Look up: Martel-De-Fer


  1. Martel de fer
    Mar`tel` de fer' [ Old French , hammer of iron.] A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor. Fairholt.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/27

  2. Martel de fer
    • A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/martel_de_fer/

  3. Martel-De-Fer
    A martel-de-fer was a hammer and pick conjoined, used by horse soldiers in the Middle Ages to break and destroy armour. They were generally carried at the saddle-bow, and were pierced to receive a cord which could be twisted around the hand or wrist so that the weapon might not be dropped in battle....
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FM.HTM

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