Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Buff-coat
Heavy coat from buff-leather worn alone for light protection or under armor.
From Encyclopedia
- Finger-Ring
- See Annellet.
- Haubergeon
- Hauberk ending between crotch and the middle of the wearer’s thigh. Has a sharp dagger-like hem.
- Pommel nut
- Also pommel bolt or tang nut. Capstan rivet sometimes included in pommels.
- Steel
- An alloy of wrought iron and carbon, capable of being hardened by heating and then quenching (rapid cooling) in water. This hardening process could…
