This blog is devoted to the military history of the Byzantine Era, to 1453.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Elements of Gates
A. Portcullis (wooden);
B. Cross-section (sample gate construction);
!. Drawbridge;
2. Portcullis;
3. Murder Holes.
C. "Organs," (Similar to a portcullis and made popular by Vaughban well after the Middle Ages).
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