Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Town-Sword
See Small-Sword.
From Encyclopedia
- Gorget
- Also called a collar. Close-fitting plate protecting the neck, throat, and upper chest.
- Sabaton
- Articulated, steel armor protecting the foot. Sometimes called solleret by the French.
- Spurs
- Y-shaped metal goads strapped to the heel, used to drive the horse on. Dating from early antiquity. Early medieval spurs were of simple prick type;…
- Genuillieres
- Plate pieces to protect the knee.
