From Encyclopedia
- Boss
- Also umbo. The round shaped piece of metal at the center of a shield. Protects the hand.
- Coat-of-Plates
- Form of a flexible plate- armor made of steel, bone, or hardened leather plates which are riveted or stitched inside leather or…
- Flambards
- See Flammards.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
