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This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period.^[1]

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Medieval weapons

Abus gun

The Abus gun (Obüs meaning howitzer) is an early form of artillery created by the Ottoman Empire.

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Ahlspiess

The ahlspiess (or awl pike) was a thrusting spear developed and used primarily in Germany and Austria from the 15th to 16th centuries.

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Arbalest

The arbalest (also arblast), a variation of the crossbow, came into use in Europe around the 12th century.

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Arquebus

An arquebus is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. List of medieval weapons and arquebus are European weapons.

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The ballista (Latin, from Greek βαλλίστρα ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"), plural ballistae, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an ancient missile weapon that launched either bolts or stones at a distant target.

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Bardiche

A bardiche, berdiche, bardische, bardeche, or berdish is a type of polearm used from the 14th to 17th centuries in Europe. List of medieval weapons and bardiche are European weapons.

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Basilisk (cannon)

The basilisk was a very heavy bronze cannon employed during the Late Middle Ages.

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Battering ram

A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates.

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Battle axe

A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat.

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Bâton à feu

The Bâton à feu, or Baston à feu (French for "Fire stick"), is a type of hand cannon developed in the 14th century in Western Europe.

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Bec de corbin

A bec de corbin (label) is a type of polearm and war hammer that was popular in late medieval Europe.

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Bedil tombak

Bedil tombak or bedil tumbak is a type of early firearm from the Indonesian archipelago. List of medieval weapons and bedil tombak are medieval weapons.

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Bill (weapon)

A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs, which was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm.

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Blunderbuss

The blunderbuss is a 17th- to mid-19th-century firearm with a short, large caliber barrel which is commonly flared at the muzzle, to help aid in the loading of shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity or caliber.

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Bombard (weapon)

The bombard is a type of cannon or mortar which was used throughout the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period.

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Bow and arrow

The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). List of medieval weapons and bow and arrow are medieval weapons.

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Bow shape

In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side.

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Bullet-shooting crossbow

A bullet-shooting crossbow, also known as prodd, pelletbow, ballester, stone bow, or rock-throwing crossbow, is a modified version of the classic crossbow.

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Camel cavalry

Camel cavalry, or camelry (méharistes), is a generic designation for armed forces using camels as a means of transportation.

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Cannon

A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.

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Caravel

The caravel (Portuguese: caravela) is a small maneuverable sailing ship that uses both lateen and square sails and was known for its agility and speed and its capacity for sailing windward (beating).

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Carrack

A carrack is a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal and Spain.

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Catapult

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants – particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.

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Cetbang

Cetbang (originally known as bedil, also known as warastra or meriam coak) were cannons produced and used by the Majapahit Empire (1293–1527) and other kingdoms in the Indonesian archipelago.

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Chakram

The chakram (cakra, cakram|script.

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Chongtong

The Chongtong was a term for military firearms of Goryeo and Joseon dynasty.

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Classification of swords

The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. List of medieval weapons and classification of swords are European weapons.

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Club (weapon)

A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, or impact weapon) is a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistory. List of medieval weapons and club (weapon) are medieval weapons.

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Cog (ship)

A cog was a type of ship that was used during the Middle Ages, mostly for trade and transport but also in war.

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Courser (horse)

A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse.

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Crossbow

A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. List of medieval weapons and crossbow are medieval weapons.

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Culverin

A culverin was initially an ancestor of the hand-held arquebus, but the term was later used to describe a type of medieval and Renaissance cannon. List of medieval weapons and culverin are European weapons.

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Dagger

A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. List of medieval weapons and dagger are European weapons.

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Dardanelles Gun

The Dardanelles Gun or Great Turkish Bombard (Şahi topu or simply Şahi) is a 15th-century siege cannon, specifically a super-sized bombard, which saw action in the 1807 Dardanelles operation.

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Destrier

Richard Marshal unseats an opponent during a skirmish. The destrier is the best-known war horse of the Middle Ages.

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Djong

The djong, jong, or jung is a type of sailing ship originating from Java that was widely used by Javanese, Sundanese, and later, also by Peguan (Mon people), Malay, and East Asian sailors.

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Dogs in warfare

Dogs have a very long history in warfare, starting in ancient times.

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Dulle Griet

The Dulle Griet ("Mad Meg", named after the Flemish folklore figure Dull Gret) is a medieval large-calibre gun founded in Gent (Ghent).

