 15th
century the Gorget was a set of four or more overlapping circular plates flexibly attached together,
the top and bottom plates of which went under the helmet and breastplate respectively, protecting
the gap between these rigid pieces. Cheaper versions were just a single plate, joined to its back
piece at the sides.
Later, Renaissance gorgets were large pieces with a collar and extending down over the chest,
protecting it and the heart. These were not worn with a Breastplate as part of a full set of armour
but instead were worn over clothing. Some gorgets of this period were "parade" pieces that were
beautifully etched, gilded, engraved, chased, embossed, or enamelled and very expensive. Gradually
the gorget became smaller and more symbolic, and became a single crescent shape worn on a chain,
which became increasingly longer so that the gorget no longer protected the throat in normal wear.
The Japanese (Samurai) form of the Gorget is known as a Nodowa.
-

- Gorgièra – (It.) (Fr. ant. Gorgiere) Nelle armature antiche, sinon. di Goletta.

- Gorgiere – (Fr. ant.)

- Goriani – A kind of Khevsurs battle ring. See Satite, Gadjiya.
- Gorinkudaki – (Japan: ниндзешкола КО ГА РЮ) Hit-and-thrust weapon..
- Gório – Throwing knife.
- Gorjál – 1/ (Spanish) A gorget.

Sir Philip
Sidney wears a gorget for a portrait
2/ (Portuguese) Gorget, a piece of armour that defends the throat.
- Gorjeira – (Portuguese) A piece of metal that make up the armor . It is set at the height of
the neck to protect it against possible graze and sometimes a deep attack as arrows. Article
generally used by nobles, because he had a high cost. Soldiers with low purchasing power possessed
grorjeiras of coarse material such as leather or boiled wood.
- Gorka – (Adilabad Gondi; Dorlas) Spear, lance.
- Gorla Sar – (Aneityum (also known as Anatom or Keamu), the southernmost island of Vanuatu, in
the province of Tafea) An arrow made of Raher (raheṛ) (to start with, they wind the bark of the
Raher (raheṛ) round the whole length of the arrow, thereupon the arrow is kept in the smoke of a
good fire near the flame; when the bark is removed, the whole arrow becomes variegated black and
white (this where the bark was), hence the name Gorla. Made for children). See Sar.
- Goro Aigan Gebtara Kaciban – (Manchu) Arrow for long range target shooting.
- Gorraadee-ni – (Borana dialect of the Oromo in Ethiopia and Kenya, and Somalia) Sword.
- Górro; Pummeri; Yonei – (Awabakal of Awaba or lake Macquairie (near Newcastle, New South
Wales) Spear. See Wommara.
- Gorteddu – (Sardinian, Campidanesu) Knife. See gurteddu; arresoya; arrasoya; lepa;
còrrina;broza ;patadesa ;arburesa ;guspinesa ;brotzu.
- Goru – (Cheke Holo of Central Solomon Islands) Wooden or bamboo spear.
- Gorytos (gōrȳtos, γωρυτός) – (GR) 1/ Quiver.
2/ Combined bowcase and quiver. Bow case and quiver that the
Greeks called a “gorytos” (γωρυτός written gorytus in Latin). This piece of equipment was common
from Scythia and Greece in the West to Siberia in the East. Although there were obvious variations
between the Eastern and Western version of this equipment, they shared a number of key features.

The quiver was attached to the outside face of the bow case when the bow was pointing backwards.
About two-thirds of the bow was inside the case.
The arrows are usually slightly shorter than the case, although the quiver portion of the gorytos can be
shorter than the whole.
The main decoration of the gorytos is on its outside face, the side to which the quiver is attached.
The bowstring was uppermost when the bow was in the case unlike later bow cases for the strung bow.

Drawing of a gorytos of the Eastern type

- Gorz, Garz or Gerz – (India) The general term of mace.
 Rajasthan, 18
Century. This massive mace is 47 inches long, brass haft carrying a huge spherical steel head about 6 inches diameter, mounted with
more than 150 square sharp brass spikes and a long top spike. The haft is fitted with a Khanda type handle to allow two hand
grabbing of this monster.

ate 18 C., With a steel ball head and 11 side spikes, each of rectangular cross section. The head size net of the spikes is 3 inches. It is
mounted on a steel haft with twp balls serving as handle ends and a top 3 inches spike. Total length30 inches.
- Gorza – (Abbisinia) The beautful long black and white fiir of a sort of monkey, called Gorza,
occasiona upplies the place of that of the nobler yet scarcely so beautiful animal A shield, almost
completely covered with plates and bosses of silver, is usually the mark of the chief of some district.
- Gorz-e Gav-Peikar – Mace with the shape like a bull.
- Gorz-e Gavsar – Bull-headed mace.
- Gosad-di (gôsad-di) – (Gabooye [also Gaboye, Gabooyo; also Midgan] in Somalia) Knife.
-

- Gosha – (Persian) A notch (at the end of a bow, into which the string goes).
- Goshah – (Mogul) The notches of a bow into which the string is fixed. See Gosha.
- Goshah-I Kaman – (Mogul) The horn of a bow.
- Goshaku-jô – (Okinawa) 1,52 m langer Stock.
- Goshinyōbue – (Japan) Metal truncheon-like weapon.
- Goshinyō Shakuhachi – (Japan) Metal truncheon-like weapon.
- Goshinyō Yatate – (Japan) Metal truncheon-like weapon.
- Goshinyō Yokobue – (Japan) Metal truncheon-like weapon.
- Gosho-Yaki No Tachi – (Japan) Lame forgiate dai Goban Kaji Tsuguiye e Tsugunobu e temprate
dall'imperatore Gotoba e marcate con un crisantemo (Kiku) dette anche Kiku No Gosaku.
- Goshozan – (Japan) A high sided helmet in which the back is higher than the front.
- Goshôzan-Bachi – (Japan) Helmet shapes of the late 16th century.
- Goshozan Kabuto – (Japan) (Armor-related) helmet having the back higher than the front. See
Kabuto.
- Goshpanapáshána – (ancient India) A kind of weapon (Áyudháni).
- Gosht-Ahanj (gosht-āhanj) or Gosht-Ahang (gosht-āhang) – (Persian) A trident, eel-spear.
- Gossa – (Gera) Spear.
- Gosset, Gousset – (Fr.) Pièce de l'armure , laquelle étoit tellement disposée , que lorsque le gendarme
levoit le bras pour frapper, elle remplissoit le vide de l'aisselle.
- Gostal – (Ancient Celtic) A shield, a buckler.
- Gosun – (Japan) Small knife about 15 cm long. Also throwing weapon.

Gosun
- Gosun Nawa –

- Gota Cendalange (gota cendalaŋe) – (Negritos of Little Andaman) Notched end of bow.
- Gotahel – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) Cocoa knife.
- Gotil or Gutil (gŏṭil or guṭil) – (Kashmiri) A kind of axe, adze, or hatchet, with a wide cutting-edge,
used for splitting logs into planks.
- Got-kase-hã – (USA: Iroquois) Axe-helve.
- Gotta (got.t.a) – (India, Go.) Quiver.
- Gottamu (goṭṭamu) – (Telugu) the barrel of a musket.
- Gou – (China)
- Gou – (China) Hook. This weapon originated towards the end of the Spring-Autumn Period, in the
state of Wu. It looks like a scimitar, with an elongated crescent blade which is blunt on the tip, but
sharp on both edges. An oblong handle appears at the bottom. It appears to allow a warrior to slash
as well as hook an enemy, hence its name. However, this seems to be a rare weapon of little
practicality, and could well be yet another ceremonial weapon belonging to the ceremonial
bodyguards of the commander of the Terracotta Army. (Fig. 3-58)

- Goudao (gōudāo, 鉤刀) – (China) Hook sword/saber, Qing Dynasty.

- Goudendart – (Fr.) Sorte de pique ou de javelot, bâton ferre. See Godandart.
- Gouffort, Gouffourt, Gouffront, Goufourt – (Fr.) Instrument, machine s lancer des pierres, sorte de
baton ferre, javelot.
- Gouge – (France) Arme d'hast en usage au moyen âge, et qui était une espèce d'épieu.

- Gou Lian (鈎鐮) – (China) Ming Dynasty. A Gou Lian Qiang (鈎鐮鎗)..

- Gouliandao (gōuliándāo, 鉤鎌刀) – (China) (hook sickle saber). A kind of Naginata. Qing Dynasty.

- Gou Lian Qiang – (China) Hooked Spear. Traditional hooked spear with wooden shaft and a
chromed rigid steel snake spear head.
The Hook Spear or Gou Lian Qiang (钩镰枪; gōu lián qiāng) is a basic spear with a hook. This hook
was sharp on both edges and could be used for cutting off the legs of horses. It can also be used to
reach around and hook behind the opponent’s ankle, knee, other body part, or weapon to pull it
after a missed attack. It also creates more grievous wounds after a thrust as it pulls out of the
enemy.

Technical
information: Overall length: about 180cm, Head total length: 46cm, Head only length: 29cm,
Weight: about 1260g.
- Goupillon D’Armes – Le Goupillon était une sorte de fléau équipé de plusieurs chaînes terminées
par des boules garnies de pointes acérées. Il fut très populaire en Angleterre et dans les Flandres
mais demandait une grande dextérité pour être manié.
Le fléau fut utilisé jusqu'au XVIe siècle.
An all steel, three-pronged horseman's flail used in Europe. The flail heads could be spiked or plain.

Goupillon (début du XVe siècle). goupillon

à deux chaînes
- Gou Qiang – A Gou Qiang (鈎鎗, barbed spear) is a cavalry spear with two or three barbs below the
spearhead. It measures eight chi five cun in length and weights three catties.
Gou Qiang was frequently used by the Mongols, although it was originally a Chinese weapon
recorded in Song Dynasty Wu Jing Zong Yao (武經總要). It is similar, but distinct, from Gou Lian
Qiang (鈎鐮鎗).

Drawing of a Gou Qiang, from 'Lian

Bing Za Ji (《練兵雜紀》)'.
- Gou Rang (鉤鑲) – (China) Chinese parrying buckler. Gou Rang was often used in a pair with a
sword, a short-handled Ji (戟) halberd, or a Shou Ji (手戟, lit. “Hand halberd”), essentially a head
of a Ji without its shaft. The design of Gou Rang is immediately reminiscence of
Indian Madu buckler, as well as Uboko and Izolihauw used in Nguni stick fighting. See (Zulu)
Isiquili or attacking stick, Uboko or defending stick, Izolihauw or defending shield.
Very rarely, a Gou Rang with its parrying hooks and punching spike removed could be fused onto a
lance or a sword, and served as hand protection (vamplate or basket hilt) for the weapon.

A Gou Rang, Xuzhou Museum, China.

- Gour-Gleze (gour-glėzė) – (Breton) Poignard, arme meurtriere qui est une sorte de couteau pointu à
deux tranchants. Stilet. Dague. (Se mot est composě de gour “petit”, et de klėsė “épée”).
- Gouriz-Kleze (gouriz-klėzė) – (Breton) Ceinturon, sorte de ceinture qui sert a placer l’épée.
Baudrier, large bande de cuir ou d’etoffe qui pend en écharpe et qui sert a porter l’épée.
- Gousset – (Fr.) The armour by which the armpit was defended.
- Goussets, Gauchets – See Gussets.
- Goustil – (Breton) Poignard. Stylet. Dague. Voyez Dag et Gour-Glėzė.
- Goustilik – (Breton) Sarnac; espece de petit poignard.
- Goutto – (Guhu-Samane (also known as Bia, Mid-Waria, Muri, Paiawa, Tahari), Papua New
Guinea) A kind of arrow. See Sagi.
- Gouzifiad – (Breton) Épieu, espèce de lance don’t on sert pour la chasse du sanglier.
- Gouzougen – (Breton) Gorgerin, partie de l’armure qui couvrait la gorge d’un home d’armes.
- Gowdalie – (Victoria) Fishing spear made wholly of hard tough wood. From ten to fifteen feet in
length. They ara used, says Dr. Gummow, during the spawning season, when the fish are on flooded
ground, in about eighteen inches or two feet of water.

