Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Coat-armor
Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
From Encyclopedia
- Corslet
- Also spelt corselet. A light half- armour popular in the sixteenth century for general military use (for example, for town…
- Cut-and-Thrust Sword
- Quite thin, tapered sword with compound hilts suitable for fingered grip.
- Helmet
- Armor protecting the head. Comes in many forms.
- Recurve bow
- Unlike the longbow, the ends of an unstrung recurve bow are curved away from the archer. This allows the strung bow to be more powerful and shorter…
