Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Brigandine
Form of coat-of-plates with hundreds of small plates, partially covering each other. Mobile yet protective.
From Encyclopedia
- Breastplate
- Plate armour protecttion for the front of the torso, to the waist. See also plackart.
- Forte'
- Also prime or fort. Special (Renaissance) term for the lower part of a blade. Does most of the parrying and has more…
- Fingering
- Wraping index finger around sword’s ricasso to give it a greater tip control.
- Godendag
- Halberd with a wide blade.
