Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Finger-Ring
See Annellet.
From Encyclopedia
- Buff-coat
- Heavy coat from buff-leather worn alone for light protection or under armor.
- Lance rest
- A support for the lance when couched; this was bolted to the right side of the breastplate and was often hinged.
- Targe
- Small, more flat wooden shield covered with leather or metal-trimmed, later all- steel.
- Aclys
- Wooden Roman throwing stick with a spiked head; attached to user's arm with a strap which enabled it to be retrieved after it had been thrown.
