From Encyclopedia
- Sabre
- A sword with a curved, single-edged blade (probably originally derived from Eastern scimitars).
- Town-Sword
- See Small-Sword.
- Volant-piece
- An English term for the reinforcing brow-piece on a helmet such as the sallet.
- 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
