Medieval Glossary
Graper
A metal ring near the hand grip of a lance that prevented the lance from being forced back after impact.
Related term(s): Lance; Rest; Vamplate; Knight; Cavalry; Arrest
Category: Weapons
Added: 12.31.04
Source information:
Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 74.
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