Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Broadsword
Term usually stands for Medieval swords which is, in fact, wrong. This misnomer comes from Victorian collectors of the early 19th century.
From Encyclopedia
- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Visor
- Protection for the eyes and face; a plate defence pivoted to the helmet - skull.
- Arnis
- Italian for "harness", the historical term for being "in armour".
- Great bascinet
- Late 14th early 15th century version of the bascinet where the mail aventail was replaced with two steel plates, one in the front and one in back.
