Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Poleyn
Armor protecting the knee.
From Encyclopedia
- Helmet
- Armor protecting the head. Comes in many forms.
- 'Spanish' morion
- See cabasset and morion.
- Tabard
- Similar to a surcoat. Made from front and back parts laced together. Could be tightened or left loose.
- Bayonet
- At the end of the seventeenth century the French introduced the socket bayonet. This contained a sleeve fitting round the barrel and was locked…
