Medieval armour

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Chapters: Gambeson, Mail, Boiled leather, List of traditional armaments, Plate armour, Laminar armour, Brigandine, Components of medieval armour, Gorget, Mirror armour, Cuirass, Plated mail, Scale armour, Coat of plates, Maximilian armour, Gauntlet, Lamellar armour, Ring armour, Bracer, Hauberk, Lance rest, Banded mail, Gothic plate armour, Greave, Splint armour, Bases, Proofing, Chausses, Vambrace, Plackart, White armour, Poleyn, Munition armour, Kasten-brust armour, Ailette, Couter, Sabaton, Cuisses, Rondel, Rerebrace, Spaulders, Jack of plate, Gousset, Pauldron, Corslet, Almain rivet, Schynbalds, Transitional armour, Faulds, Bevor, Tassets, Besagews, Elbow cop, Vervelles, Lamé, Culet, Jazerant. Excerpt: This definitive list of traditional armaments tries to include all "traditional" armaments. Essentially anything that is wieldable, excluding "modern" (post civil war) firearms. It lists everything by typography in easy to reference tables for your searching convenience. This catalog does not however presume to list every dialectal variant for the word spear, sword, etc. It only attempts to give you a broad range of designs or unique characteristics of various Arms of historical or regional significance. Items that "stand out" from the standard norm. This catalog may include some modern examples but it tries to lean towards weapons of the past. If you are looking for imagined or fantasy blades then try the following. from the Morgan Bible Mosaic of gladiators Codex Manesse: a picture of mêlée at a tournament Martial uses First column header Prime example for comparison (weapon style/usage notation) Era #top #top A pole with a weaponized tip; often used to counter mounted cavalry or to aid in infantry charges. Their benefit is their reach. Their hindrance is they are often hard to wield and transport, and tie up both hands; this usually leads to the need of a backup weapon such as a sword. conical(spiked) or triangular (dagger) tipped - used primarily for impaling #top Category:Bayonets -- Modern rifle pikes Several yari: #top Hoplite in the 4th century BC. #top Median between infantry pikes and javelins, often used by auxiliaries or non regular troops. Can be thrown, but best suited as a hand weapon for thrusting. Used in hunting and war. "The signature spear" Poseidon sculpture holding a trident #top A samurai wielding a naginata #top #top #top halberds. #top Bec de Corbin #top Monk's Spade #top Thief catchers: left- tsukubo, center- sodegarami, right-sasumata #top Socketed heads, fitted on a short staff or stick carved into a handle "HELVE" Used to break armor, shields,and bone by virtue of kinetic impact Can be thrown or wielded, hafted weapons consist of a heavy