From Encyclopedia
- Cod-piece
- Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counterpart in armour could be either of mail or, more usually, of plate.
- Dirk
- Long, usually single-edged dagger.
- Overcoat
- See Surcoat.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