- Go Yaku – Gunpowder, Japan.

- Goyart – (Fr.) Sorte d’arme & de serpe.
-
- Gozma (Gouza) – (Touareg of Ghadamés, Libyenne, Jamahiriya arabs) Type of arm dagger
predominantly used among the Tuareg in the Air region. Double edged straight blade. Grip is made
of wood covered with brass sheets and brass wire. Scabbard is made of strong decorated leather. It
is held in a scabbard strapped to the arm. See Rilok, Telek.

L. 360 mm
 North
Africa, 19th first half 20th century, Length 47,5cm; Length without scabbard 42,5cm; Blade length 29cm; Weight
319gr; Weight without 178gr.
- inGqanda – (Kaffir) A description of assegai.
- Gqhaa (gǁqhàā) – (!Xóõ of Khoisan) Arrow, bone tip.
- Grabang – (Thai) Guard, hilt. Larger than is typical, more like a Japanese tsuba. See Daab.
- Graffle – A hook fastened to the belt by which some of the early crossbows were spanned.
-

- Grajcar – (Polski) (also: Grajcarek or (staropol.) Krajcar, the German Kratzer. See Ball Puller.

Bandolier and Grajcar.

Grajcar
- Gra-me – (Lu-Tzǔ of Hsi-Fan) Sword.
- Grand Garde – The grand garde was a piece of plate armour, invented towards the close of the
fifteenth century for the protection of the left shoulder and breast of the knight in the jousts or
tournaments. It was affixed to the breastplate by three screws, and enabled the wearer to dispense
with a shield. Like the garde de bras, it was only used for jousting.

Grand Garde. Meyrick Collection.

-
- Grand Heaume – (France)
- Granggang – A wooden (bamboo) spear with a straight, round point, Java. It is also used by the
Dyaks for throwing.
Length: 1.5m, Mass: 1. 1kg
- Grar – (India) Spear where the front part of shaft is covered with thorn-like protrusions.
- Gravatana – () Blowgun.

- Gravelot, Gavrelot – (Fr.) Javelot.

- Gravity Knife or Paratrooper Knife – (Germ.: Fallmesser) (Ibberson Gravity Knife, Luftwaffe
Fallschirmjäger-Messer, Rampuri). Any knife which has a blade which is released from the handle
by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force.

Paul Weyersberg & Co Gravity Knife, Luftwaffe Fallschirmjager Paratroop/Pilot/Flyer's Takedown Gravity Knife

German
Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger-Messer or air force paratrooper knife
Knife which can be opened solely by the forces of gravity or centripetal force, in which the blade exits
out the front of the handle point-first and locks into place. To retract the blade back into the
handle, a release lever is pressed. Should the knife be equipped with a spring to open the blade, it is
then referred to as an Out-The-Front Automatic knife or OTF for short. Knives commonly
mistaken for gravity knives include OTF automatic knives, the butterfly knife (or balisong), and
occasionally common folding knives (see penny knife).
During World War II, German paratroopers were issued gravity knives in case they had to cut
themselves free from a parachute that had become tangled in a tree or other obstruction. Types of
gravity knives: Rampuri.
- Greabhailte – (Irish) A helmet.
- Greadog – (Irish) A whip.
- Great Bascinet – A type of medieval battle helmet, which has appeared early-middle XV century.

Great Bascinet (c.1425) formerly in Pamplona Cathedral.

Spanish, c.1425
Great Bascinet said to have been found at Athens. South
Navarre Museum, Pamplona (Note: The arm of the visor has
German, c.1435-40
been repaired.)
 Great Bascinet for the tourney or for fighting on foot in the lists. Great Bascinet 15th Century, Weight : 3.5 Kg approx,
English(?), c.1490-1500 Wimborne Minster, Dorset Height : 26 cm
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- Great Helm or Heaume, also called Pot Helm, Bucket Helm and Barrel Helm – (Česky: Hrncová
přilba; Deutsch: Topfhelm; Français: Heaume; Magyar: Csuporsisak; Русский: Топфхелм;
Svenska: Tunnhjälm; Polski: Hełm Garnczkowy (Hełm wielki); Lietuvių: Didšalmis; Suomi:
Patakypärä) A helmet of the High Middle Ages arose in the late twelfth century in the context of
the crusades and remained in use until the fourteenth century. They were used by knights and
heavy infantry in most European armies between about 1220 to 1540 AD, however they were used
widely throughout Christian armies in the Third Crusade.

- Great Sword or Greatsword – The long swords of the Middle Ages. The great sword proper was
developed during the Renaissance, but its earlier cousin, the Scottish Claymore, was very similar in
size and use, like the "outsized specimens" between 160 cm and 180 cm (approx. the same height as
the user) such as the Oakeshott type XIIa or Oakeshott type XIIIa. These swords were too heavy to
be wielded one-handed and possessed a large grip for leverage, the point would be to hold the grip
 with one hand at the top of the grip, and one hand at the bottom. The top hand would push, and the
bottom hand would pull; this gave extra leverage thus the sword would be easier to swing, ignoring
much of its weight.

- Greave – A Greave (from 12th century French greve "shin", of uncertain origin) is a piece of
armour that protects the leg.
Often in matched pairs (a pair of greaves), greaves may be constructed of materials ranging from
padded cloth to steel plate. Some designs protect only the lower leg (a Half-Greave) or extend
upwards to protect the thigh. Greaves can also be called Platelegs.
Greaves are most commonly found in the armor of heavy infantry, usually from ancient times. One
example of infantry using greaves are ancient Greek Hoplites. Also, later Roman Legion
infantrymen wore greaves. The Roman Centurions wore altered greaves from the standard Roman
uniform.
 Greave With Soleret Bec De Cane Greave With Soleret Demi-sabot England, 1500

1. Barbute Helm 11. Greave

2. Pauldron 12. Sabaton
3. Mail Gussets or 13. Mail Chausses or
Voicers Skirt
4. Breastplate 14. Gauntlet
5. Plackart 15. Culet of Three
6. Couter Lames
7. Fauld of Four Lames 16. Mail Gussets or
8. Tasset Voiders
9. Cuisse 17. Guard of Vambrace
10. Poleyn 18. Upper Cannon of
the Vambrace
(Revebrace)
19. Gardbrace
20. Mail Standard or
Collar

- Grèaves – Armour for the front of the legs. See Jambs.

See Cnémides.
(Habillement des jambes, des genoux aux solerets. Les chausses de mailles adoptées pendant le XIIe
siècle et le commencement du XIIIe préservant incomplètement les tibias, on les doubla, vers le
milieu du XIIIe siècle, de plates de fer, bouclées derrière les mollets. Ces plates apparurent en
même temps que les premières genouillères (fig.1). Ces grèves, attachées à l'aide de trois courroies,
passaient sous la genouillère conique et s'arrêtaient au-dessus du coup cou-de-pied, recouvert aussi
par une lame de fer.)
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-

- Grenade Gun – (16-18th century) See Grenade Launcher, Hand Mortar.

L.: 60-80cm; M.: 5,0-6,0kg

- Grenade Launcher – The earliest devices which could be referred to as grenade launchers
were slings, which could be used to throw early grenado fuse bombs. The ancestors of modern
ballistic grenade launchers, however, were simplistic muzzle-loading devices using a stake-like body
to mount a short, large-bore gun barrel into which an explosive or incendiary device could be
inserted; these were later refined into shoulder-fired blunderbuss-like firearms referred to as Hand
Mortars. These weapons were not highly regarded due to their unreliability, requiring the user to
ignite a fuse on the projectile before firing and with a substantial risk of the explosive failing to
leave the barrel; attempts to ignite the fuse on firing using the gunpowder charge resulted in
weapons that would often force the fuse into the grenade and make it explode in the barrel.

Dutch brass flintlock grenade/fire dart launcher, ca. 1750.

British flintlock grenade launcher dated 1776.

 A flintlock grenade launcher circa 1740.

Spanish miquelet hand mortar (grenade launcher), 18th century.

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- Grènèng – (Javanese) A small crooked ornament of kris.

Parts of Greneng:

Kinds of greneng:
Greneng of Bali
- Grere’o – (Santa Isabel) The coiled-fibre shield.
- Grevas (grêvas) – (Portoguese) (pl.) A sort of armour for the legs. (French: Greves).
- Grêve – (Fr.) Espece d’armure preservative. Ducange, au mot Greva, dit que ce sont des bottines de
fer, armure des jambes.
- Grevette – (Fr.) Bottine, armure des jambes.
- Gri – (Tibet) Knife or sword. Different kinds of weapons: Chu Gri, Gri Thung (Gri Thuṅ), Rai-
Grihi Bu (Ral Gri’i Bu), Gri Gug, Gri ’Khyog Po (Gri Hkhyog-Po), Dgra Sta, Sta Ri, Ral Gri’i
’Khrul ’Khor, Gri Sgur, Sa Rang (Sa Raṅ), Gri'i ’Khrul ’Lehor; and the following syn.: Shang
Lang (Çaṅ-Laṅ), Rjes-SuGcod, Lag-Skyoṅ, Zla-Wa Hdsum-Byed, Gyul-Du Hdsin, Sgrol-Byed,
Dpal-Gyi Sniṅ-Po, Brdeg Cha, Rjes Ba ’Dzum Byed, Dpal Gyi Snying Po, Gcod Byed, Sha Ma Ka
(Ça Ma Ka). (SC)
- Gri Bton – (Tibet) Unsheathed sword or knife. (SC)
- Gri Bya Gag Gi Gshog Pa Lta Bu (Gri Bya Gag-Gi Gçog-Pa Lta-Bu) – (Tibet) A knife in the shape
of the wings of a cock. (SC)
- Gri Bya Rog Gi Mchu – (Tibet) A knife in the shape of a crow’s bill. (SC)
- Gri Dmar – (Tibet) (lit. “the red knife”) Knife of superior quality manufactured in Tibet. (SC)
- Gri Dngo – (Tibet) The cutting edge of a knife or sword. See also Gri Kha. (SC)
- Gri Dngo ’Don – (Tibet) The unsheathe a sword or knife. (SC)
- Gri-Dno – (Tibet) The edge of a knife. See Gri So.
- Gri Dpa’ Dam – (Tibet) A long sword, or a long knife worn at the waist. See also Dpa’Dam. (SC)
- Gri Gu Chung (Gri Gu Chuṅ) – (Tibet) Small knife. (SC)
- Gri Gug – (Tibet) 1/ A short, crooked sabre or sword, falchion, cimeter.
2/ A curved knife, a chopper shape like a crescent moon, held by certain deities; an
ancient weapon. (SC)
- Griḥi Tse-Mo – (Tibet) The point of a scimitar or sword.
- Gri Hkhyog-Po – (Tibet) . (SC)
- Grihu – (Tibet) A small knife. See Gri’u.
- Gri’i Kha – (Tibet) The blade of a knife or sword. See also Gri Kha. (SC)
- Gri’i So (Grihi-So) – (Tibet) Sharp edge of a knife, the blade. See Gri So.
- Gri-Ka, Gri Kha – (Tibet) The edge of a knife. See Gri So.
- Gri Kha or Gri So – (Tibet) 1/ The edge of a knife.
2/ Blade. See also Gri Dngo, Gri’i Kha, Gri’i So, Lce, Gzang, Ral Kha,
Ral So, and Gri’I Dab Ma. (SC)
- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- Gri-Kug – (Tibet) (the Kukri) A curved knife; short sabre.

