Paefustum, a battle-axe, XV cent.
Palet, a small skull-cap of cuir-bouilly or steel.
Palettes, circular plates to protect the armpits.
Panart, O.F., a large knife, R.
Panache, Fr. the plume of feathers on the helmet.
Pansier, Fr. the lower portion of the cuirass when it is formed of two pieces.
Panzer, body-armour, XI-XIV cent.
Panziera, It. see codpiece.
Parement, a surcoat or ceremonial dress of rich fabric.
Parma, It. a small shield or buckler.
Partigiana, It. { a long-shafted weapon with broad-pointed blade,
Partizan, { in form allied to the pike and the halbert.
Partlet, O.E. gorget, F.
Pas d’âne, Fr. loops of bar steel immediately over the cross-hilt of the sword.
Pasguard, a reinforcing piece for the left elbow, used in tilting.
Passe-garde, Fr. the French, following Meyrick, use this word wrongly for neck-guards.
Passadoux, a Gascon arrow, C.
Passe, the rack for stringing the crossbow, C.
Passot, O.F. a dagger, R.
Patelet, a padded vest worn under armour, XVI cent.
Patrel, see poitrel.
Patron, a case for pistol cartridges.
Patula, a short sword or dagger.
Pauldrons, shoulder-pieces of plate.
Pavade, a long dagger.
Pavache, Fr. }
Pavesche, } a large shield used by bowmen.
Pavise, }
Pavois d’assout, O.F. }
Pavon, a large triangular flag.
Peascod, a form of breastplate made with a central ridge, and pointed slightly downward at the lower extremity, XVII cent.
Pectoral, a breast defence of mail. See also peytral.
Pell, } a sharpened stake used by the Norman peasants.
Pill, }
Pellegrina di maglia, It. mail cape or collar.
Pennacchiera, It. } see porte-panache.
Penacho, Sp. }
Pennon, a pointed banner used by knights bachelor and esquires.
Pentina, O.I. a short pike, F.
Pertuisan, Fr. partizan.
Peto, Sp. breastplate.
Petail matres, a large-headed dart or arrow, R.
Petronel, a short firearm fired with a flint or pyrites (the common explanation that it was discharged held at the chest is erroneous).
Pettiera, It. see peytral.
Petto, It. breastplate.
Peytral, the breastplate of a horse.
Pezonaras, Sp. see bossoirs.
Pfeifenharnisch, Germ. embossed armour to imitate puffed silk or velvet, XVI cent.
Pheon, a barbed javelin used by the sergeant-at-arms.
Picca, It. see pike.
Picière, Fr. see peytral.
Pieces of advantage, reinforcing pieces for the joust.
Pied de biche, Fr. see goat’s-foot lever.
Pied de chèvre, a crowbar.
Pike, a long-shafted weapon used by footmen only. It had a lance-like head, and was shod at the butt-end with iron for fixing in the ground to receive cavalry, XIV-XVIII cent.
Pike-guard, a ridge of metal set upright on the pauldrons, on the left side, erroneously called pasguard.
Pile, the head of the arrow.
Pistolese, a large dagger or knife, F.
Pizane, Fr. breastplate.
Placard, } a reinforcing breastplate, XVI-XVII cent.
Placcate, }
Plater, the maker of armour plates as distinct from the armourer who made up the plates into armour.
Platner, Germ. armourer.
Plastron, the upper portion of the cuirass when it is formed of two pieces.
Plastron-de-fer, a defence of plate, usually circular, worn on the breast under or over the hauberk.
Plates, Pair of, back and breast plates, XIV-XV cent.
Platine, Fr. the lock of a firelock.
Plommée, Fr. a leaden mace; also holy-water sprinkler.
Poignard, a dagger.
Poinçon, the stamp or trade-mark of the armourer.
Points, laces for securing the gussets of mail to the undergarment, and also the lambrequin to the helm.
Poire, Fr. a pear-shaped button through which the laces passed that held the shield to the left breast, XVI cent.
Poitrel, breast-armour for a horse.
