HeedlessOfRuin
New Member
Hey guys. After reading through lots of threads on the forum, I've noticed that people tend to use a mixture of naming conventions for the parts of armour. As I've done a lot of research into historical armour I thought I'd write up a glossary for everyone with the official names for armour parts. To make things easier to find if you don't already know the terms, I've arranged them from the ground up.
So without further ado...
Armour Glossary:
Foot: Sabaton.
Shin: Greave.
Knee: Knee Cop.
Thigh: Cuisse.
Groin: Codpiece.
Chest: Breastplate and Backplate. Both together are called the Cuirass.
Shoulder: Pauldron if large. Especially small pieces are called Spaulders, but most Halo designs are big enough to be pauldrons.
Bicep: Rerebrace.
Elbow: Couter.
Forearm: Vambrace. This term can also be used to refer to the whole arm armour.
Hand: Gauntlet. These sometimes link to the Vambrace, but it must cover the hand to be a gauntlet.
Head: Helm or Helmet.
I hope this is helpful.
All the best
Zac (1/3 of HeedlessOfRuin).
So without further ado...
Armour Glossary:
Foot: Sabaton.
Shin: Greave.
Knee: Knee Cop.
Thigh: Cuisse.
Groin: Codpiece.
Chest: Breastplate and Backplate. Both together are called the Cuirass.
Shoulder: Pauldron if large. Especially small pieces are called Spaulders, but most Halo designs are big enough to be pauldrons.
Bicep: Rerebrace.
Elbow: Couter.
Forearm: Vambrace. This term can also be used to refer to the whole arm armour.
Hand: Gauntlet. These sometimes link to the Vambrace, but it must cover the hand to be a gauntlet.
Head: Helm or Helmet.
I hope this is helpful.
All the best
Zac (1/3 of HeedlessOfRuin).