Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Tilt
A barrier of wood covered in cloth to separate the jousters as they ran a course. Introduced m the fifteenth century to stop headlong collisions.
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- Jack
- Poor coat from layered fabric or leather will little plates inserted and stitched between the layers.
- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Pauldron
- Plate armor for shoulders from several overlapping pieces.
- Volgue
- See Spear.
