Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Bavier
See Bevor.
From Encyclopedia
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- Hand-and-a-half sword
- See bastard sword.
- Lance rest
- A support for the lance when couched; this was bolted to the right side of the breastplate and was often hinged.
- Tilt
- A barrier of wood covered in cloth to separate the jousters as they ran a course. Introduced m the fifteenth century to stop headlong…