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- Gri’i Rtse Mo (or Grihi Tse-Mo) – (Tibet) The point of a scimitar (a curved sword) or sword. (SC)
- Gri’i So – (Tibet) Sharp edge of a knife. Also defined as the blade of a knife. See also Gri Kha. (SC)
- Grimcharbad – (Irish) A war chariot.
- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)
- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- - (Tibet) . (SC)

- Gri-Sgur – (Tibet) . (SC)

- Gri So – (Tibet) The edge of a knife. See Gri’i So, Gri-Dno, Gri-Ka. (SC)
- Gri Shubs – (Tibet) Sheath or scabbard. (SC)
- Gri Thung – (Tibet) Knife or short sword. (SC)
- Gri’u or Grihu – (Tibet) A small knife. (SC)
- Gri Yu – (Tibet) Haft of a knife (general term for handle). Possibly a term that could also be used to
refer to a sword hilt. See also Yu Ba. (SC)
- Groffe – (Fr.) Espece de lance ou de dard ancient, suivant Borel.
- Grog – (Mai Darats (Sakai) of Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Arrow.
- Gro Ga or Gro Kha – (Tibet) White birch bark sometimes used for ornamenting bows. (SC)
- Grog Mahng Tshegrah’ – (Mai Darats (Sakai) of Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Poisoned arrow.
See Blaù.

- Grognet, Groignet – (Fr.) Sorte d’arme offensive.

- Grog Pc’m Tshegrah – (Mai Darats (Sakai) of Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Not poisoned arrow.
- Große Messer - (ger. Langes Messer, Langmesser, ger. Grosses Messer, ger. Hiebmesser,eng.
Great Knife; Lietuvių: Grosmeseris; Русский: Гросс-мессер) A Großes Messer or Gross Messer
("great knife", also called Hiebmesser "cutting knife") was a type of German single-edged one
handed sword similar to a falchion, that was used during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Großes
Messer, or simply Messer, was the term used in the 15th century, and the weapon in the 16th-
century evolved into a type of training weapon known as a Dussack.

Langes_Messer_1520-1680_(108cm)
 Grosse
Messer (meaning "great knife"), a single-edged sword sharing characteristics with both the falchion and the saber. A great variety of
sizes can be documented, from single-handed examples, to hand-and-a-half proportions, and even as full-sized two-handers. Many of
them were fitted with a straight single-edged blade, others with curved saber blades, while still others had thick blades that swelled
towards the point. They were often equipped with a curved cutting edge or a sharpened back-edge.
- Grosphomachos - (GR) skirmisher equipped with javelins.
- Grosphos - (GR) javelin.
- Großschwert – (German) auch Schlachtschwert oder Claymore genannt, (engl.: Claymore, franz.:
Grand Glaive, gälisch: Claidheamohmor) Ist knapp 1,50 Meter lang und etwa 2 Kilogramm
schwer. Es ist großes, zweihändig zu führendes Schwert mit kreuzförmigem Heft und einer
geraden, breiten Klinge, dessen lange Parierstangen leicht zur Klinge hin vorgebogen sind, Der
Griff ist mit Leder umwickelt und endet in einem Scheibenknauf.
Das Schwert ist nur etwas kürzer als ein Zweihänder, hat aber eine breitere, schwerere und
stabilere Klinge. Das Claymore ist ein typisches Söldnerschwert von schottischer Herkunft. Es
wurde von Highlandern (keltischen Clankriegern aus dem schottischen Hochland) und schottischen
Söldnern in Irland eingesetzt. Das Schwert war zwischen dem 15. und 17. Jahrhundert recht
verbreitet. Das Wort "Claymore" leitet sich aus dem gälischen Ausdruck "Claidheamohmor" ab,
was soviel bedeutet wie "Großes Schwert".

- Grot – (Polish) Arrow-point.

- Ground Apple – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) Small to medium sized rock
found on the ground and used as a weapon.
- Group – Used for a number of arrows close together on a target.
- Gsal-Çiṅ – (Tibet) A pointed stake used for the execution of criminals.
- Gshu – Tibetian bow.
- Gshu Mchog – (Tibet) The bow-end, gen. The two ends of a bow. (SC)
- Gshu Rgyud – (Tibet) A bowstring. (SC)
- Gu – (Ancient Celtic) A lance, a spear, a javelin.
- Gua – (Kernewek) Spear.
- Guachimacá, Imajeri (Venezuela) – Tree (Malouetia flavescens) extremelly poisonous; used by
natives hunters as a dart or arrow poison.
- Guadaña de Guerra – (Esp.) (War Scythe in English; Kriegssense in German; Faux de
Guerre in French; Kosa Bojowa in Polish) In general, any type of weapon enastada , obtained from
the blade of a scythe or sickle .
Specifically, for war scythe means a polearm developed in the Middle Ages and remained in use
in Eastern Europe , especially by militias of farmers until the nineteenth century.

- Guai (guǎi) – (China) (1368) An ancient weapon.

The Stick or crutches consists of a wooden rod with a peg for a handhold. It is also known as
"Crutches". The stick originated as an aid for the handicapped. The handle make the weapon
effective for sweeping and striking. The stick predates the Spring and Autumn Warring States
Period (722-222 B.C.). Length is 1.3m, Tan will be not more than 1m, image of those belong to the
short Guai long is 65cm.

L.: 90-130cm.; M.: 0,3-0,8kg.

- Guaiqiang – (China) A kind of spear.

- Guairenqiang – (China) A kind of spear.

- Guaituqiang – (China) a kind of spear. Head large long, form the wheat spike, length about 50cm,
overall length is about 5.7m.
- Guai Zhang (Mandarin), Guai Jeung (Cantonese) – Cane.
- Guai Zi – (China) (“Long Crutch”).
- Guai-Zi-Chong – (China) (1368-1644)

L.: 80cm; M.: 4,0kg

- Guai Zi Ma – (China)

- Guan – (China) Neck of arrowhead. See Zu.

- Guan Dao (guān dāo) (Mandarin), Kwan Do (Cantonese), Kwan Dao, Kwan Tao – (China) General
Kwan's Halberd.
A type of Chinese Long Weapon that is currently used in some Wushu schools. In Chinese it is
properly called a Yan Yue Dao which translates as "Crescent Blade". Alternatively the Kwan Dao
is also known as "Chun Chiu Da Dao" or "Spring Autumn Broadsword". It is an ornate version of
a more plain Chinese weapon known as a "Assault Broadsword" and consists of a heavy blade
mounted atop a 5-6 foot long wooden or metal pole with a pointed metal counter weight used to
balance the heavy blade and for striking on the opposite end. The blade is very deep and curved on
its face; this resembles a Chinese broadsword. Often the edge will taper to a point on the top for
 thrusting. The reverse has a spike used for hooking and dismounting victims. In addition there are
sometimes irregular serrations that lead the back edge of the blade to the spike. Usually a red sash
or tassel is attached at the joint of the pole and blade.

According to legend, the Kwan Dao was invented by the

famous general Guan Yu during the Chinese Three Kingdom Period (221 - 280 A.D.), hence the name. Due to his large stature, he
was able to wield such an imposing weapon and developed the Kwan Dao into a versatile tool. Guan Yu's Kwan Dao was called
"Qing Long Yan Yue Dao" or "Green Dragon Crescent Blade" which weighed an estimated 49kg.
Historically, Kwan Dao, for the most part, were largely used by Chinese military officers. In terms of military applications, both the
Kwan Dao and the spear are capable of engaging calvary and infantry alike. Spears were cheaper to produce and required less
training to be effective. Therefore, spears were distributed to regular infantry, and the Kwan Dao became reserved for wealthy
officers. Due to the exclusive and expensive nature of the Kwan Dao, it became a symbol of military rank, and is often well
decorated.
- Guan Gong Dao – (China) Guan Dao Halberd. The halberds are part of the long weapons family. It
is an ornate version of the Pu Dao long sword. Traditionaly used to dismount the horsemens, the
tail of the weapon could also be used as a spike or to hook the opponent. Due to the weight if the
blade, the use of this weapon requires strenght, agility and coordination. This upper range model is
much heavier compared to the middle range one, the details are more refined and the bottom of the
blade is decorated.

Technical information:
Blade: length 50cm, width from 9 to 17cm., Stick with spike: length 140cm., Weight: about 3270g
- Guanto da Presa – (Italia) Parrying gauntlet. Beneath its leather exterior this parrying gauntlet is
lined with a protective layer of mail.
Italia, late 16th-early 17th century.
- Guapi – (M., Mabuiag, Torres Straits) A shaft of Klak.
- Guardagoletta – (It.) Nelle armature del sec. 16°, ciascuno dei due risalti metallici che, posti sulle
due spalle. See Armatura.

- Guardamano – (Español) (Engl. Guard, Knuckle Bow) (Partes de la guarnición) Parte de la

guarnición evolucionada a partir de la cruz que normalmente llegaba hasta el extremo de la
empuñadura, envolviendo de esa forma completamente la mano.
- Guardamonte – (Español) Guard of a gun lock, sword, sable. See Sable.
 Guardamonte de mosqueton

Guarnición de hierro con guardamonte

- Guardapapo – (Español) Ancient piece of armour to protect the face. See Bevor.
- Guardareni – (It.) Part of armature.
Parte delle antiche armature che protegge le reni, costituita da lamine articolate. See Armatura.

- Guardia Pretoriana –
Era un reparto militare dell'Impero Romano che svolgeva compiti di guardia del corpo
dell'imperatore.
La Guardia Pretoriana, da non confondersi con i più generici "Pretoriani", costituì il corpo militare a
disposizione degli imperatori romani decretandone molto spesso le loro fortune. Protagonisti fin dal
principato di Augusto, la Guardia venne utilizzata per i compiti più disparati dalla guardia al corpo
dell'imperatore, ai servizi segreti, ai compiti amministrativi e di polizia fino anche all'aiuto dei
vigiles nello spegnere gli incendi. Il corpo era all'origine costituito da soldati scelti provenienti dalle
legioni, ma fino a Vespasiano dimostrarono che la vita in città li indeboliva nella disciplina. La
Guardia fu un mezzo per affermare nuovi imperatori o mantenere i vecchi al potere. La storia dei
pretoriani quindi segue, se non è l'artefice, la storia romana imperiale in tutti i suoi risvolti.
Armamento
Gli elementi per potere definire l'abbigliamento della Guardia pretoriana sono molto scarsi. Dalle tracce in
nostro possesso si evince come il soldato pretoriano non avesse un equipaggiamento particolare.
Durante il 99% del suo servizio (salvo sotto Traiano) il pretoriano era addetto a compiti civili, pertanto il suo
abbigliamento doveva essere discreto. È attestato l'uso di una normale tunica bianca (candida) e di un sagum
o di una paenula (grossi mantelli talvolta dotati anche di cappuccio) che bastavano per nascondere un'arma.
L'elmo era usato poche volte per lo più in caso di dimostrazioni o parate. Nelle raffigurazioni a noi
pervenute l'elmo pretoriano è per lo più di tipo attico, un retaggio dalla tradizione bellica greca della antica
Repubblica, oppure, nelle situazioni di guerra, un normale elmo, secondo le usanze del periodo, in dotazione
anche ai legionari.
Le speculazioni fatte in passato riguardo all'uso di scuta (scudi) ovali invece di rettangolari, o di lorica
muscolata, alla luce delle più recenti discussioni sembrano essere decadute. L'utilizzo dell'armamento citato
era vario e, al momento, senza una particolare giustificazione. Esistono testimonianze di pretoriani con scuta
rettangolari, ovali e rotondi, con elmi di molte fogge diverse e con ogni genere di armatura conosciuta anche
tra i legionari.
In guerra, i pretoriani portavano un equipaggiamento simile a quello degli altri legionari, con il classico
gladius (corta spada), e si distinguevano per l'utilizzo del simbolo dello scorpione, talvolta raffigurato su
scudi e insegne.
Lo storico Tacito racconta, a proposito degli eventi della guerra civile del 69, che alcuni legionari
scambiarono i pretoriani di Otone, appartenenti allo schieramento nemico, per alcuni di loro, a sottolineare
il fatto che l'armamento era del tutto identico a quello dei normali miles gregari legionari.

