Arms and armor were a big part of the medieval life. Along time ago they had to fight to keep their land even their lives most of the time, so they needed a lot of arms and armor. Countries and people fought a lot of wars back in the medieval days. Weather or not they were fighting for there lands or countries if you were not equipped you would get pushed around. They used the weapons to protect themselves and for everyday life. They used armor to protect themselves from the enemy's weapons.
Medieval designs were in all shapes and sizes. Battle-axes, spears, and maces had very fine art work on their handles and blades. The war hammer was a big metal hammer with a spike on the top and back of it. The mace was a long metal stick with a ball connected to a chain that you could swing and hit your enemy with.
Swords were very important in the medieval time period. A sword was the most important weapon to a knight. Swords were made of light iron so the soldier could swing them with ease. The Vikings had many different designs of swords, but their blades varied very little. They had 26 types of swords. Vikings put charms in bags and tied them with string on the upper guards of their swords for good luck. Scottish usually used the big two handed sword. The two handed sword was a specialized and effective infantry weapon, and was recognized as such in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The sword was usually about 52 inches and weighed between 6 and 14 pounds. Some swords were really fancy and were only used in rituals and ceremonies. Ceremonies demand the finest and most impressive swords and they are reserved for those special moments.
Long bows and crossbows were used a lot to in the medieval era. You could fire a long bow quicker but it was harder to aim. The length of the long bows arrows usually depended on the bows length. Shafts of the bows were usually made of ash or birch, and the arrows head was made from iron.
The armored front was about 1 inch thick and the sides were approximately a ½ plate. ... Developed during the same period of time the M8 Light Armored Car "Greyhound- was introduced. ... The armor was nothing to brag about, easily. stopping your common machine guns but nothing else beyond that. ... World War II Small Arms. ... World War II Small Arms. ...
The media helped to have a bullet that pierces bullet- proof armor get banned, but the bullets were made especially for law enforcement and licensed dealers. All of these laws should be considered unconstitutional because it goes against the right to bare arms. ... The constitution gives the people the right to bare arms and protect themselves. ... What the bullets were capable of is being able to pierce bullet-proof armor. ...
The Haganah, financed originally through the Zionist General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel (HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael, known as Histadrut) and later through the Jewish Agency, operated clandestinely under the British Mandate, which declared the bearing of unauthorized arms by Palestinian Jews to be illegal. Arms and ammunition were smuggled into the country, and training was conducted in secret. In addition to guarding settlements, the Haganah manufactured arms, built a series of roads and stockades throughout Palestine to facilitate defense, and org...
Charles De Gaulle - General Charles de Gaulle was one of the pioneers of modern armored warfare as practiced in the Second World War. ... Rommel brilliantly commanded an armored division in the attack (1940) on France. ... This was mostly due to the tactical brilliance of Rommel and problems in the armored warfare doctrine used by the British, but there also were problems with equipment. 5. ... The defeat of Italian arms in WORLD WAR II brought an end to his imperial dream and led to his downfall. ...
Pope decides to list the armor that protects Belinda from the advances of men. Unconventionally, Belinda's armor is her cosmetic accessories. ... Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms." Cosmetics are the arms Belinda uses to fight against men. ... Epic catalogue consisted of arms of protection never previously worn, cosmetic accessories. ...
It included only those who could afford to make and maintain the heavy capital investment required by mounted warfare - that is horse and armor fighting. ... He had to prepare the knight for battle by helping him on with his armor. ... Each would display their Coat of Arms on their shields for everyone to see. ...
The right to bear arms was given to the people in 1791, when the Second Amendment was written. ... The part of the Amendment that is debated the most is, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." ... These groups are "necessary to the security of a free state," and "have the right to bear arms." ... The GOA opposes bans on semiautomatic weapons, armor piercing ammunition, and handguns. ... The NRA wants to repeal the ban on assault weapons, and allow bullets that are able to penetrate armor, and bulletproof vests. ...
I grasp out to grab the Maytag Elites refrigerator cold dead stainless steel arms as I pull open the doors to our lifeless food storage device I look up at the heaven like lighting to see a fruit. ... As I grab the armored like fruit in my cold dead hands I look at the pineapple and see intricate details that evade normal eyes and those which don't care for the delectable and exotic fruit. ... I grasp for another knife smaller in size as I must cut the outer armor of the pineapple. ... As I put down the little scraps of armor I have left I wonder why some citizens think that all pineapple...
Armored vehicles began inserting tear gas into the compound. Davidians opened fire on armored vehicles. ... Waco has many legal aspects involved such as the checkability of the bureaucracy, right to bear arms, and freedom of religion. ... The right to bear arms is in the Bill of Rights, but there are restrictions placed upon this for the good of the people (Find Law). ... I took away a greater understanding of the right to bear arms, religious freedom, and the uncheckability of the bureaucracy from this assignment. ...
