Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Arming doublet
Quilted garment worn under armour from the early fifteenth century, equipped with points to attach mail gussets and pieces of armour.
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- Studded and Splinted Armor
- Heavy fabric or leather with the filling of rigid materials riveted in plates or strips.
- Tip
- The pointed end of a sword’s blade. Most swords taper towards the tip, but some are straight until the very tip.
- Jerkin
- 1. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket, often sleeveless, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries 2. a short, sleeveless vest worn by women and girls
- War axe
- The term war axe is not a particular weapon but rather descriptive of an axe designed specifically for use in combat. War axes were generally…