Soldato Pretoriano del I sec. equipaggiato per il lavoro cittadino come riportato dal Rilievo
della Cancelleria del Vaticano
- Guard of Vambrace – An additional layer of Armour that goes over cowter, in which case it is
proper to speak of the Lower Cannon of the Vambrace which is the forearm guard, and the Upper
Cannon of Vambrace which is the rerebrace.
- Guarnición – (Español) (Engl. Hilt) Guard of a sword. See Sable, Espada, Vaina.

Partes de la guarnición

Partes de la guarnición
Botón de Espiga Perilla Capstan Rivet
Cazoleta Taza de tamaño reducido.
Cruz Elemento compuesto por dos brazos transversales a la hoja Cross-guard
que protege la mano de la hoja del rival.
Empuñadura En sentido amplio, guarnición. En sentido estricto, zona de Hilt
la guarnición que sirve para sostener la espada. En este
sentido, con frecuencia se la denomina puño.
Galluelo Gavilán corto y normalmente curvado hacia la punta. Quillon
Gavilanes Cada uno de los brazos que forman la cruz. Quillons
Guardamano Parte de la guarnición evolucionada a partir de la cruz que Guard, Knuckle
normalmente llegaba hasta el extremo de la empuñadura, Bow
envolviendo de esa forma completamente la mano.
Guarnición Todos los elementos de la espada que sirven para sostenerla Hilt
o para proteger a la mano o manos que la empuñan.
Junquillo Cordel de cáñamo empleado para mejorar el agarre de
empuñaduras de madera. Se recubría posteriormente de
cuero.
Lija Piel de una especie de tiburón de color claro utilizada para Fish skin
cubrir el puño de la espada, especialmente en armas
navales.
Monterilla Pequeño pomo. Se dice que es corrida cuando está provista Backstrap
de una cola que se prolonga hasta la virola, cubriendo el
largo del puño por el lado interior.
Montura Guarnición. Hilt
Perilla Especie de pomo diminuto sobre el que se remachaba la Capstan Rivet
espiga de la hoja en algunas espadas.
Pomo Extremo esférico de la empuñadura de las espadas antiguas Pommel
que cumplía una doble función: contribuir a equilibrarla y
permitir ayudarse con la otra mano al empuñarla. En las
modernas se la denominaba monterilla, y era de menor
 tamaño.
Puño Zona de la guarnición empleada para sostener la espada. Grip
Seguro Elemento que permite asegurar la espada introduciendo en
él el dedo índice. Normalmente era una anilla de cuero o
metal.
Taza Guardamano de forma semiesférica utilizado en antiguas Cup-hilt
espadas como las roperas del siglo XVI y XVII.
Torzal Alambre retorcido usado para reforzar la empuñadura o Twisted Wire
para sostener el cuero que la cubre.
Virola Especie de anillo usado para reforzar uno o ambos extremos Ferrule
del puño de la espada.
Zapa Piel de tiburón empleada para cubrir el puño de la espada, Shark skin
como alternativa al cuero.
- Guarnişaõ da Espada – (Portoguese) Hilt.

- Gua-Sai – (Ibaloi or Nabaloi dialect of Igorot, northern Philippines) Axe; man’s working axe.

- Gua-Seit-Da (gųą-seit-dα) – (Kiowa Indians) Spear.

- Gub – (Mer [Murray Islands], Eastern Islands, Torres Straits) One piece hardwood spear with
human face carved below the point. Brown bands on both sides of the face. Probably imported
from New Guinea. Used as dance accessory (DRM). L: 260 cm.
- Guba – Throwing knife, Africa.

- Guba 孤拔 – This is presumably Zhong Lihe's transliteration of an aboriginal word for the machete-
like large knives that Paiwan males traditionally carried as cultural and/ or status symbols. Such
knives, sometimes called “head-hunting” knives [Guódāo 馘刀] (but in reality multipurpose), are
usually curved, but some types are straight or curved only near the tip. In such variors forms they
 are common among Taiwan’s different aboriginal peoples (the so-called Nine Tribes). The
Laraw (Mandarin Lalao 拉烙) of the Atayal people of north Taiwan is particularly famous.
- Gubaguba (gǔbagǔba) – (Saibai island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) See Gabagaba.
- Gubalu – (Wirongu, Australia) Club.
- Gubande – (Banyun, Afr.) Arrow.
- Gubasa – (Dahomey) A short sabre. Ceremonial, prestige sabre carried by high ranking members of
the Dahomean military and political hierarchy, used by the Fon.
A ceremonial sword of Benin, named in honor of the Fon god of war, Gubasa like many metal
implements in pre-colonial Africa, it was intended as a symbol of wealth and prosperity rather than
as a functional weapon. See Gudaglo, Gudjidjo, Hwi.

- Gubru – (Middle Assyrian, Achaemenid) A kind of lance.

- Gubudu (gubuḏu) – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) Large bamboo spear.
Syn: Dhindhi. Moiety: Dhuwa.
- Guburdu – (Djinang) Spear type.
- Gu Che (鼓車) – (China) – (drum cart) Two Gu Che accompanied Yuan Rong Che and relayed
general's command through drum signals. Like Yuan Rong Che, it had a crew of ten, Ming
Dynasty.
 Drawing of a Gu Che, from 'Si Zhen San Guan Zhi
(《四鎮三關志》)'.
- Gudaglo (gudaglô) – (Dahomey) (gun of Bénin) See Gubasa, Gudjidjo.

(Arme rituelle).

L. 230 mm
- Gudawali – (Mabuiag Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) The lashing fastening the head of a
javelin to its shaft.
-

- Gude – (Telugu) A club or mace. See Gudiya.

- Gudendag – A Flemish medieval weapon. "Gudendag" is flemish for "Good Day". The Gudendag
was based on a peasant's hammer, but proved effective against armoured knights, and was adapted
in many ways, usually with spikes, for extra effectiveness. By puncturing the skin, the Gudendag
could be lodged in the skin for a while. Poison was also put on the spikes. See Goedendag.
- Gudia Kapi (guḑiạ kạpi) – (Santali) Battle-axe with broad blade.
- Gudimo or Gudumo – (Somali, Somalia) A small native axe, with hooked handle, with a blade about
2 inches wide. Used for cutting brushwood.
- Gudiya, Gude – (Telugu) A club or mace.
- Gudjidjo – (Dahomey) See Gubasa, Gudaglo.
- Gudka – (Mogul) A single-stick; a litle club. Same as Gadka or Gadga, from Gada, a club.
- Gudmurri (gūdmurri) – (Dippil of Australia) Light shield.
- Gudnor – (Somali, Somalia) A shorter clubbed stick.
- Gudo, (Orta) – (Tibet) Tibetan sling.

120-130 cm long, 0.1kg.

Gudo. Tibetan sling woven of hair and wool.

- Gudreaf (gūðrēaf) – (Anglo-Saxon) Armour.

- Gudsceorp (gūðsceorp) – (Anglo-Saxon) Armour.
- Gudscrud (gūðscrūd) – (Anglo-Saxon) Armour.
- Gudsearo (gūðsearo) – (Anglo-Saxon) Armour.
- Gudsweord (gūðsweord) – (Anglo-Saxon) Sword.
- Gudumo-adi or Gudimo-adi – (Somali) Axe (crooked one).
- Guduma – (Hausa) A club, knotted stick.
- Gu Duo – (China) (骨朵) which is a corruption of Gua Zhun (胍肫), meaning big belly or flower
bud. It is also known as Chui (錘, can be written as 鎚, meaning hammer), the later term is more
common in modern usage.
- Guduru – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River Depot; south
to Jasper Gorge) Club nulla nulla, fighting stick. (FCM)
- Gudwudu (gūðwudu) – (Anglo-Saxon) Spear.
- Gudyera – (Dhudhuroa of Victoria) Fighting club. (MRH)
- Gudyu-Dyurūm′bulu (gudyu-dyurum′bulu) – (Dhudhuroa of Victoria) Small club. (MRH)
- Gudyuru – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) A small club thrown.
- Gue′tl (guē′tl) – (Stikeen Dialect, Tlingit) Quiver.
- Guezi – (Basque) Arrow.
- Gugu – (Mole (lang. of the Moshis), Northern Territories of the Gold Coast) Fijian War Club. Iron-
headed club.
Broad-bladed and intricately carved club positioned at a sharply acute angle in relation to the round
handle. These clubs were mostly used in dance and ceremony. They are sometimes called,
mistakenly, lotus clubs or axe-bit clubs, but they are actually inspired by the shape of the butterfly
fish.
These clubs are believed to come from the interior of Vitilevu and are well represented in museums.
Little is known about these clubs but they were probably used in ceremonial dances. They are
highly collectable and much sort after. Sometimes misdescribed as a Lotus clubs or axe head clubs
they were actually named after the butterfly fish. See Gugu Takaiwai, Siriti.

Dimensions:
L.955mm Diam.45mm W. blade 135mm
- Gugulu – (Guugu Yimithirr (also Guugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir) in Far North Queensland)
Nulla-nulla, fighting stick.
- Guguni – (Australia) Harpoon; big spear for catching turtle, used as harpoon.
- Gugure (gǔgǔre) – (Kowrarega in Neighbourhood (Prince of Wales Island, called Muralug) of Cape
York, Australia) A bow. See Gagai.
- Gugu Takaiwai – (Fiji) Club. See Gugu.
- Guha – (Shambaa (anche chiamati Sambaa, Shambala, Sambala, o Sambara), Tanzania (regione di
Tanga)) Spear.
- Guibet – (Fr.) Sorte dancienne arme qui étoit fort pointue.
- Gui Ding Dao – (China) «Guiding» broadsword, men model.

- Gui Ding Jian – (China) Modern Straightsword Northern Style. «Guiding» straight sword.

- Guidon –
 Guidon of Polleresky’s Hussars, c.1756-58.
- Gui Dun (龜循) – (China) ( lit. “Turtle shield”) Turtle shell shield. A unique shield made of
lacquered turtle shell was discovered at Hubei in 1978. This shield appears to be one-of-a-kind, and
is possibly intended as grave goods, rather than practical use.

Lacquered turtle shell shield, currently kept at Jingzhou Museum.

-

- Guige – A long strap, typically made of leather, used to carry a shield across the back. See Enarmes,
Shield.
 Shield with guige highlighted
- Guinderelle – (Fr.) Name of an ancient sword.
- Guirretton – (It.) Dardo da balestra. “Tipi di dardi sono denominati nei documenti toscani
posteriori al terzo decennio del XIV.”
- Guisarme (sometimes Gisarme, Gysarme, or Bisarme) – (Fr.: Guisarme, Gisarme, Guissarme,
Guysarme, Gysarme, Juisarme, Jusarme, Quisarme; Esp.: Bisarma; Rus.: Гвизарма (бизарма);
Ital.: Guisarme) This very ancient weapon, written also by various authors Gisarme, Guissarme,
Juisarme, Jasarme, Quisarme, has had nearly as many derivations and descriptions as modes of
spelling. By some it has been called a partizan, by others a bipennis or double-axe ; the name
derived from arma acuta, or arme aiguisi'e, which would equally well apply to any sharp, cutting
weapon. Skinner suggests bisarma, and Barbazan would deduce it from acuere.

