From Encyclopedia
- Basnet
- See Basinet.
- Cod-piece
- Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counterpart in armour could be either of mail or, more usually, of plate.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Dabus
- Mace that consists of a piece of wood studded with nails.