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Ekor lotong

Ekor lotong, ekor lutong, or ekor lutung refers to a kind of traditional Malay blackpowder weapon.

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English longbow

The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about long.

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Estoc

The French estoc is a type of sword, also called a tuck in English, in use from the 14th to the 17th century. List of medieval weapons and estoc are European weapons.

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Falchion

A falchion (Old French: fauchon; Latin: falx, "sickle") is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin. List of medieval weapons and falchion are European weapons.

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Falconet (cannon)

The falconet was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller shot than the similar falcon.

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Fauconneau

A Fauconneau was a small type of cannon used during the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.

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Faule Grete

The Faule Grete (German for Lazy Grete, alluding to the lack of mobility and slow rate of fire of such super-sized cannon) was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the Teutonic Order.

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Faule Mette

The Faule Mette (German for Lazy Mette, alluding to the gun's rare deployment, difficult mobility, and limited loading and fire rate) or Faule Metze was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the city of Brunswick, Germany.

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Fierce-fire Oil Cabinet

The Fierce-fire Oil Cabinet was a double-piston pump naphtha flamethrower first recorded to have been used in 919 AD in China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. List of medieval weapons and Fierce-fire Oil Cabinet are medieval weapons.

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Fire lance

The fire lance was a gunpowder weapon and the ancestor of modern firearms.

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Fire ship

A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver.

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Flail (weapon)

A flail is a weapon consisting of a striking head attached to a handle by a flexible rope, strap, or chain. List of medieval weapons and flail (weapon) are medieval weapons.

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Francisca

The francisca (or francesca) was a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a characteristic national weapon at the time of the Merovingians (about 500 to 750 AD).

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Gakgung

The Korean Bow (각궁, Gak-gung hanja: 弓, or horn bow) is a water buffalo horn-based composite reflex bow, standardized centuries ago from a variety of similar weapons in earlier use.

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Galley

A galley was a type of ship which relied mostly on oars for propulsion that was used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe.

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Glaive

A glaive, sometimes spelled as glave, is a type of pole weapon, with a single edged blade on the end, known for its distinctive design and versatile combat applications.

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Goedendag

A goedendag (Dutch for "good day"; also rendered godendac, godendard, godendart, and sometimes conflated with the related plançon) was a weapon originally used by the militias of Medieval Flanders in the 14th century, notably during the Franco-Flemish War.

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Greek fire

Greek fire was an incendiary chemical weapon manufactured in and used by the Eastern Roman Empire from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries.

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Grose Bochse

The Grose Bochse (old German for Große Büchse, "Big Gun") was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the Teutonic Order.

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Guisarme

A guisarme (sometimes gisarme, giserne or bisarme) is a polearm used in Europe primarily between 1000 and 1400.

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Halberd

A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed polearm that came to prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. List of medieval weapons and halberd are European weapons.

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Hand cannon

The hand cannon, also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. List of medieval weapons and hand cannon are medieval weapons.

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Heilongjiang hand cannon

The Heilongjiang hand cannon or hand-gun is a bronze hand cannon manufactured no later than 1288 and is the world's oldest confirmed surviving firearm.

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History of archery

Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago).

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Horseman's pick

The horseman's pick is a weapon of Middle Eastern origin used by cavalry during the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East. List of medieval weapons and horseman's pick are European weapons and medieval weapons.

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Horses in warfare

The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC.

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Hu dun pao

Hu dun pao (虎蹲砲) is the name of two different missile weapons in Chinese history.

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Huo Che

Huo Che or rocket carts are several types of Chinese multiple rocket launcher developed for firing multiple fire arrows.

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Huochong

Huochong was the Chinese name for hand cannons.

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Hwacha

The hwacha or hwach'a was a multiple rocket launcher and an organ gun of similar design which were developed in fifteenth century Korea.

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Istinggar

Istinggar is a type of matchlock firearm built by the various ethnic groups of the Maritime Southeast Asia.

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Java arquebus

Java arquebus (Indonesian and Malaysian: Bedil Jawa) refers to long-barreled early firearm from the Nusantara archipelago, dating back to the early 16th century.

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Javelin

A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon.

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Jiaozhi arquebus

Jiaozhi arquebus (Giao Chỉ arquebus or Vietnamese arquebus) refers to several types of gunpowder firearms produced historically in Vietnam.