Offensive weapon formerly used in France: it was a two-edged axe mounted upon a long handle, and
sometimes called Voulque; there were three kinds; the Glaive Gisarme had a sabre-blade with a
spike, the Bill Gisarme a blade like a hedging-bill, and the Hand-Gisarme was a kind of bill with a
serrated back. See Bill-Guisarmes, Voulge-Guisarmes, Glaive-Guisarmes.

Guisarme, 1500.
 Guisarme. Meyrick Collection.
- Guisarmiers – French foot-soldiers (piétons) of the free archers, armed with the Gisarme. See
Archer.
- Gui Tao Dao – (China) Means a ghost head broadsword.
- Gui Tou Dao, Guitoudao (Guǐ Tóu Dāo) – (China) The Ghost Head Broadsword or Gui Tou Dao is a
variation on the broadsword. This weapon was created on the idea that intimidation can be a
valuable tool in combat. The saw-like spine of the broadsword is akin to that of the formidable
Kwan Dao and the curved edge gives the sword frightening cutting ability, creating terrible wounds
at even a glancing blow, much like the original broadsword.

- Guixidao – (China) Ancient celebrated sword.

- Guiyum-Ba-Jarram – (Wotjobaluk of Australia) Jag spear.
- Guja – (Spanish)

- Guja or Archa - (Spanish) (del fr. Vouge) es un arma de asta medieval cuya moharra es una hoja
con forma de espada o sable curvo y ancha de normalmente 30 cm -incluso llegó hasta los 60cm-
usada exclusivamente para tajar. Algunas variantes posteriores llevaban "petos" adicionales para
punzadas y enganches. See Lanza.
En España un Archa -por ello de la toma de las dos voces- también se tuvo -o se tiene- por un arma de
asta cuya moharra era una ancha hoja de tajo que bien se diferenciaba de la ortodoxa vougue (o
glaive) por ser simplemente una punta de lanza ancha y más grande (Este dato viene dado por las
"archas" que en algunos museos se le atribuyen al Cuerpo de Archeros de Borgoña de Felipe IV.)
En Europa, el precedente de estas armas de "cuchilla" u "hoja" enastada se tiene en los llamados
Cuchillos de brecha, los cuales ambiguamente son también catalogados como alabardas primitivas
(compuestas solo de la hoja tipo "hacha", sin petos ni punta afilada prominente). Pero, si en
nuestro contexto histórico ibérico no se diferencian mucho, en el caso de otras naciones si. Es el
caso de Francia, donde a estas "espadas u hachas" largas enastadas -en sus orígenes más remotos-
se las denominó: Vougue, del que proviene nuestra voz "guja" (Con cuchilla más recta de un solo
filo en sus inicios -luego dos- y con rodela que cubría la mano que dirigía); Fauchard (Con raíz
latina "faux", aplicada a armas de cuchillas largas como Faussar, Faussal, Fauchard, Fauchart,
etc..) y que era aún más similar a nuestro término "guja" -cuchilla más curvada-; Faux de guerre
(Guadaña de Guerra), si era con filo cóncavo; etc.

Guja-Archa de la
Guardia de Archeros. Siglo XVII
- Guja-Pua – (Spanish)

- Guja-Voulge – (Spanish)

- Gujerati Shortee – (India) A type of sword manufactured in Gujerat (Deccan). Come in two varieties
known as “Gujerati Shortee” (short) and “Gujerati V’dee” (long).
- Gujerung or Bundi – (South-East Australia) A club.
- Gujie – (China) See Jie (Changjie).
- Gujnal – (Mogul) A kind of gun that could be carried by a single elephant.
- Gujung – (Deori of Assamand Arunachal Pradesh) Spear. Lance.
- Gúl – (Bantu) Arrow.
- Gul – (Baloch or Baluch to the Balochistan region in the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia) An
ornament on the shield.
- Gula – (Yanda of the Dogon group, Northern Mali) Small spear.
- Gula – (Persian) A cannon, musket or cross-bow ball.
- Gula ou Ugula – A Sukuma leather shield, Tanzania.
 H. 69 cm
-

- Gulail or Ghulol – (Nepal) Bamboo pellet bow.

- Gulail, Golail, Ghulel, Ghulol, Gulel, Gal Dunna, Goolail – Pellet bow. Bamboo: the strings made of
thin strips of the same. For hurling pellets of clay or stone, Nepal. Used by the Karens of Burmah,
as well as in India. (Gulail or Ghulol in Nepal).
In India, Ceylon, Burma and China the stone bow was a popular hunting weapon.

L.: 3 ft. 11 in. - 5 ft. 11 in.

- Gulak or Jenak – (Wadai) Dagger.
- Gulāka – (Central Africa) Shield.
- Gulāka – (Central Africa) (gen.) The term desiribing the various qualities of the shield Gulaka.
- Gulāka Ambūma – (Central Africa) The term desiribing the various qualities of the shield Gulaka.
- Gulaka Siside (gulāka šíši̍dē) – (Central Africa) The term desiribing the various qualities of the
shield Gulaka.
- Gulal – (Dimasa in Assam, in Northeastern India) Catapult, slingshot.
- Gulaman – (Australia) Shield.
- Gula Milir – (Malay) “Treacle drop” shaped decoration near the reverse edge above the guard.
In der Keriswelt gibt es zwei Bedeutungen. Die erste Bedeutung ist die Form einer Kembang Kacang,
die zweite eine Rille einer leichten Vertiefung hinter der Gusen. Gula Milir ist die Verlängerung
der Kruwingan, die an der Sor-Soran beginnt und hört auf der Hälfte der Klinge auf. Nicht alle
Keris habe eine Gula Milir. Die alten Tangguh wie Tangguh Majapahit und vorher haben keine
Ricikan Gula Milir.

- Gulanda or Gulada – (Central Subanen (or Sindangan Subanun) of Philippines) A very small knife,
characteristically used for slicing areca nut and used by men or women. See Kaig, Laut.
- Gulati – (Bengali or Bangla of Bengal) Catapult.
- Guldynka – (Polski) The type of firearm that is used in the seventeenth and eighteenth century
hunting.
From other hunting weapons was greater differ calipers designed for "big game" - as opposed to
małokalibrowych ptaszniczek intended, as the name suggests, to hunt birds. Jacob Haur,
seventeenth-century Polish economist and agronomist, wrote about her as Weapons for
hunting wild. Also in this context (weapons of greater caliber) appears in the book
adventure Arkady Fiedler Fri Island Robinson. In the latter case, Poland (or the Old Polish) name
refers to the production of weapons of Spanish, or not having the "original" guldynkami nothing.
The name is probably derived (by Zygmunt Gloger, who shall be appointed in the matter at an
ethnographer andlinguist John Karłowicz ) from Courland city Goldingen
(now Kuldīga for Latvia ).
-Gulel – (Mogul) (Hindi: Gu·lel) A pellet-bow, stone bow. Small hand held catapults were used to
hunt small fowl and as a aid to developiny children’s aim before they moved to bow and musket
training. The larger mechanical (Yantar) catapults were used in battle.
- Gulela (gulelā) – (Hindi) A pellet bow.
- Gulelci (gulelcī) – (Hindi) A pellet bowman, stone bowman.
- Gulgo – (Murawarri) Koolamin. (JPT, vol. 18)
- Gulia – (Murawarri) Spear. (JPT, vol. 18)
- Gulinga – (Burarra) Lightweight wire, as is used to tie things, for example, binding the prongs of a
fish-spear into place.
- Gulithi – (Santa Isabel island) The bark shield.
- Gulla (gullā) – (Hindi) Pellet, small ball.
- Gullet, Goulet, Gaulet, Gallette, Goulette – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) A
sharply crescent-shaped knife usually fastened to a long pole, used to cut down cocoa pods and
other fruit.
- Gully – (Scottish) 1/ A large knife.
2/ A warlike weapon.
- Gulmar – (Persian) A kind of arrow-head.
- Gulmari – (Australia: Queensland) Shield.

- Gulme – (Sokoto Caliphati) Cudgel, war club, mace. See Gwama, Gwarmi, Kulki.
- Gúlok – (Tagalog) Machete.
- Gulti – (Assamese or Asamiya of Assam) Catapult, slingshot.
- Gulu – (Java) Tapering end of a knife blade.
- Guluba – (Mountain Koiari (Koiali), Central Province, Papua New Guinea) Spear.
- Gulula (gulūla) – (Persian) Stone for a cross-bow or balista, a bullet.
- Gulu Meled –
Ist ein Teil der Ganja hinter der Sirah Cecak und vor der Wetengan oder Gendok. Sie gleicht dem
Hals einer Hauseidechse. Es gibt drei Arten: Landung (lang), Sedeng (normal) und Cekak (kurz).

Gulu Meled Landung

Gulu Meled Sedeng

Gulu Meled Cekak

- Gulum-Turash – (Hindoostan) A pen-knife.

- Gulurrurrung – (Djinang) Shield (stick).
- Gulurrurrung Galbungi – (Djinang) Shield oneself (ie. place it in front).
- Gum (or Kum) – (Korea) Sword. Weapon of Kuk Sool Won.
- Guma – (Da’a (Pakawa) dialect of Kaili, Sulawesi) Sword.
- Guma (omu) – (Luganda) A wooden spear-shaft.
-
- Gumbai Uchiwa – (Japan)

- Gumbalaawal – (Fulfulde) Pommel; knob, esp. at the end of a sword-hilt.

- Gumegume – (Swahili, Dialect: archaic) Flintlock musket, flint of gun.
- Gumía (o Khoumiya) – (Español) Kind of dagger, poniard.
(Daga ligeramente encorvada usada por los moros).

- Gumi Wa – (Japan) A leather loop fitted with an elongated metal bead. Found on the shoulder strap
of an armour to which the shoulder guards are tied.
- Gumjaroo – (Korea) Element of the Korean sword.
- Gumjip – (Korea) Element of the Korean sword. Scabbard, most often of lacquer.
- Gumma – (South-East Australia) Grass-tree spear.
- Gummagi – (Korea) Element of the Korean sword.
- Gummy – (Australia) A spear.
- Gumpup – (Korea) Practice wood sword for martial arts students learning.
- Gumurry – (Australia: Condamine and Charley’s Creek – Murrum-Ningama tribe) Shield.
- Gun –
 A long gun, probably made
in the island of Bali.

Hand-gun
of brass. Circa 1480.

