From Encyclopedia
- Lame
- A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
- Muffler
- Mitten-like removable extension of a sleeve on a hauberk.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Gamboised
- A padded defense made of linen, flax or other fabric, sometimes reinforced and studded. Gamboised cuisses were often worn as an early addition to…
