List of medieval weapons

List of medieval weapons

This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period.

Handheld weapons

List of medieval 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 sword • 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

List of medieval weapons

• Bows • English Longbow • Daikyu • English longbow • Welsh longbow • Recurved bows • Hungarian bow • Perso-Parthian bow • Short bows and reflex bows • Gungdo • Hankyu • Mongol bow • Turkish bow • Crossbows • Arbalest • Crossbow • Repeating crossbow • Skane lockbow • Stone bow • Gunpowder firearms • Arquebuses • Arquebus • Istinggar arquebus • Java arquebus • Jiaozhi arquebus • Tanegashima arquebus • Torador arquebus • 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 • Kestros • Sling • Stave sling • Throwing weapons • Chakram • Francisca • Kunai • Nzappa zap • Shuriken • Throwing knife • Throwing spear • Wurfkreuz (German throwing cross)

Flamethrowers

List of medieval weapons

• Byzantine flamethrower • Pen Huo Qi flamethrower

Siege weapons

List of medieval 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 • 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 • Catapult • Hu Dun Pao trebuchet • Mangonel • Onager • Trebuchet • Rocket powered weapons • Huo Che rocket arrow launcher • Hwacha rocket arrow launcher • Siege tower

Warships

List of medieval weapons

• Caravel • Carrack • Cog • Fire ship • Galley • Junk • Djong (ship) • Longship • Lou chuan (tower ship) • Fu chuan • Turtle ship

Animals in war

List of medieval weapons

• Camels in warfare • Dogs in warfare • Elephants in warfare • Horses in warfare • Courser • Destrier • Rouncey