Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Genuillieres
Plate pieces to protect the knee.
From Encyclopedia
- Chausses
- Leggings made from mail when a part of armor.
- Pommel
- Also called pummel. A variously shaped counterweight to the sword blade, riveted to the end of the sword tang above' the …
- Bard, or Barding
- A term for horse armor, which could be made from a variety of materials, including mail and plate.
- Doublet
- A man's close-fitting jacket with or without sleeves, worn chiefly from the 14th to 16th centuries.
