Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Brigandine
Form of coat-of-plates with hundreds of small plates, partially covering each other. Mobile yet protective.
From Encyclopedia
- Bavin
- See Waster.
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
- Ahlespiess
- A polearm common to German-speaking areas, particularly used by the Swiss and Habsburgs: the wooden shaft is relatively short, and the weapon is…
- Dolabra
- Axe-like tool/weapon used by legionnaires; socketed head attached to a wooden handle.
