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Bills (staff weapons)

Scope note

European staff weapons having a long blade with one cutting edge, convex or of flattened S-shape, divided at the top into a vertical spike and a forward curving hook, and with a horizontal fluke in the center of the back. They were used from at least the middle of the 13th until the 17th century, and were one of the most widely used foot soldiers' weapons. BLEAA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300036996

Broader Terms used

staff weapons

Narrower Terms used

billhead (staff weapon)

Equivalent Terms used

bill (staff weapon)

Created

13yrs ago

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