Flint-lock
Gun. Temp. Charles I.
 Flint-lock, self-loading and priming Gun. Temp. Cromwell.
- Gùn (Mandarin), Kwun (Cantonese) – (China) (Chinese: 棍; pinyin: gùn) ("rod", "stick") Double
headed staff. The Gun refers to a long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is
known as one of the four major weapons, along with the Qiang (spear), Dao (sabre), and the Jian
(sword), called in this group "The Grandfather of all Weapons".
The types of gun normally used nowadays for exercises and competitions are the Bailangan
(Simplified Chinese: 白栏杆; Traditional Chinese: 白欄杆; pinyin: bái lángān) and the Nangun
(Chinese: 南棍; pinyin: nángùn).
Traditionally, the staff is made out of a material called wax wood, rather than bamboo as many people
might think. Wax wood is strong, yet flexible, making it ideal as a material for the staff. The staff is
fashioned with one thick end as the base and a thinner end near the tip. See Tiao-Zi, Staff.
There are various kinds of gun and these include (from olden days):
Hougun (Hóugùn) (猴棍) - Monkey Staff.
Bai Langan (Bái Lángān) (simplified Chinese: 白栏杆; traditional Chinese: 白欄杆) - Northern staff
Biangan (Biāngān) (鞭杆) -
Fengmo Gun (Fēngmó Gùn) (Simplified Chinese: 疯魔棍; Traditional Chinese: 瘋魔棍) - Mad Demon Staff.
Tianqi Gun (Tiānqí Gùn) (Simplified Chinese: 天齐棍; Traditional Chinese: 天齊棍) - Tianqi Staff.
Wu Hu Qun Yang Gun (Wǔ Hǔ Qún Yáng Gùn) (Chinese: 五虎群羊棍) - Staff of Five Tigers and Goat
Herds.
Taiji Shisan Gan (Tàijí Shísān Gǎn) (Simplified Chinese: 太十三秆; Traditional Chinese: 太極十三杆) -
Taiji Staff of Thirteen.
Taiji Da Gan (Tàijí Dà Gǎn) (Simplified Chinese: 太大秆; Traditional Chinese: 太極大杆) - Taiji
Quarterstaff.
Taiji Gun (Tàijí Gùn) (Simplified Chinese: 太棍; Traditional Chinese: 太極棍) - Taiji Staff.
Bagua Qixing Gan (Bāguà Qīxīng Gān) (Chinese: 八卦七星竿) - Staff of Eight Trigrams and Seven Stars.
Baxian Gun (Bāxiān Gùn) (Chinese: 八仙棍) - Staff of Eight Fairies.
Lianjia (Liánjiā) (Simplified Chinese: 梿枷; Traditional Chinese: 槤枷) – Flail.

L.: 110-130cm.; M.: 0,7-2,0kg.

- Gun (guṇ) – (Paš.) Bowstring. (SRLT)
- Guna (guṇa) – (Or.) Bowstring. (SRLT)
- Guna, also called Bolo-Guna – A Filipino weeding knife with a very short and wide dull blade with a
perpendicular blunt end. It is an agricultural tool used mainly for digging roots and weeding
gardens, approximating the functions of a garden hoe. It is the smallest type of Bolo.

A
Guna, a type of bolo used for weeding in the Philippines
- Guna – (Malaysia) See Segu.
- Guna-Tankara, Guna-Thankriti (guṇa-Ṭankára, guṇa-Ṭhankṛiti) – (Canarese in Kanara in
southern India) The tang of a bow-string.
- Gunbai (Gumbai), Gunpai (Gumpai) or Dansen Uchiwa – War-fan. A Japanese Edo period, were
large solid open fans that could be solid iron, metal with wooden core, or solid wood, which were
carried by high-ranking officers. They were used to ward off arrows, as a sunshade, and to signal to
troops.
 Antique
Japanese ( samurai ) commanders fan "gunbai" made with lacquered wood and inlaid with shell.

Japanese gunbai fan (also

gunpai, gumpai or dansen uchiwa).
- Gunbhuine – (Galic Irish) A spear, javelin.
- Guncili – (India, Go.) Pellet-bow.
- Gunda, Kunda – (Tibet) A gunstock.
- Gundaworra – (Australia: Western River) Wommera or throwing-stick.
- Gundi – (Australia) Fighting stick.
- Gund-i Palta – (Eastern Skirmishers) Armed with nothing but a small shield and a handful of
javelins these men risk their lives in closing with the enemy with only the lightest of equipment.
These men deploy in a cloud before the heavy infantry dashing back and forth to release their
deadly missiles. These infantry skirmishers fought in open formations so as to maximize the
number of men able to get a throw and minimize the effect of enemy missiles. Lacking armour,
training and heavy weapons these light infantry stand no chance if committed to melee.
Historically, most armies of the classical period found use for poorly equipped levies as skirmishers,
very often as javelinmen, as these troops required relatively little training and financial investment,
relying mostly on widespread natural skills and scant gear, while still providing some useful service.
- Gundri Met’ (gundri mẽt’) – (Santali) Grass used for arrow shafts.
- Gun-Dui – (Erlistoun of Western Australia) Stone knife.
- Gunduma – (Hausa) A club. See Guduma.
- Gun-Dyi – (Erlistoun tribes, Western Australia) Stone knife.
- Gungdo – (Korea) A type of Bodos and was used by a general. This sword represented dignity and
majesty in appearance and could be used as a strong sword in combat. The hilt and sheath were
fabricated using wood and covered with fish skin in a Maehwa pattern. It was finished using red
lacquer. The blade had a hexagonal-shaped cross-section and no blood chasms.

Overall length: 89 cm, Blade length: 35.8 cm, Handle length: 16.8 cm, Scabbard length: 72.8 cm
- Gunggan – (Korea) Bow.
- Gung Shing – (Tibet) Gunstock. See also Sgum Mda.
- Gung Si – (Korea) Weapon of Kuk Sool Won. Bow & Arrow.
- Gung Sool – (Korea) Weapon of Kuk Sool. Won Archery.
- Gunhananeji – (Japan) Hananeji-Jingata combination.

- Guni – (Australia: Fraser’s Island) War-spear.

- Gúnĭ’ – (Cherokee) Arrow.
- Gunna – (Irish) A gun.
- Gunna-Caol, Gunna-Glaic – (Irish) A fusee, a fowling-piece, an arquebuss.
- Gunna-Glaic – (Irish) See Gunna-Caol.
- Gunna-Glaice, Gunna-Peileirench – (Gaelic) Blunderbuss.
- Gunnai – (Murawarri) Yamstick. (JPT, vol. 18)
- Gunnai – (Turrubul of Australia) Spear. See Bilan.
- Gunna Mòr – (Gaelic) Bombard. See Soitheach Dibhe. (Irish, a cannon)
- Gunna-Peileirench – (Gaelic) Blunderbuss. See Gunna-Glaice.
- Gunnar’s Bill – The weapon of Gunnar, the Icelandic champion. The Bill of the Icelandic hero
Gunnar which was said to sing before battle.
- Gunners Stiletto – Italian Stiletto dagger, mid to late 17 C. Known as Gunners Stiletto and used to
measure the amount of gun powder to be loaded on a cannon by sticking it at the top of the
gunpowder pile and measuring its depth. The 10 inches blade is scaled with numbers. The grip is
wood with spiral ribs set with round bone insert, steel cross guard and steel pommel. Total length
15 inches.

- Gunnimar – (Wiradhari dialect of New South Wales, Australia) Hooks at the end of spears.
- Guno (guṇo) – (pali) A bow-string.
- Gu-Nome – (Japan) (“zigzag”) (Sword-related) A wave-like outline of the temper line (Hamon)
made up of similarly sized semicircles. See Yakiba.

Gunome
- Gunome Choji – (Japan) (Sword-related) hamon combining choji & gunome. See Hamon.
 Gunome-choji
- Gunome Midare – (Japan) See Hamon.

Gunome Midare
- Gunome-Sambon Choji – (Japan) See Hamon.

Gunome-sambon Choji
- Gunong - Philippine Moro Dagger. A knife from Mindanao, the Philippines. It is essentially a
diminutive form of the larger Kalis or Kris. The Gunong serves both as a utility knife and as a
thrusting weapon used for close quarter fighting—usually as a last defense. It is most often
associated with the Maranao, among whom the Gunong was traditionally carried by both sexes.
The weapon is generally tucked into the back of a waist sash.
The Gunong was originally based on the Kris (or Kalis in Tagalog), a larger dagger created in
Indonesia. The Kris spread into neighbouring countries including what are now Malaysia, Brunei,
Singapore, Thailand. In the Philippines, the Kris and Gunong were most common in the Malay-
dominant southern province of Mindanao. The tribes carried blades as part of their regular attire,
both as a precaution for self-defense and for accomplishing daily tasks.
While the Gunong dates back centuries before colonial times, it became more prevalent in 1915
when General John J. Pershing issued an order outlawing the wearing of swords. Now unable to
carry traditional machetes or broadswords, people turned to the gunong to fill the gap without
arousing the fears of the American colonial authorities. Around this time, the Gunong became
larger and was crafted with a pistol-grip handle rather than the old straight hilts. More
extravagant fittings with chased bands on scabbards, belt clips, guards, and bulbous ferrules also
became common. After World War II, thinner-bladed Gunong were made from newer materials
like nickel and aluminium.
- Gun Qiang – (China) “Rod Spear”. See Tiao-Zi, Gun.

- Gun Qiu (滾毬) – (China) (lit. “Rolling ball”) Also known simply as Huo Qiu, this is the most
standard form of the weapon. It is a gunpowder-filled, five layer-thick hollow paper ball wrapped
in linen and sealed with rosin.
- Gunsen – A folding war fan with iron sticks. It was used by the Japanese as a parrying weapon and
a signal.
 Antique Japanese (samurai) Edo period gunsen war fan, made of iron, bamboo and lacquer depicting the sun (1800-50) on display at
the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California.
- Gunsen Bukuro – A cloth bag used for storing a Japanese (samurai) war fan.

- Gunsen-Gata – (Japan) Type of Tessen. The style used to control military troops during war.
- Gunsen-Gata Tenarashi – (Japan) Type of Tessen.
- Gunsen-Gata Tessen – (Japan) Type of Tessen.
- Gunstock Club or Gun Stock War Club – (18-20th century) An indigenous weapon used by Native
Americans, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the
time. Gunstock clubs were most predominantly used by Eastern Woodland and Northern Plains
tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries. See Notini Towin Mistik.

L.: 60-100cm.; M.: 0,6-1,0kg.

Iowa tribal gunstock war club, ca. 1800-1850,

Nebraska
 Gunstock club
- Guntha_ – (India, Kur.) Pellet-bow.
- Gunti – (India, Kol.Go.) Bow.
- Gunti – (Gondi) Bow and arrow.
- Guntô, Gunto – (Japan) "Military sword" (this refers to all swords in military mounts, not to
whether the blade is handmade or not.)
To Japanese sword collectors the term "gunto" is used to refer to mass produced, mostly machine
made or assembly line production, blades of the WW II era. It is a term of derision. "Gunto" are
thought of as low class, poorly made swords having no artist value and of interest only as war relics.
Even in Japan, this term is used to describe swords of no value. According to current Japanese
regulations, "gunto" are not allowed to be imported into the country either for sale or restoration.
 Gunto
- Gunungan –
Oder auch Genukan findet man an der Ganja ganz hinten und oberhalb der Buntut Mimi. Diese
Ricikan der Greneng findet man nur bei Nom-Noman Keris z. B. aus der Tangguh Surakarta.
Antike Keris z. B. aus der Tangguh Segaluh, Madura Tua, Tuban und Pajajaran haben keine
Gunungan. Gunungan heißt auf deutsch Gebirge.

- Gunungan – See Dapur Gunungan.

- Gun-Wabban – (Mayali, Australia) Axe-handle.
- Guo – (China) Crossbar of the crossbow. Cartridge receiver. See Nu.
- Guo Chu San Yan Qiang (國初三眼鎗) – (China) (lit. “Three-eyed spear from the early years of the
Ming Dynasty”) The supposed progenitor of San Yan Chong (indeed it closely resemble a fire
lance), this variant has a spearhead fixed between its three barrels. Although Zhao Shi Zhen
claimed that he learned Guo Chu San Yan Qiang from a mysterious old Daoist outside of Gongde
Temple, this weapon was most probably devised by himself or his contemporaries, as multiple
barrel handgonne was uncommon during the early years of Ming Dynasty.

