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EPEE MAIN DEMIE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

... a sword with a moderate-length blade that can be used with either one hand or two.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
  • Armes anciennes
CONT

L'épée à une main et demie était aussi bien destinée à la tranche qu'à l'estoc. Également appelée «bâtarde» à cause de la taille de sa poigne, cette épée à pommeau en disque peut être utilisée d'une ou deux mains pour les combats.

Spanish

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