From Encyclopedia
- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Coif
- Hood of fabric or mail worn under a helmet. By the twelfth century it often incorporated a ventail.
- Pavise
- Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege operations to protect archers. The largest pavises…
- Kapak
- Small throwing axe consists of a tanged metal head fitted into a flat wooden handle.
