From Encyclopedia
- Cuisse
- Armor protecting thighs.
- Damascening
- Also called inlay. A process used for the decoration of metal surfaces; usually silver or gold onto iron or steel. 'True'…
- Lucerne hammer
- A staff weapon with a hammer-head balanced by a fluke, popular with Swiss infantry in both the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Target
- A round shield, mounted on the arm, used throughout history. Most targets were large (30 - 36”) and made of wood, but in the…