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Junk (ship)

A junk is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design.

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Katana

A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands.

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Kestros (weapon)

A kestros (κέστρος) or kestrophendone (κεστροσφενδόνη), respectively Latinized as cestrus or cestrosphendone, is a specially designed sling that is used to throw a heavy dart.

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Knife

A knife (knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt.

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Knightly sword

In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about. List of medieval weapons and knightly sword are European weapons.

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Korean cannon

Cannons appeared in Korea by the mid 14th century during the Goryeo dynasty and quickly proliferated as naval and fortress-defense weapons.

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Kunai

A is a Japanese tool thought to be originally derived from the masonry trowel.

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Lance

The English term lance is derived, via Middle English launce and Old French lance, from the Latin lancea, a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry and cavalry, with English initially keeping these generic meanings.

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Lantaka

The Lantaka (Baybayin: pre virama: ᜎᜆᜃ: post virama: ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜃ) also known as rentaka (in Malay, jawi script: رنتاک) was a type of bronze portable cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia.

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Lela (cannon)

Lela or lila is a type of Malay cannon, used widely in the Nusantara archipelago.

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List of premodern combat weapons

This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. List of medieval weapons and list of premodern combat weapons are lists of weapons.

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Lists of weapons

This is an index of lists of weapons.

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Lochaber axe

The Lochaber axe (Gaelic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland.

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Longbow

A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a fairly long draw possible.

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Longship

Longships were a type of specialised Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC.

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Longsword

A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around), a straight double-edged blade of around, and weighing approximately. List of medieval weapons and longsword are European weapons.

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Louchuan

Louchuan were a type of Chinese naval vessels, primarily a floating fortress, which have seen use since the Han dynasty.

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Lucerne hammer

The Lucerne hammer is a type of polearm which was popular in Swiss armies during the 15th to 17th centuries. List of medieval weapons and Lucerne hammer are European weapons and medieval weapons.

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Mace (bludgeon)

A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes.

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Man catcher

A man catcher, also known as catchpole, is a type of polearm.

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Mangonel

The mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of trebuchet used in Ancient China starting from the Warring States period, and later across Eurasia by the 6th century AD.

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Medieval technology

Medieval technology is the technology used in medieval Europe under Christian rule.

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Melee weapon

A melee weapon, hand weapon, close combat weapon or fist-load weapon is any handheld weapon used in hand-to-hand combat, i.e. for use within the direct physical reach of the weapon itself, essentially functioning as an additional (and more effective) extension of the user's limbs.

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Messer (sword)

A messer (German for "knife") is a single-edged sword of the 15th and 16th century, characterised by knife-like hilt construction methods. List of medieval weapons and messer (sword) are European weapons.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Military animal

Military animals are trained animals that are used in warfare and other combat related activities.

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Military fork

A military fork is a polearm which was used in Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries.

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Military technology

Military technology is the application of technology for use in warfare.

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Miniature meriam kecil

Miniature meriam kecil (also known as currency cannon) is a type of very small cannon found on the Indonesian archipelago.

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Mongol bow

The Mongol bow is a type of recurved composite bow historically used in Mongolia, and by the horse archers of the Mongol Empire.

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Mons Meg

Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.

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Morning star (weapon)

A morning star (Morgenstern) is any of several medieval club-like weapons consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with one or more spikes, each used, to varying degrees, a combination of blunt-force and puncture attack to kill or wound the enemy. List of medieval weapons and morning star (weapon) are medieval weapons.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight.

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Nzappa zap

The Nzappa zap (also referred to as zappozap, nsapo, kilonda, kasuyu) is a traditional weapon from the Congo similar to an axe or hatchet.

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Onager (weapon)

The onager was a Roman torsion powered siege engine.

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Partisan (weapon)

A partisan (also known as a partizan), a type of polearm, was used in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. List of medieval weapons and partisan (weapon) are European weapons.

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Pernach

A pernach (перна́ч, перна́ч or, piernacz) is a type of flanged mace originating in the 12th century in the region of Kievan Rus' and later widely used throughout Europe. List of medieval weapons and pernach are medieval weapons.

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Petrary

Petrary (from Greek petra "stone") is a generic term for medieval stone-throwing siege engines such as mangonels and trebuchets, used to hurl large rocks against the walls of the besieged city, in an attempt to break down the wall and create an entry point.

