Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Plackart
Part of armor. Covers the wearer's lower rib and stomach area. Attached with straps which allows better flexibility.
From Encyclopedia
- Bastard sword
- Longsword with a longer handle so it can be held by one or two hands. The blade is usually narrowly pointed and quite slender or…
- Skeggox
- Anglo-Saxon single-handed axe, used in hand-to-hand combat and also as a missile.
- Spangenhelm
- A modern German term describing conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes.
- Walking-Sword
- See Small-Sword.
