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A Caltrop is an infantry weapon used against cavalry. It consists of two pieces of sharpened iron attached together so as to create a pyramid in which one point is always directed up thus inflicting damage on the hooves of horses. During a cavalry charge the caltrops are thrown in mass ahead of the
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