 Also, the presence of Islamic Almogavars fighting alongside Catholic Almogavars is documented too.They were characterized as being infantry shock troops that fought on foot, with light arms and baggage, generally with a pair of javelins, one short spear ("ascona muntera" in Catalan, meaning "a hunting spear") and a good knife ("coltell" or "coltell catalanesch", a Catalan knife) .They had full beards and dressed poorly, only in a short gown (both in summer and winter); they wore a thick leather belt and leather sandals.