Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Jupon
Short, fitted overcoat made of several thick fabric layers and a final layer which was usually from silk or velvet. Has an embroided coat of arms of the wearer.
From Encyclopedia
- Blade
- The length of steel that forms a sword.
- Inlay
- See Damascening.
- Standard
- A mail collar common in the fifteenth century.
- Volant-piece
- An English term for the reinforcing brow-piece on a helmet such as the sallet.
