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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- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Corslet
- Also spelt corselet. A light half- armour popular in the sixteenth century for general military use (for example, for town…
- Lame
- A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armour to provide articulation.
- Baculus
- In terms of semantics, a baculus is defined as a staff, especially one that symbolizes authority. The term baculus, or baculum, is Latin for staff.…
