From Encyclopedia
- Cod-piece
- Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counterpart in armour could be either of mail or, more usually, of plate.
- Counterfeit damascening
- Simpler form of damascening. Fine pattern is applied onto a surface of an armor piece.
- Edge
- The sharp, cutting part of a blade. Swords are single or double-edged.
- Rapier
- Long, double- edged, single-handed sword with a thin blade. Designed to emphasize the thrust. Probably the first…