Poldermitton, a defence for the inner bend of the right arm, used in the joust.
Pole-axe, a long-shafted axe with beak and spear point.
Poleynes, see knee-cops, XIII-XIV cent.
Polion, some part of the crossbow.
Pommel, the finishing knob of the sword-grip; also the fore peak of the saddle.
Pompes, see poleynes.
Pontale, the chape of a sword or dagger; also the tag on an arming-point or lance, F.
Porte-panache, Fr. the plume-holder on the helmet.
Posolino, It. see croupière.
Pot, a broad-brimmed helmet worn by pikemen, XVII cent.
Poulaine, À la, sollerets with extremely pointed toes, XIV cent.
Pourpoint, a padded and quilted garment of leather or linen.
Pourpointerie, quilted material with metal studs at the intersection of the quilting seams.
Pryke-spur, a spur with a single point and no rowel.
Pugio, } It. a small dagger.
Pugnale, }
Pully-pieces, } see poleynes.
Putty-pieces, }
Pusane, } see pizane.
Puzane, }
Quadrelle, It. a small mace with leaf-like projections, also quarrel.
Quarrel, the bolt or projectile used with the crossbow.
Quetyll, O.E. a knife.
Queue, a projecting hook on the back-piece of the cuirass to take the butt-end of the lance when held in rest.
Quijotes, Sp. see cuisse.
Quillions, the cross-hilt of the sword.
Raillon, O.F. a kind of arrow, R.
Rainoise, an unknown type of arquebus.
Ranfort, the reinforce ring of a cannon.
Ranseur, a large trident with sharpened blades set on a long shaft; a species of partizan.
Rennen, German jousting courses with sharp spear-head.
Rennhutschraube, Germ. see crête-échelle.
Rerebrace, armour for the upper arm.
Rest of advantage, some detail of armour forbidden in jousts of the XVI cent.; possibly some kind of lance-rest.
Resta } lance-rest.
Restra de muelle, Sp. }
Ricasso, the squaring of the base of the sword-blade next above the quillons.
Ringed mail, formed of flat rings sewn side by side on a tunic of leather or quilted linen, XI cent.
Rivet, a suit of armour; afterwards the small nails that hold it together.
Rochet, the blunt lance-point for jousting.
Rodete, O.F. a spur, R.
Roelle, O.F. a buckler or small shield.
Roncone, It. see gisarme.
Rondache, a circular shield, XV-XVI cent.
Rondel, } circular plate protecting the armpit;
Rondelle, Fr. } also at the back of early armets.
Rondel of the guard, possibly a vamplate.
Ross-stirn, Germ. see chamfron.
Rodela, } a circular shield.
Rotela, It. }
Rotellina da bracciale, It. rondel.
Rüchenstück, Germ. back-plate of the cuirass.
Rüsthaken, Germ. lance-rest.
Rustred mail, see banded mail (Meyrick).
Rustung, Germ. armour.
Sabataynes, } O.E. see sollerets.
Sabatons, }
Sacheboute, O.F. a horseman’s lance, R.
Sagetta, a casque or helmet, F.
Salade, } helmet with wide brim at the back, worn
Salett, } with or without visor and mentonière,
Sallad, } XVI cent.
Sautoir, O.F. stirrup.
Sbalzo, It. see cesello.
Scarpa a becco d’anatra, It. see bear-paw.
Scarpa a punta articolata, It. see poulaine.
Scarpa a piè d’orso, It. see bear-paw.
Scarsellone, It. see tasset.
Schale, } Germ. sallad.
Schalern, }
Schamkapsel, Germ. see bravette.
Scheitelstuck, Germ. skull of the helmet.
Schembart, Germ. the lower part of the visor, the ventail.
Schenkelschiene, Germ. see cuishe.
Schiavona, It. a basket-hilted cut-and-thrust sword.
Schiena, It. the back-plate of the cuirass.
Schiessprügel, Germ, see holy-water sprinkle.
Schiniere, It. see jambs.