- Guo Chu Shuang Tou Qiang (國初雙頭鎗) – (China) (lit. “Twin-headed spear from the early years
of the Ming Dynasty”) The double-barreled version of Guo Chu San Yan Qiang (國初三眼鎗). It is
supposedly the progenitor of a type of double-barreled handgonne known as Shuang Tou
Qiang (雙頭鎗), but no such weapon existed. In fact, Shuang Tou Qiang usually refers to a double-
ended spear (i.e. a spear with spearheads at both ends).

- Guolianqiang – (China) A kind of spear. Total length about 170cm, head lies about 18cm.

- Guom (gươm) – Vietnamese saber with a narrow, curved blade.

Ornate Vietnamese Guőm (narrow-bladed sabers) were carried by officers of the Nguyễn dynasty
(1802 - 1945).

A very rare type of Nguyen ceremonial officer saber, with all-metal hilt and scabbard. Both hilt and scabbard are inlaid
with contrasting metals including niello. Overall length 72.6 cm, Blade length 56.3 cm.

Officer saber, or guom of the Vietnamese Nguyen dynasty. Mounted in brass fittings with floral motifs and mythical
animals in repoussé, including a stylized dragon on the chape and kīrttimukha or "faces of glory". Overall length 74
cm, Blade length 58.5 cm.
 Overall length in scabbard: 94.8 cm, Overall length of saber: 84.6 cm, Blade length: 63.3.

A utilitarian guőm of the Nguyen dynasty, of classical shape and with simple iron mounts.
- Guőm Truòng (鎌長) – The Gươm Truòng is a large Vietnamese saber with a long handle that
requires two hands to wield. They are similar to the Chinese long saber, Chángdāo (長刀) or
Japanese Nodachi (野太刀). In the Nguyễn dynasty, large ceremonial examples were worn during
official assemblies. From old photos, it is easy to assume these are real sabers, but extant examples
suggest that many were made entirely of wood.

Two Vietnamese guőm truòng. The top one is from the northern border region with Yunnan and Laos, two-handed
saber with iron guard. The bottom is a classic brass-mounted example, with swollen ferrule. 143 cm overall, blade 87
cm. This feature is also seen, in lesser extent, on various Southeast Asian dha.

Handle of the classic guőm truòng with its bulbous feature against the guard.

A wooden ceremonial gươm truòng. 154 cm, "scabbard" 97.5 cm.

- Gupal (gūpāl) – (Persian) An iron mace.
- Gupapuyngu Birrkili Bati – (Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) Spear
(ceremonial). See Bati.
Dimensions: 168.6cm

Dimensions: 170.0cm
- Gupti – (India: Mogul) A sword having a walking stick as its sheath. See also Zafar Takiyah Gupti.

Gupti sword

Gupti, knife with a small handle and a bamboo sheath that can be carried slung at the waist, trobe Oraon, region
Subdega, Sundergarh.
- Gupti Aga – A divan sword. See Zafar Takief.

- Gupti-Kard – (Mogul) A knife concealed in a stick.

- Gupti Kárd – (India: Akbar) Long dagger.

- Gupti Thenga (gupti Ṭheṅga) – (Santali) Stick sword.

- Gipu’– (Central Subanen (or Sindangan Subanun) of Philippines)The dart of blowgun. See
Sumpitan.
- Gurade – Ethiopian Sword.

The Ethiopian
saber, also known as Gurade will usually employ a European imported blades, mounted with typical Ethiopian horn hilt. This
specific one has a 32 inches long blade etched with floral design and with the Ethiopian Emperor emblem ( Lion of Judea) and the
face of Menelik II, the emperor of Ethiopia (1885-1913) and marked with Amharic letters. The hilt is made of a massive single piece
of Rhino horn. The pommel cap is brass disk. Total length 36 inches.
- Guraz (gurāz) – (Persia) A large iron mace.
- Gurdehieh - Double stringed bow.
- Gurdijigi – (Djinang) Spear.
- Gurdiyjigi – (Djinang) Spear.
- Cur Gob Neese – (Manx (native name Gaelg or Gailck), also known as Manx Gaelic) Spear.
- Gurhiya – (Hindoostanee) A spear.
-

- Guril – (Darkinjung (Darrkinyung), New South Wales, Australia) Spear-shield.

- Gurj or Garj, Garz – Mace. Indian mace have a great variations in their shape. From simply curved
steel bars to Persian influenced maces with openings in the head which gave a whistling sound when
the blow was struck to plane massive heads. The head may be pear-shaped or flanged. Also known
as Desi Gurj, Goorj. See also Shashpar.
They often have guarded hilts like the Khanda.
- Gurlganyan – (Ngarluma, Australia) Cole’s wattle. Acacia colei. The wood is used for making
spears. See Mugarli.
- Gurma – (Wandala) Arrow.
- Guro (Ɣuro) – (Dinka (Rek dialect)) Hair / tail on end of spear shaft.
- Guroha – (Persian) A ball for a cannon, balista, or cross-bow.
- Gurpisu (Ğurpisu), Gurpissu, Gurpizu, Gursipu, Gursippi – Mitannian helmet.
The name of a particular element of armor, which together with the Sariam (see) comprised the basic
body armor of the warrior, Akkadian. (SCNH)
- Gurpisu Arābu – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia) Heavy scaled helmet, “great helmet”.
(SCNH)
- Gurpisu Maški – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia) “Helmet of leather”.
- Gurpisu Ša Siparri Ṣuppuru - (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia) Tasseled bronze helmet.
(SCNH)
- Gurpisu Ša Sīsi – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia) Type of “horse helmet”. (SCNH)
- Gurpisu Siparri – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia) “Helmet of bronze”, bronze helmet,
Mitanni.
- Gurpisu Siparri Kursimetu (Gurpisu Siparri Kurṣimētu) – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu),
Mesopotamia) Great bronze, scale-covered helmet, Mitanni. (SCNH)
- Gurpisu Siparri Suppuru (Gurpisu Siparri Ṣuppuru) - (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia)
Plumet bronze helmet. (SCNH)
- Gurpisu Siparri Tegipu – (Hurrians of Nuzi (or Nuzu), Mesopotamia)
1/ “leather corselet for the body” or
2/ “a bronze shield for the right (arm)”. (SCNH)
- Gurrbiny – (Bayungu of Western Australia) Barb of spear.
- Gurrbiny – (Ngarluma, Australia) Sharp point of spear. It is detachable.
-

- Gurrja – (Ngarluma, Australia) Flint chip. Used as a knife. See Jumburirri.

- Gurrjarda – (Ngarluma, Australia) 1/ Spear.
2/ Spearshaft.
- Gurrjarda – (Bayungu of Western Australia) Single-barbed spear.
- Gurriyarda – (Yindjibarndi) A type of spear.
-
- Gurrubardu – (Jaru) Boomerang.
-

- Gurteddu – (Sardinian, Campidanesu) Knife. See Gorteddu.

- Guru – (Heikum and Kung of Botswana) Quiver.
- Guruk (gūrūk) – (Moro dialect (Magindanau)) Dagger.
- Guru Wa – (Japan) A type of protective neck armour.
- Gurz – (Mogul; Persia) (14-18th century)

1/ A mace of gold, silver or iron;

L.: 50-70cm.; M.: 1,0-1,5kg.

2/ A short-handled club with three large round balls at the end.

3/ A battle-axe.
- Gurz – An iron mace pointed at one end and having a knob at the other covered with spikes, and
used by the Gurz Mar (Gurz Mār), or Rufa’i (Rufa’ī) faqirs, for striking against their breasts in
their devotional exercises.
- Gürz – (Turkish) Mace.
- Gurza – (Persian) A large wooden club; a mace.
- Gu-Salang (ġu-salanġ, ġusalanġ) – (Mapos Buang (or Mapos or Central Buang) in Morobe
Province, Papua New Guinea) Club made of black palm, about four feet long with the end about
three inches wide, flat at the sides and sharpened at the edges.
- Gusan (Gusan-jô) - (Okinawa) 1,20 m langer kreuzförmiger Stock.
-

- Gusbi - One of the rarest forms of the Arab Jambiya from Hadramaut, an arid coastal area in the
south of Yemen along the Arabian see. Although the blade and handle are similar to those on
common Arab Jambiya, the Gusbi is characterized by the considerably up-curving scabbard tip,
with the chape (scabbard tip) sometimes higher than the pommel. Here is such a beautiful example
of a Gusbi. 9 inches curved wide blade of relatively good quality steel. I shaped grip of horn set with
brass rosettes and decorated with metal nails. The wood scabbard is covered with leather and
mounted with white metal locket and chape set with red colored glass pieces. Very good condition,
 minor pitted spots on the blade. The scababrd leather looks recent, probably to replace the original
worn one.

- Guschet – (Scottish) The armour by which the armpit was defended.

- Gusen –
Ist ein schmales Gebiet auf der gesamten Klingenlänge eines Keris oder Tombak. Dieser Teil wird
eingegrenzt vom scharfen Klingenrand mit dem Strich Lis-Lisan oder Tepen. Keris ohne Lis-Lisan
haben auch keine Gusen. Gusen gehört zu den Ricikan eines Keris Viele Dapur haben eine Gusen,
darunter Mayat Miring, Mangkurat, Wora-Wari, Jalak Nguwoh, Jalak Dinding, Carita Kasapta,
Carita Kanawa, Carita Keprabon und Parungsari.

- Gusoku – (Japan) A set of something, for example, a complete armour.

- Guspinesa – (Sardinian, Campidanesu)knife. See gorteddu.
- Gusoku – (Japan)

Parts of a gusoku:
-
- Gusset – (French: Gonsset) piece of chain mail cut almost of a triangular or lozenge shape, which
was fixed to the haustement or garment under the armour by means of arming points. There were
commonly eight required for a suit—two to protect the arm-pits, two in the joints of the elbows,
two in the joints of the knees, and two upon the insteps. (Meyrick.) The small plates of various
shapes worn at the junction of the arms for the same purpose are called gussets by Mr. Hewitt, and
pallets by Sir S. Meyrick.

- Gustuwan (gustuwān) – (Persian) A horse-armour.

