Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Waist lame
A horizontal lamination in the breast or backplate at waist level.
From Encyclopedia
- Chausses
- Leggings made from mail when a part of armor.
- Misericorde
- Straight, narrow dagger often used for the very last help to the mortally wounded warriors.
- Pummel
- See Pommel.
- Spurs
- Y-shaped metal goads strapped to the heel, used to drive the horse on. Dating from early antiquity. Early medieval spurs were of simple prick type;…