Schioppo, O.I. a dag or pistol, F.
Schlaeger, Germ. student’s fencing-sword.
Schulterschild, Germ. see grand-guard.
Schulterschild mit Rand, Germ. a pauldron with neck-guard attached.
Schwanzel, } Germ. the tail-guard of a horse.
Schwanzriempanzer, }
Schwebescheibe, Germ. see vamplate.
Sciabola, It. sabre.
Scudo, It. a triangular shield.
Scure d’arme, It. battle-axe.
Seax, a dagger.
Secreta, } a thin steel cap worn under the hat, XVI-XVII cent.
Secrete, }
Sella d’arme, It. war-saddle.
Semitarge, O.F. a scimitar, R.
Serpentina, It. the cock of a matchlock.
Setzschild, Germ. see pavise.
Shaffron, see chamfron.
Sharfrennen, Germ. variety of joust with sharp-pointed lances, XVI cent.
Sharfrennentarsche, Germ. a shield-like reinforcing piece for the above joust.
Shell-guard, a form of sword-guard.
Sfondagiaco, It. see misericorde.
Sisarmes, see gisarme.
Slaughsword, a two-hand sword carried by the whiffler, IV cent.
Sliding rivet, a rivet fixed on the upper plate and moving in a slot on the lower plate.
Snaphaunce, an early form of flint-lock in which the pan has to be uncovered before firing.
Sockets, a thigh-defence similar to the German diechling.
Soffione, It. a musket or caliver.
Sollerets, shoes of laminated plate, usually pointed.
Spada, It. sword.
Spadone, It. a long sword.
Spadroon, flat-bladed sword for cut-and-thrust.
Spallacci, It. pauldrons.
Spallière, Fr. see pauldrons.
Spasmo, O.It. a dart or javelin, F.
Spetum, } see ranseur.
Spiede, It. }
Spight, a short or flight arrow.
Spigo, O.It. the plume-holder of a helmet, F.
Splint armour, narrow overlapping plates as opposed to armour made of large plates.
Spright, a wooden arrow discharged from a gun.
Springal, see espringale.
Spontoon, a half-pike carried by officers, XVIII cent.
Squarcina, O.It. a short sword or cutlass, F.
Staffa, It. stirrup.
Standard of mail, a collar of chain mail, XV cent.
Stecca, It. the locket of a dagger.
Steccata, It. the place of combat for duels.
Stechhelm, Germ. heavy tilting-helm.
Stechen, Germ. jousting course with coronal-tipped lances.
Stechtarsche, Germ. a ribbed tilting-shield used in the “gestech” courses.
Stinchieri, O.It. armour for the shin, F.
Stirnstulp, Germ. the upper part of the visor of an armet.
Stithe, O.E. anvil.
Striscia, It. rapier.
Sturmhaube, Germ. see burgonet.
Sturmwand, Germ. see pavise.
Supeters, O.E. see sollerets.
Surcoat, a garment worn over the armour to protect it from sun and rain, and usually blazoned heraldically.
Sword-breaker, a short heavy sword with back edge toothed for breaking opponent’s sword, XVI cent.
Swyn-feather, see feather-staff.
Tabard, the armorially emblazoned coat worn by heralds; see also surcoat.
Taces, laminated plates at the lower edge of the cuirass.
Tache, O.E. strap.
Talevas, Sp. shield.
Tapul, the vertical ridge in the centre of some forms of breast-piece.
Tarcaire, O.F. a quiver, R.
Targe, a small circular shield.
Tarques, O.F. some kind of engine of war, R.
Tartsche, Germ. a small shield or targe.
Tartschen, Germ. see ailettes.
Tassets, plates, usually lozenge-shaped, attached by strap and buckle to the taces to protect the upper or front surface of the thigh.
Taurea, O.It. a buckler of bull’s hide, F.
Tegulated armour, overlapping tile-like square plates, end of XII cent. (Meyrick).
Tertiare, to “third” the pike, i.e. to shorten either for shouldering or for receiving cavalry.
