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case,  namely  that  when  not  in  use  hinges a&  the back  which  pennitted
                              theycould  be  raised  over  the  fore-  it  to  open  in  front  where  it  had
                              head,  where  a  clip  held  them  in  fastenings  in  stud  form.  A  row  of
                              position.
                                                               steel  imitation  buttons  down  the
                                                               front  compieted  its  decoration,
                                                               Waist Plate - A  form  of  metal belr
                                                               used  in  Germany  to  Wear  over
                                                               armour. Circa  1520,
                                                               War  Hammer  - See Hammer.
                                                               War  Scythe  - A  form  of  shafted
                                                               weapon  whose  design was based  on
                                                               the  implement  of  the  countryside
                                                               but  stronger  in  construction  and
                                                                of  better balance.
                                                               Wearing  of  Annoor - Naturally  it
                                                                was  impossible  for  a  Knighr  to
                                                               spend  day  after  day  dressed  up  in
                                                               his  plate  armour.  Frequently  even
                                                               in battle  they preferred  to Wear  the
                                                               more flexible shirt of  mail. For many
                                        Types  of  Vizor
                                                               years, too, mai1 was retained as use-
                                                               ful  in an ernergency. It was  carried
                                                               in  the  saddle  bag  and  could  be
                                                               donned in a hurry if  the Knjght ran
                                                                into  trouble  in  town  or  along  the
                                                               road.
                              Waistcoat  Cuirass - Introduced  in
                              1580.  it  was  another  example  of
                                                               Weight of  Amour - Some compar-
                              making  armour  to  resembie  the  ative  weights  of  armour  are  given
                              civilian  garment.  It  generally  had  in  the following:
                                                      Complete  Armour
                                   Italian Field  Armour
                                                           (c.  1525)
                                   German Field  Amour     (c.  1450)
                                   English  Field  Armour   (c.  1590)
                                   Jousting Armour         (c. 1500)
                                                           Mail
                                   Long Hauberk            (14th century)
                                   Short  Hauberk          (14th  century)
                                                          Helmeis
                                   Black  Prince's  Relmet
                                   Bascinet  (visored)
                                     and  camail           (c.  1390)
                                   Sallet                  (c.  1470)
                                   Jousting  Helm          (c.  1480)
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