- Guta (gúṭa) – (Canarese in Kanara in southern India) An arrow.
- Gu-Tabam (ġu-tabam) – (Mapos Buang (or Mapos or Central Buang) in Morobe Province, Papua
New Guinea) Club used to kill people.
- Gutahel, Gotahel, Gutterhell – (Trinidadian English Creole in Trinidad and Tobago) A sharply
crescent-shaped knife usually fastened to a long pole, used to cut down cocoa pods and other fruit.
- Guthini, Guthyni – (Atong, India, State of Meghalaya and adjacent areas in Bangladesh) Spear,
bamboo spearwhich is part of an elaphant trap.
- Guthiya – (Hindoostan) Swivel.
- Guthsceorp (gūþsceorp) – (Old English) Body armour, war gear.
- Guthscrud (gūþscrūd) – (Old English) Body armour, war gear.
- Guthsearo (gūþsearo) – (Old English) Body armour, war gear.
- Guthsweord (gūþsweord) – (Old English) A sword.
- Guthswine (gūþswine) – (Old English) A sword.
- Guthwudu (gūþwudu) – (Old English) A sword.
- Gutjaminy – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) Fighting stick. Syn: wakata.
- Gútl – (Tlingit) Lingit) blunt arrow for stunning.
- G·’uts – (Stikeen Dialect, Tlingit) Club.
- Gutu-Mea – (Niue) Is a narrow club, but the striking end curved. (?) Also called
a Pelu, and Uluhelu.
- Gutyer – (Darkinjung (Darrkinyung), New South Wales, Australia) Plain club.
- Guubbe – (Gabra (also Gabbra or Gebra) of northern Kenya) Bow. This is made from a piece of
flexible wood (usually a branch of Arooresa), held in a curve by a tendon (Ribu) in which the arrow
(Tiyya) is slotted. See Tiyya.
- Guubee-ni – (Borana dialect of the Oromo in Ethiopia and Kenya, and Somalia) 1/ Arrow.
2/ Bow.
- Guwarla, Gorlun – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River
Depot; south to Jasper Gorge) Coolamon. (FCM)
- Gu'we – (Maiwa of Trans New Guinea) Spear.
- Guyanggin – (Wardaman, southern branches of upper Flora River; west to Victoria River Depot;
south to Jasper Gorge) Woomera. (FCM)
- Guyarra' – (Yolŋu (Yolngu) people of North East Arnhem Land) type of spear. Moiety Dhuwa.
- Guydhomme – See Guidon.
- Guye Sele – (Manchu) Ornamental iron cover on quiver or bow case.
- Guyrapara (gûyrapara), Ybyrapara – (Tupi Antigo) Bow.
- Gu Yue Shen Jian – (China) Yue Kingdom Sword. Ancient sword from Yue kingdom (Now called
Guangdong province).

- Güzef – (Mapunzugun) Knife. See Kaxükapeyüm.

- Gu Zi - (Tibet) See Dgu Zi.
- Gwaambo (N-) – (Yao) Curved knife, usually having two handles, used for hollowing out a drum.
- Gwaan Dou – (China) L’arma del generale Gwaan.
- Gwabagwaba, Goba, Gabagaba – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) Stone, and stone club.
- Gwăbzăng – (Angass) (H.: Makka) The iron thumb guard used in shooting arrows with a bow.
- Gwadhla, in-Gwadhla – (Zulu) Assagai.
- inGwadla – (Kaffir) A kind of assegai, or native spear.
- Gwaefon, Gwaewfon – By the Welsh, a javelin. See also Fonwayw.

- Gwaew – 1/ (Celtic: Cymr.) Spear.

2/ (Middle and Modern Welsh) A lance, a spear, javelin.
- Gwaewlorv – (Welsh) The staff or shaft of a lance.
- Gwaewsaeth – (Welsh) A dart, or javelin.
- Gwaewsson – A dart.
- Gwálaa – (Lingít, Chicagof Island, Southeast Alaska) ( lit. “it strikes” or “it hits”) Dagger for tying
to one’s head; machete; long knife. Referred to as X'aan.át.
Tlingit men wore the gwal.aa, or single-bladed dagger, in a sheath around the neck. The handle was
carved to represent clan crests, like the bird figures seen on this knife. The single-bladed dagger
was a later type than the two-ended war knife and was not necessarily used for battle, but for
personal defense. The late Peter Jack described how a knife like this would be placed with a
deceased clan member for protection, saying, “His body is being protected for wherever he is going.
That is where this dagger will stand up for him, that’s the way I have heard about this.” See also
Shak'atś, Litaa Daakeit.

Length 40cm
- Gwalpek – (Wosera-Kamu of Abelam (or Abulas) of northern Papua New Guinea) Bow (for
arrows).
- Gwam, Ngwam – (Mwaghavul (also known as Mupun and Sura) in Plateau State, Nigeria) Whip.
Also Ngwam.
- Gwan (gwaŋ) – (Sur (Tapshin), Central Nigeria) Quiver. (cf. Tarok: ìjaŋ, Pe: i-gigyaŋ, both for
“bow”).
- Gwanda – (Larrekiya, Australia) A fighting stick, used as a two-handed weapon, from four to five
feet in length, circular in section, and tapering towards the handle end, is also used. It is made of
heavy wood, and covered with red ochre and various designs in white. The Wogait call this weapon
Wangurre, the Sherait Jendonn, and the Berringin Mileri.

- Gwapyen – (Chawai, Northern Nigeria) Spear.

- Gwarabatut – (Mabuiag, Torres Straits) A stone club with numerous blunt projections.
- Gwarabatutu – (Prince of Wales Island, called Muralug, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A
stone club with numerous blunt projections.
- Gwarapatutu – (Boigu Island, Torres Straits, New Guinea) A stone club. See Gwarabatutu.
- Gwarek or Goarek – (Breton) Arc, arme servant à tirez des fleches. Voyez Bolz.
- Gwasay – (Karao (also Karaw) of northern Luzon, Philippines) Axe.
- Gwa’tla – (Stikeen Dialect, Tlingit) Large knife.
- Gwayw, Ysgeth – (Celtic Welsh; Cimraeg) Lance; spear, javelin. See Gwaywffon.
- Gwaywffon – (Celtic Welsh) Lance; spear; pike. See Gwayw.
- Gwazankwado (gwazankwaḍo) – (Hausa) The name of a poison used for arrows.
- Gwe (gwe•) – (Tonkawa, America) Stick, club.
- umGweba – (Kaffir) A knobstick with an oblong knob.
- Gweegwe (n'-) – (Yao) Anacardiaceous tree (Sorindeia obtusifoliolata). The wood makes good bows.
- Gweeon – (Australia) Stone tomahawk.
- inGweletshetshe – (Kaffir) A small shield used in hunting.
- Gwengo – (Venda) Machete.
- in-Gweretshetshe – (Zulu-Kafir) A small shield.
- Gwew – (Cumbric) Spear.
- Gwicima′c (gwĭcĭmaʹc) – (USA, Colorado Yumans) (“Sinew”) Bowstring. (Or descriptively
Gwĭcĭmaʹc Utiʹc Muθauʹwĭc “Sinew stretched on a bow”).
- Gwicima′c Uti′c Muthauwic (gwĭcĭmaʹc utiʹc muθauʹwĭc) – (USA, Colorado Yumans) (“Sinew
stretched on a bow”) Bowstring. See Gwĭcĭmaʹc.
- ru-Gwiriko gwe-Pfumo – (Shuna) Shaft of an assegai.
- Gwivamati (ḡwivamatī) – (Parintintin in Brazil in the Madeira River basin)
Parte da flecha em que a ponta esta…
- Gwlf Bwa – (Welsh) The notch on the end of a bow, where the string rests.
- Gwlf Saeth – (Welsh) The cock of an arrow.
- Gwoš – (Mafa=Matakam) Knife.
- Gwutet – (Bari, Mongalla Privince, Southern Sudan) Club (stick, cudgel).
- Gyaas – (Gimirra (Benesho, She)) Shield.
- Gyaasu – (Dizi (Maji); Sheko) Shield.
- Gyaku – (Japan) Reversed or slanted Hamon designs.
- Gyaku-Ashi – (Japan) (L. piede rovesciato) Hamon patterns with reversed slanted Ashi pattern.
- Gyaku-Choji – (Japan) Hamon patterns with reversed slanted Choji pattern.
- Gyaku Takanoha – (Japan) Segni di lima sul Nakago a "penna di falco rovesciata".
- Gyegya′oyk (gyēgyâ′oyk) – (Tsimshian) (lit. “lengthwise fastened”) European axe.
- Gyeongbeongap - A kind of Korean armor, made of plaited iron boards and rings.
- Gyetl Dsao (gyētl dsāō) – (Skidegate Dialect, Tlingit) Axe.
- Gyii – (Hiamnda, language of the Jaba people, in central part of the Middle Belt area of Nigeria)
Arrow. See Gie.
- Gyirli (gyiṟli) – (Hiamnda, language of the Jaba people, in central part of the Middle Belt area of
Nigeria) A bow string made of animal hide.
- Gyldenhilte – (Old English) Golden-hilted sword.
- Gyliç, (Гылыч) – Turkmen saber. See Gylych.
- Gylych (Гылыч) – Turkmen saber. See Gyliç, Pulat, Tutaj, Demir, Sim, Kein, Gylychyi Gapi.
Turkmen sabers (gylych) are the same type. Steel saber blades (forged), forged, single-edged, sub-
triangular in cross-section, from heel to one third of the blade length are almost straight, with a
bend to the tip. There are no waste cutting edge, ellman, valleys. The decoration on the blades is
practically absent. Handles of sabers (tutai) are formed by two iron (demir) strips, fastened on the
sides by wooden ones, covered with leather or bone with iron rivet lining. The iron heads of the
handles with rivets are perpendicular with respect to the vertical axis of the handles.Crossroads
and crosspieces iron, straight. The cuttings of the blades are fixed in the handles with paste and
silver winding at the base of the crosses. The length of the blade of the standard saber in the sheath
is from 93 to 95 cm, the length of the blade is from 76.5 to 83 cm, the curvature is from 9.1 to 12 cm.
Перекрестья и крестовины железные прямые. Черенки клинков фиксируются врукоятях пастой (?) и
обмоткой серебряной проволокой (сим) у основания рукоятей. Перекрестья и крестовины железные
прямые.).
 Turkmen
saber with scabbard

Saber with
scabbard of Turkmen Tekins
 Ornament and decorative elements of Turkmen
edged weapons.
1 - obenimitsa on the sheath of the saber (GME, № 5910-125: 6); 2 - plaques on belts of sword belt (at the top - HME,
№ 12-90; below - № 5910-125: b); 3 - a notch in gold on the handle of the Turkmen saber (GME, No. 5910-125: a); 4 -
the same on the handle of the Yomud knife (GME, No. 187-5: a); 5 - pattern on the tip of the peaks (MAE, № 3113-9); 6
— fastener of belts of a sword belt with a receiver (GME, No. 6847-6 / a — b); 7 - the same with two receivers (GME,
No. 5910-125: 6); 8 - a distributor of a belt belt saber (GME, № 12-90).
- Gylym – (Old Welsh) Knife, dagger.
- Gymnès - (GR) Light-armed skirmisher.
- Gymnitai - (Ancient Greek γυμνίται, literally “bare, naked”) Were extremely light infantry who
acted as skirmishers and missile troops. They fought naked or nearly naked and consisted the
lightest version of the Psiloi.
- Gyn, Gene – (Scottish) Engine of war.

- Gyo Jeon – (Korea) Combat engagement. Gyo Jeon is a Japanese method of practicing
swordsmanship with a training partner. In the original Japanese text book, techniques were
documented with a double bladed sword, but Joseon soldiers practiced with the single bladed
sword to prevent injury.
- Gyojeun – (Korea) Single-edged sword.

- Gyoken Okiyô – (Japan) La posizione della spada portata sulla sinistra dall'Imperatore.
- Gyorin Haidate – Samurai fish type scale thigh armor.
 Antique samurai
gyorin haidate
- Gyoyo – (Japan) A leaf shaped plate used as a shoulder protector or to guard the fastenings of the
shoulder straps.
-

- Gyul Gyi Chas Zhugs Pa – (Tibet) To dress in coat of mail, to be in full armor. Same as Go Cha
Gyon Pa. (SC)
- Gzha’I Li – (Tibet) Helmet made of bell-metal. (SC)
- Gzha’ Ma – (Tibet) A kind of helmet. (SC)
- G’zhu – (Written Tibetan) Bow.
- Gzig-Çubs – (Tibet) Leopard-skin case for a bow. See Gzig Shubs (2). (SC)
- Gzig Shubs – (Tibet) 1/ Quiver made from or covered with leopard skin.
2/ Leopard-skin case for a bow. See also Dong Pa. (SC)
- Gzu (ɣzu) – (Tibetan) Bow (for shooting). See G’zhu. (SC)