From Encyclopedia
- Harness
- A term used in preference to 'suit' when talking of a complete armour.
- Ricasso
- The dull part of a blade right above the hilt. Made for fingering. Not all swords have it.
- Gamboised
- A padded defense made of linen, flax or other fabric, sometimes reinforced and studded. Gamboised cuisses were often worn as an early addition to…
- Verdun
- Long thrusting sword with a diamond or square-sectioned blade used in the 16th century.