Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Studded and Splinted Armor
Heavy fabric or leather with the filling of rigid materials riveted in plates or strips.
From Encyclopedia
- Arming sword
- Also short sword. Single-handed weapon which looks like a simple longsword. Attached to the a knight’s belt.
- Breaths
- Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buffe or bevor, for ventilation; also…
- Cabasset
- Open-faced helmet with a specific almond shaped top (also called a pear shape) with a little point. Most popular with foot…
- Fort
- See Forte'.
