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to be riveted  to the handles and  the
                              weapons  couId  only  be  used  for
                              thrusting  purposes  as they  were not
                              strong  enough  for  cutting.
                              Cored Blade - An early idea of  the
                              Greeks was  to provide  cored  blades
                              Co  their  daggers.  This  provided  a
                              long  socket  in  which  a  shaft  could
                              be  fitted,  thus  turning  the  dagger
                              into a  spear.
                              Corinthian  Belmet  -  A  solid
                              armoured  helmet  produced  by  the
                              Greeks, circa the 6th century. It had
                              solid  defence  over  the  neck  and
                              chceks  but  an  opening  in  front
                              allowed  the  wearer  to  see  and  eat
                              his food,
                                                                           Corseque
                                                               meeting  the enemy.  thus  conversing
                                                               the  bearer's  strengh.
                                                                 This  system  was  discontinued  in
                                                               favour  of  the  lance  rest  or  queue
                                                               thus taking the strain from the rider.
                                                               Originally  introduced  as  a  single
                                                               hooked  rest about 1390, the  second,
                                                               reversed  hook  came in  about a  cen-
                                                               tury  later.
                                                               Condieres - Special plates of  leather
                                                               or metal  in various shapes and sizes
                                                               designed  to  protect  the  elbow  in  a
                                                               suit or  amour. Those for  right  and
                                      Connthian  Helrnet
                                                               Ieft  arrns  occasionally  varied  in
                              Corone1  - A  crown  shaped  head  style  and  when  the  shield  was  dis-
                             fitted  to  the  point  of  a  lance  for  carded  as a  mcans  of  defence, tliat
                             use jn 1,ournaments.              on  tbe  left  arm  was  necessarily
                                                               made larger  and  stronger.
                              Corseque - A  shafted  weapon  with
                             a  long  point  at  its  head  and  two  Couteau  de  Breche  - This  was  a
                              smaller  points  at  the  neck.   shafted  weapon  very  similar  to  the
                                                               fauchard  with  whic11  it  was  often
                             Conching the Lance - The original  confused.  It  consisted  of  a  long
                             posilion  of  holding  the  lance  under  shaft with  a  large  knife  type  blade
                             the ,armpit supported  in  the  rider's  wliich was riclily adorned with orna-
                             right hand. This position  could only  mental  engraving.  It  was  occasion-
                             be  adopted  imrnediately  prior  to  ally  used  in  combat  for  thrusting
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