From Encyclopedia
- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Studded and Splinted Armor
- Heavy fabric or leather with the filling of rigid materials riveted in plates or strips.
- Target
- A round shield, mounted on the arm, used throughout history. Most targets were large (30 - 36”) and made of wood, but in the…
