weapon and armor

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armet
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barbute
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bascinet hounskull
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burgonet
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Cervelliere
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skull cap of iron
frogmouth helmet
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capeline
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coif
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czepiec
chain mail coif
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Morion (helmet)
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Nasal helmet
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salet
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Spangenhelm
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Spangen refers to the metal strips that form the framework for the helmet and could be translated as braces, and -helm simply means helmet
Kettle hat
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visor
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przyłbica
aventail
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bevor
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gorget
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pixane
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brigandine
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cuirass
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culet
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A culet is a piece of plate armour consisting of small, horizontal lames that protect the small of the back or the buttocks
plackart
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plackart is a piece of medieval and Renaissance era armour, initially covered the lower half of the front torso
Faulds (armour)
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Faulds are a piece of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
Hauberk
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kolczuga
Codpiece
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Lance rest
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Coat of plates
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jack of plates
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ailette
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ailettes were thick, quadrangular pieces of leather or wood that attached to the shoulders by means of silk or leather cord.
Besagues
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Besagues are circular defences designed to protect the armpits, as part of a harness of plate armour.
couter
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The couter (also spelled "cowter") is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour.
gauntlets
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pauldron
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rerebrace
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A rerebrace (sometimes known as an upper cannon[1]) is a piece of armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow)
Spaulders
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Unlike pauldrons, spaulders do not cover the arm holes when worn with a cuirass. Instead, the gaps may be covered by besagews or simply left bare, exposing the mail beneath.
Vambrace
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karwasz
Chausses
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cuisses
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Cuisses are a form of medieval armour worn to protect the thigh (udo)
greaves
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armor plate that protects legs below the knee
poleyn
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protect the knee
sabaton
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A sabaton or solleret is part of a knight's armour that covers the foot
tasset
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Tassets are a piece of plate armour designed to protect the upper legs

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