Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Full moon
Parrying weapon consisting of a steel ring attached to a handle with two curved blades fitted to either end; outer edges of the ring and the blades are sharpened.
From Encyclopedia
- Hauberk
- Long (up to knees or longer) coat of mail with originally long sleeves and later sleeves ending in mail mittens.
- Pauldron
- Plate armor for shoulders from several overlapping pieces.
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
- Jerkin
- 1. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket, often sleeveless, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries 2. a short, sleeveless vest worn by women and girls
