Weapons [Arms]
From Encyclopedia
- Armet
- Close-fitted helmet with a visor and hinged cheek coverings. More sofisticated than bascinet and less sofisticated than…
- Cuirass
- Also called pair of curates. Full-coverage, plate body- armor. Consists of breastplate, backplate, and sometimes …
- Forte'
- Also prime or fort. Special (Renaissance) term for the lower part of a blade. Does most of the parrying and has more…
- Shoulder
- The corner part of a sword. Connects a blade to a tang.
