Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Backplate
Plate armour defence for the back.
From Encyclopedia
- Buckler
- Small and round hand- shield (9 – 18 inches in diameter) with a single handle or two enarmes. Has long spikes or hooks on its front,…
- Greave
- Also called schynbald or jamber. Plate defence for the leg from knee to ankle, initially protecting only the front, but…
- Morgenstern
- See Morning star.
- Eccat
- Sword with a deer horn hilt and no guard.
