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.
- Compound-Hilt & Complex-Guard
- Term for the many forms of hilts in Renaissance and on some late-Medieval swords. Ususally consist of finger-rings,…
- Hauberk
- Long (up to knees or longer) coat of mail with originally long sleeves and later sleeves ending in mail mittens.
- Waisted-grip
- Specially shaped handle. Has somewhat wider middle and narrows towards the pommel.
