Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Pair of curates
See Cuirass.
From Encyclopedia
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- Crest
- A heraldic recognitive device fixed to the top of the great helm, introduced in the second half of the thirteenth and in wide use by the…
- Locking gauntlet
- Gauntlet with overlapping little plates fastened to a pin on the wrist.
- Skull
- The part of a helmet covering the top, back and the sides of the head above the ears. It can also denote a simple metal cap.
