Encyclopedia of historical weapons

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Encyclopedia of historical weapons

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Plackart
Part of armor. Covers the wearer's lower rib and stomach area. Attached with straps which allows better flexibility.
Sabaton
Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
'Spanish' morion
See cabasset and morion.
War hammer
Also called martel and horseman's pick. A short-hafted hammer used mainly in the late fifteenth and sixteenth cen­turies…
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