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Mufiler - A mail covering for the
back of the hand with Ieather inset
for the palm and an under slit for
freeing the hand when required.
Munition Amour - A Iow quality
form of amour introduced about
1500 for the infantry and light
P
cavalry.
Mdsket - The early 17th century
form of small arm.
Pansiere - Part of the defences for
the lower abdomen.
Musketeer - Inf antry soldiers armed
wifh an arquebus or musket. They Pas d'Am - A special ring guard
wore a broad brimmed hat or extending down the blade of a
morion with no visor or neck guard. rapier circa 1600.
Passage at Ams - A fight or en-
A
method
favourite
counter.
adopted by the Knight Errant was
to pick a narrow bridge and en-
deavour to hold it against any other
Knight that wished to pass that
hl
way. Sometimes they would camp
out for days waiting for a chance
adversary.
Nasal - The small nietal strip
extending from the brow of a hel- Pass Guard - A large extra defence
met to cover the nose. It was used for the left elbow generaIly worn
extensively during the Norman era with a main de fer.
and it also appears in the early
Corinthian helmet but was later dis- PauIdron - A large curved plate
continued and was subsequently attached to the breastplate which
replaced by the visor.
extended over each side of the chest
and back.
Neck Gnard - Tbroughout the ages
the neck has been protected by Pannce - An additional plate or
various means. The early Greeks sornetimes strip of strengthened
and Roman helmets had a protec- leaiher used below the breastplate
tive strip extending from the back for the protection of the lower
of the helmet. In Norse and Nor- abdomen.
man times the neck was protected
by the ventail and after the incep- Pavise - A type of shield used par-
tion of the solid helmet the neck ticularly by long bowmen who
was taken care of by part of the could shelter behind it when not
helmet. actually shooting.
An additional part of the neck
protection was provided by the Peaseod - A civilian garment which
haute pieces introduced in the early played an important part in the
16th century. design of the breastplate.
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