Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Locking gauntlet
Gauntlet with overlapping little plates fastened to a pin on the wrist.
From Encyclopedia
- Bracer
- Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer's arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring.
- Gorget
- Also called a collar. Close-fitting plate protecting the neck, throat, and upper chest.
- Langet
- Metal strips attached to the the shaft of a polearm to reinforce the torque of its head, and to protect the joint connecting the head and…
- Slaughtersword
- See Two-handed sword.