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Petronel

A petronel is a 16th and 17th century black powder muzzle-loading firearm, defined by Robert Barret (Theorike and Practike of Modern Warres, 1598) as a horsemans peece.

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Pierrier à boîte

A Pierrier à boîte was an early type of small wrought iron cannon developed in the early 15th century, and a type of breech-loading swivel gun.

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Pike (weapon)

A pike is a long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the early modern period, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until it was largely replaced by bayonet-equipped muskets. List of medieval weapons and pike (weapon) are European weapons.

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Plançon à picot

The plançon à picot, or simply plançon (also spelled planson), was a medieval infantry weapon designed for smashing and thrusting.

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Pot-de-fer

The pot-de-fer was a primitive cannon made of iron.

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Prangi

The prangi, paranki, piranki, pirangi, farangi, firingi, or firingiha was a type of cannon produced by the Ottoman Empire.

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Pumhart von Steyr

The Pumhart von Steyr is a medieval large-calibre cannon from Styria, Austria, and the largest known wrought-iron bombard by caliber.

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Quarterstaff

A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European polearm, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period.

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Ranged weapon

A ranged weapon is any weapon that can engage targets beyond hand-to-hand distance, i.e. at distances greater than the physical reach of the user holding the weapon itself.

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Ranseur

A ranseur, also called roncone, was a polearm similar to the partisan used in Europe up to the 15th century.

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Rapier

A rapier or espada ropera is a type of sword originally used in Renaissance Spain. List of medieval weapons and rapier are European weapons.

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Recurve bow

In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung.

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Repeating crossbow

The repeating crossbow, also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (also romanized Chu-ko-nu) due to its association with the Three Kingdoms-era strategist Zhuge Liang (181–234 AD), is a crossbow invented during the Warring States period in China that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and shooting actions into one motion.

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Ribauldequin

A ribauldequin, also known as a rabauld, randy, ribault, ribaudkin, infernal machine or organ gun, was a late medieval volley gun with many small-caliber iron barrels set up parallel on a platform, in use in medieval and early modern Europe during the Renaissance period.

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Rouncey

The term rouncey (also spelt rouncy or rounsey) was used during the Middle Ages to refer to an ordinary, all-purpose horse.

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Sabre

A sabre (French: ˈsabʁ, or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods.

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Saker (cannon)

The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English.

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San yan chong

The san yan chong was a three barrel hand cannon used in the Ming dynasty.

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Shuriken

A is a Japanese concealed weapon used by samurai or ninja or in martial arts as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.

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Siege engine

A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare.

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Siege tower

A Roman siege tower or breaching tower (or in the Middle Ages, a belfryCastle: Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections. Dorling Kindersley Pub (T); 1st American edition (September 1994). Siege towers were invented in 300 BC.) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and ladders while approaching the defensive walls of a fortification.

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Skåne lockbow

The Skåne lockbow was an early form of crossbow from Skåne or Scania, then a province of Denmark.

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Sling (weapon)

A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet".

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Sovnya

A sovnya (совня) is a traditional polearm used in Russia.

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Spear

A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.

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Spetum

A spetum is a polearm that was used in Europe during the 13th century.

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Sword

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. List of medieval weapons and sword are European weapons and medieval weapons.

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Swordstaff

A swordstaff (svärdstav) is a Scandinavian polearm, used in the Middle Ages.

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Tanegashima (gun)

, most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English, was a type of matchlock-configured arquebus firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. List of medieval weapons and Tanegashima (gun) are European weapons.

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Throwing knife

A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively.

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Toradar

A toradar is a South Asian matchlock primarily found in the Mughal Empire, dating from the 16th century.

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Trebuchet

A trebuchet (trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a rotating arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile.

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Tu Huo Qiang

Tu Huo Qiang (Chinese: 突火枪; Pinyin: tūhuǒqiāng) was a precursor to guns invented in the 1250s.

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Turkish archery

Turkish archery (Türk okçuluğu) is a tradition of archery which became highly developed in the Ottoman Empire, although its origins date back to the Eurasian Steppe in the second millennium BC.

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Turtle ship

A turtle ship was a type of warship that was used by the Korean Joseon Navy from the early 15th century up until the 19th century.

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Ulfberht swords

The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERH+T or +VLFBERHT+. List of medieval weapons and Ulfberht swords are European weapons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medieval_weapons

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