List of medieval weapons
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This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period.
Handheld weapons
- Battle axe
- Bec de corbin
- Bludgeon
- Club
- Flail
- Flanged mace
- Mace
- Morning star
- Quarterstaff
- Shestopyor, Pernach
- War hammer
Swords and bladed weapons
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight.
- Arming tung
- Dagger
- Estoc
- Falchion
- Katana
- Knife
- Longsword
- Messer
- Rapier
- Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)
- Shortsword
- Ulfberht (Frankish)
- Scimitar
Polearms
Polearms are weapons in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
- Bill
- Horseman's pick
- Dane axe
- Spear
- Glaive
- Guandao
- Pudao
- Pike
- Poleaxe
- Halberd
- Harpoon
- Sovnya
- Trident
- Naginata
- Bardiche
- War scythe
- Lance
- Plançon à picot
Projectile weapons
- Bows
- Gunpowder firearms
- Arquebuses
- Hand cannons
- Baton a feu
- Bedil tumbak
- Hand cannon
- Huo Qiang lance hand cannon
- Heilongjiang hand cannon
- Huo Chong
- Meriam kecil
- Petronel
- San Yan Chong three barrel hand cannon
- Shou Chong
- Tu Huo Qiang
- Slings
- Throwing weapons
Flamethrowers
Siege weapons
- Ballista
- Battering ram
- Bombards
- Bombard
- Byzantine bombard (Greek)
- Dardanelles bombard (Turkish)
- Dulle Griet
- Faule Grete
- Faule Mette
- Grose Bochse
- Mons Meg
- Orban bombard
- Pumhart von Steyr
- Cannons
- Abus
- Basilisk
- Byzantine fire tube[1]
- Cannon
- Cetbang
- Chongtong
- Culverin
- Ekor lotong
- Falconet
- Fauconneau
- Hu Dun Pao cannon
- Korean cannon
- Lantaka
- Lela
- Pierrier a boite
- Pot de fer
- Prangi
- Saker
- Tarasnice
- Veuglaire
- Wankou Chong
- Xanadu cannon
- Xi Xia bronze cannon
- Mortar
- Organ gun
- Petrary weapons
- Rocket powered weapons
- Siege tower
- Mantlet
Warships
- Caravel
- Carrack
- Cog
- Fire ship
- Galley
- Junk
- Djong (ship)
- Longship
- Lou chuan (tower ship)
- Fu chuan
- Turtle ship
Animals in war
See also
- Lists of weapons
- List of medieval military technologies
- List of premodern combat weapons
- Military technology and equipment
- Historical European martial arts
- Armored combat (sport)
References
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