Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Backplate
Plate armour defence for the back.
From Encyclopedia
- Gorget
- Also called a collar. Close-fitting plate protecting the neck, throat, and upper chest.
- Pauldron
- Plate armor for shoulders from several overlapping pieces.
- Pommel
- Also called pummel. A variously shaped counterweight to the sword blade, riveted to the end of the sword tang above' the …
- Iverapena
- Paddle club made of hardwood and slightly pointed.
