From Encyclopedia
- Bracer
- Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer's arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring.
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- Lame
- A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
- Tang
- The continuing, hidden part of a blade inside a handle. May be of a different temper than the blade. Sword may have full or…