Medieval Glossary
Arms of the Hilt
The guards that curve down from the quillon toward the pommel of a sword, forming a ring above the hilt.
Related term(s): Quillon; Pommel; Hilt; Fuller; Sheath; Sword Knot
Category: Weapons
Added: 06.07.05
Source information:
Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 71.
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