Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Cod-piece
Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counterpart in armour could be either of mail or, more usually, of plate.
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- Barbut
- Also called barbute, barbuta. An open-faced shoulder-length Italian helmet, made in one piece, with a T-shaped face…
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- Armor protecting the head. Comes in many forms.
- Umbo
- See Boss.
- War hammer
- Also called martel and horseman's pick. A short-hafted hammer used mainly in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
