Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Mail
Type of armor made from small metal rings. Is flexible but insufficient vs. thrusts (therefore usually worn with a tough padding underneath).
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- Klappvisier
- A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the fourteenth century to accompany the basinet; it only covered the…
- Ventail
- An integral flap of mail attached to the coif in the thirteenth century; it could be drawn across the mouth to protect the lower face.
- Iwatajinga
- Club consisting of a stone head attached to a wooden handle.
- Novacula
- Sickle-like tool consisting of a tanged, iron head fitted into a wooden handle.
