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This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle,Anti air cannon and any other variants.
The name Laufi, meaning "thin as a leaf", is used in all sources except for Gesta Danorum, where it is called Snirtir, from snerta meaning "to attack". The name is used in later Scaldic works, such Hattalykill and the Þulur of the Edda in the sense "sword". [36] Bödvar Bjarki's sword with which he killed Ingeld's son Agnar. [30]
Some selective fire weapons utilize burst fire mechanisms to limit the maximum or total number of shots fired automatically in this mode. The most common limits are two or three rounds per pull of the trigger. Selector: The part of a selective fire weapon that allows the user to choose their desired mode of firing.
In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...
Siege engines: specialised weapons used to overcome fortifications of a besieged fort or town; in modern times, the task has fallen to large artillery pieces. Siege train: specialised siege artillery moved in a column by road or by rail.
Tolkien emulated his Northern European mythological and literary sources in having his characters give names to their weapons, marking these out as important aspects of character and sometimes as ancient heirlooms. Named weapons in Medieval literature include Hrunting and Nægling in Beowulf, Tyrfing in the Elder Edda and Gram in the Völsunga ...