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| Rank |
Topic |
Wikipedia views |
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| 1 |
Crossbow |
6,469 |
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| 2 |
Katana |
5,856 |
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| 3 |
War hammer |
3,053 |
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| 4 |
Claymore |
2,698 |
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| 5 |
Bow (weapon) |
2,573 |
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| 6 |
List of medieval weapons |
2,562 |
 |
| 7 |
Spear |
2,313 |
 |
| 8 |
Axe |
2,191 |
 |
| 9 |
Club (weapon) |
1,963 |
 |
| 10 |
Japanese sword |
1,826 |
 |
| 11 |
Sabre |
1,826 |
 |
| 12 |
Halberd |
1,715 |
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| 13 |
Lance |
1,608 |
 |
| 14 |
Longbow |
1,573 |
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| 15 |
Scimitar |
1,535 |
 |
| 16 |
English longbow |
1,331 |
 |
| 17 |
Greek fire |
1,321 |
 |
| 18 |
Flail (weapon) |
1,294 |
 |
| 19 |
Pole weapon |
1,229 |
 |
| 20 |
Mace (club) |
1,171 |
 |
| 21 |
Glaive |
1,088 |
 |
| 22 |
Caltrop |
963 |
 |
| 23 |
Pike (weapon) |
952 |
 |
| 24 |
Katara (dagger) |
931 |
 |
| 25 |
Morning star (weapon) |
916 |
 |
| 26 |
Composite bow |
882 |
 |
| 27 |
Battle axe |
859 |
 |
| 28 |
Falchion |
769 |
 |
| 29 |
Siege engine |
750 |
 |
| 30 |
Macuahuitl |
735 |
 |
| 31 |
Viking Age arms and armour |
729 |
 |
| 32 |
Sling (weapon) |
690 |
 |
| 33 |
Matchlock |
565 |
 |
| 34 |
Quarterstaff |
557 |
 |
| 35 |
Yumi |
525 |
 |
| 36 |
Großes Messer |
498 |
 |
| 37 |
Talwar |
485 |
 |
| 38 |
Mangonel |
471 |
 |
| 39 |
Battering ram |
462 |
 |
| 40 |
Khanda (sword) |
444 |
 |
| 41 |
Saif |
437 |
 |
| 42 |
Pollaxe |
418 |
 |
| 43 |
Francisca |
411 |
 |
| 44 |
Baselard |
400 |
 |
| 45 |
Bill (weapon) |
371 |
 |
| 46 |
Ribauldequin |
369 |
 |
| 47 |
Bardiche |
354 |
 |
| 48 |
Culverin |
333 |
 |
| 49 |
Claybeg |
315 |
 |
| 50 |
Wallace Sword |
301 |
 |
| 51 |
Assegai |
297 |
 |
| 52 |
Bec de corbin |
296 |
 |
| 53 |
Bagh nakh |
293 |
 |
| 54 |
Early thermal weapons |
291 |
 |
| 55 |
Arbalest |
282 |
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| 56 |
Ranged weapon |
257 |
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| 57 |
Bow string |
257 |
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| 58 |
Rondel dagger |
255 |
 |
| 59 |
Gungdo |
233 |
 |
| 60 |
Misericorde (weapon) |
229 |
 |
| 61 |
Mons Meg |
226 |
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| 62 |
Hurlbat |
220 |
 |
| 63 |
Partisan (weapon) |
219 |
 |
| 64 |
Throwing axe |
199 |
 |
| 65 |
Chain weapon |
189 |
 |
| 66 |
Cannon in the Middle Ages |
153 |
 |
| 67 |
Goedendag |
135 |
 |
| 68 |
Spontoon |
130 |
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| 69 |
Boar spear |
117 |
 |
| 70 |
Swordstaff |
116 |
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| 71 |
Atgeir |
110 |
 |
| 72 |
Otta (weapon) |
107 |
 |
| 73 |
Turkish bow |
105 |
 |
| 74 |
Kurunthadi |
103 |
 |
| 75 |
Kujang (weapon) |
103 |
 |
| 76 |
Military fork |
102 |
 |
| 77 |
Viking halberd |
97 |
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| 78 |
Khanjali |
96 |
 |
| 79 |
Bear spear |
73 |
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| 80 |
Petrary |
67 |
 |
| 81 |
Ahlspiess |
57 |
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| 82 |
Plançon a picot |
50 |
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| 83 |
Corseque |
46 |
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| 84 |
Hungarian shield |
42 |
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| 85 |
Pernach |
40 |
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| 86 |
Pot-de-fer |
39 |
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| 87 |
Lithobolos |
38 |
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| 88 |
Meng Huo You |
34 |
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| 89 |
Crowbill |
25 |
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| 90 |
Doloire |
23 |
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| 91 |
Basilisk (cannon) |
23 |
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| 92 |
Menaulion |
17 |
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| 93 |
Guy of Warwick's Sword |
14 |
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| 94 |
Medieval weapons |
less than 5 views |
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| 95 |
Premodern combat weapons |
less than 5 views |
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