Estoc (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The French estoc or English "tuck" was a variation of the longsword focused intensely on fighting against mail or plate armour. 1] It was long, straight and stiff, with a diamond or triangular cross-section. An estoc had no cutting edge, just a point. Examples from Poland are more than 1.57 metres (62 in) long, with a blade of 1.32 metres (52 in); however, others showed a more manageable 1.17 metres (46 in), with a 0.91 metre blade (36 in.). The size seems to have been made-to-order. The blade's cross-section was nearly an equilateral triangle or square, with relatively obtuse angles (