Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Poleyn
Armor protecting the knee.
From Encyclopedia
- Arming Cap
- Quilted cap worn beneath the helmet.
- Helm, Great Helm
- Helmet surrounding the whole head. Usually consist of 4-5 metal plates riveted together. Worn over a mail or a small steel cap.
- Ancus
- Indian elephant goad; vary greatly in size from about 40 to 120 centimeters in length; shorter ones were used by riders, while the longer versions…
- Bayonet
- At the end of the seventeenth century the French introduced the socket bayonet. This contained a sleeve fitting round the barrel and was locked…
