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  2. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.

  3. Scale armour - Wikipedia

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    Metal scale armour was used throughout most of the European world for the duration of the medieval period. It was commonly used to augment other armour types, predominantly mail, but also plate armour taking the form of a cuirass over mail, scale pauldrons , or faulds (the lower part of a breastplate that protects the lower stomach, hips and ...

  4. Plate armour - Wikipedia

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    Single plates of metal armour were again used from the late 13th century on, to protect joints and shins, and these were worn over a mail hauberk. Gradually the number of plate components of medieval armour increased, protecting further areas of the body, and in barding those of a cavalryman's horse.

  5. Gorget - Wikipedia

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    Gorget in a full suit of armour. In the High Middle Ages, when mail was the primary form of metal body armour used in Western Europe, the mail coif protected the neck and lower face. In this period, the term gorget seemingly referred to textile (padded) protection for the neck, often worn over mail.

  6. Manica (armguard) - Wikipedia

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    A manica (Latin:; Latin for 'sleeve'; [1] Ancient Greek: χεῖρες, romanized: kheîres, lit. 'sleeves') was a type of iron or copper-alloy laminated arm guard with curved, overlapping metal segments or plates fastened to leather straps worn by ancient and late antique heavy cavalry, infantry, and gladiators.

  7. Jack of plate - Wikipedia

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    A jack of plate is a type of armour made up of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas. They were commonly referred to simply as a "jack" (although this could also refer to any outer garment). This type of armour was used by common Medieval European soldiers as well as by the rebel peasants known as Jacquerie. [1]

  8. Getting medieval: This sport is a brutal human demolition ...

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    Welcome to the world of buhurt, a modern medieval combat sport where athletes wearing suits of armor fight with heavy metal swords, axes and maces.

  9. Splint armour - Wikipedia

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    The splints are narrow metal strips arranged longitudinally, pierced for riveting or sewing to the foundation. Splint armor is most commonly found as greaves or vambraces . It first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BC [ 1 ] then in the Swedish Migration Era ; [ 2 ] and again in the 14th century as part of transitional armour ...