Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Pair of Plates
Body defense made from big plates.
From Encyclopedia
- Besagew
- Large, sliding roundel, protecting joints on a human body.
- Cuirbouilli
- Tough leather for making armor.
- Tip
- The pointed end of a sword’s blade. Most swords taper towards the tip, but some are straight until the very tip.
- Waist lame
- A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
