Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Cod-piece
Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counterpart in armour could be either of mail or, more usually, of plate.
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- Francisca
- Light throwing axe used alongside an angon.
- Jamber
- See Greave.
- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Shoulder
- The corner part of a sword. Connects a blade to a tang.
