Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Spaudler
A light laminated defence protecting the point of the shoulder and top of the arm, especially popular in Germany.
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- Burgonet
- A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually…
- Crest
- A heraldic recognitive device fixed to the top of the great helm, introduced in the second half of the thirteenth and in wide use by the…
- Polaxe
- See Pollaxe. See also Hache.
- Sallet
- Helmet with (usually) a hinged visor and a long tail for protecting the back of the neck. Comes in many forms. In England known as a …
