Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Studded and Splinted Armor
Heavy fabric or leather with the filling of rigid materials riveted in plates or strips.
From Encyclopedia
- Barbut
- Also called barbute, barbuta. An open-faced shoulder-length Italian helmet, made in one piece, with a T-shaped face…
- Hagbush
- See Arquebus.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Stechhelm
- A 'frog-mouthed' form of great helm which was worn specifically for Gestesch, bolted to the breastplate.