Tesa, It. the shade or brim of the burgonet.
Tester, O.E. } see chanfron.
Testiera, It. }
Testière, Fr. a metal skull-cap; also the chanfron of a horse.
Têtrière, Fr. see tester.
Thyrtel, } O.E. knife or dagger.
Thwyrtel, }
Tilt, the barrier used to separate knights when jousting, XIV cent. and onwards; first, a stretched cloth; later, of wood.
Timbre, Fr. the skull of a helmet.
Tiloles, Arbalest à, Fr. windlass crossbow.
Toggle, the cross-bar of a boar-spear. In modern use a button for joining two ends of a strap or thong.
Toile, see tilt.
Tolys, O.E. tools.
Touch-box, probably a box for flint and steel carried by the musket.
Tourney, { a contest of many knights in the lists as opposed
Tournois, Fr. { to the joust or single combat at barriers.
Tournicle d’eschaille, Fr. a small tunic or a large gorget composed of overlapping scale armour.
Toyle, a contrivance fixed over the right cuisse to hold the lance when carried upright; a lance bucket.
Trubrico, Sp. blunderbuss.
Traguardo, It. see visor.
Trapper, horse-trappings of fabric or mail.
Trellised armour, quilted linen or leather with leather bands sewn trellis-wise and having studs of metal in the trellis openings (Meyrick).
Tresses, plaited laces or arming-points.
Trilobed scales, triple scales in one piece sewn upon the brigandine.
Trombone, It. a heavy pistol, blunderbuss.
Trousse, Fr. a quiver.
Trumelière, Fr. see jamb.
Tuck, see estoc.
Tuile, Fr. see tassets.
Tuilette, Fr. small tassets as on tomb of Rich. Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.
Turcasso, It. quiver.
Turves, probably a turban or orle worn on the helmet.
Umbo, the boss upon a shield.
Umbril, the shade or brim of head-pieces of XVII cent.
Uncin, war pickaxe.
Uncino, O.It. a broad-pointed arrow, a hook, F.
Unterarmzeug, Germ. vambrace.
Usbergo, O.It. breastplate, vamplate, F.
Vambrace, the plate defence for the fore-arm.
Vamplate, a circular shield through which the tilting and war lances were fixed above the grip.
Vedoil, a weapon used by foot-soldiers, possibly a voulge.
Velette, O.It. a horse-soldier’s coat, F.
Venetian sallad, a sallad of the XV-XVI cent.; formed like the ancient Greek helmet with fixed visor, but evolved from the bascinet.
Ventaglio, It. } the lower part of the visor when it is
Ventail, Fr. } made in two parts.
Ventalle, Sp. }
Vervelles, the staples on the bascinet to which the carvail was laced.
Vireton, an arrow for the crossbow with curving wings, to produce a spinning motion.
Visera, It. } that part of the helmet, movable or fixed,
Visor, } which protects the eyes.
Vista, Sp. }
Volant-piece, reinforcing piece for the tilt to protect the breast and lower half of the face; possibly a spring breastplate.
Volet, the round disc at the back of the armet.
Volet, Fr. an arrow or dart.
Vor-arm, Germ. see vambrace.
Vorderfluge, Germ. the front plate of the pauldron.
Vorhelm, Germ. see placcate.
Voulge, a weapon somewhat similar to the Lochaber axe; used mostly by the peasants.
Voyders, see gussets.
Voyding knife, a knife for disembowelling deer.
Vuiders, } see gussets.
Vuyders, }
Wafter, English dummy blade for fencing, XVI cent.
Wambais, see gambeson.
Wappen rock, Germ. a cloak decorated heraldically.
Welsches gestech, German name for the Italian course of jousting over the tilt or barrier with blunted lance.
Whiffler, a two-hand swordsman who cleared the way in processions.
Wifle, a practice-sword, possibly a two-hander.
Winbrede, } see gagnepain.
Wynbred, }
Wire hat, see coif.
Zucchetto, It. a species of burgonet, XVII cent.
Zweyhander, Germ. two-handed sword.