Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Pauldron
Plate armor for shoulders from several overlapping pieces.
From Encyclopedia
- Black Bill
- See Bill.
- Cuirbouilli
- Tough leather for making armor.
- Lance rest
- A support for the lance when couched; this was bolted to the right side of the breastplate and was often hinged.
- Ahlespiess
- A polearm common to German-speaking areas, particularly used by the Swiss and Habsburgs: the wooden shaft is relatively short, and the weapon is…
