Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Guige
Strap which holds a shield up the shoulders or neck.
From Encyclopedia
- Backplate
- Plate armour defence for the back.
- Coat-armor
- Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
- Misericorde
- Straight, narrow dagger often used for the very last help to the mortally wounded warriors.
- Tang nut
- See Pommel nut.
