Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Catapult
Class of siege engines designed to throw spears and heavy bolts.
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- Gauntlet
- Armored glove mostly consisting of a single plate for the back of the hand and a smaller and flexible part of overlapping plates for the fingers. See…
- Helm, Great Helm
- Helmet surrounding the whole head. Usually consist of 4-5 metal plates riveted together. Worn over a mail or a small steel cap.
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
- Steel
- An alloy of wrought iron and carbon, capable of being hardened by heating and then quenching (rapid cooling) in water. This hardening process could…
