Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Gambeson
Quilted and embellished coat-armor.
From Encyclopedia
- Armet
- Close-fitted helmet with a visor and hinged cheek coverings. More sofisticated than bascinet and less sofisticated than…
- Bardiche
- Alsocalled berdiche. A pollaxe with a long, slightly curved blade, principally used in north-eastern Europe.
- Fingering
- Wraping index finger around sword’s ricasso to give it a greater tip control.
- Tip
- The pointed end of a sword’s blade. Most swords taper towards the tip, but some are straight until the very tip.
