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Bainbergs are plate armour for the protection of the legs. They were introduced in the 13th century and worn over chain-mail.
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Chain-mail is a kind of armour made of interlaced rings or links.
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Chausses were originally thickly-padded trousers, but the term later was applied to chain-mail covering the legs and feet.
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A cuirass was a coat or jerkin worn by soldiers as protection against pistol-shot and sword cuts. Varieties include the chain-mail and metal studded leather coats of the Middle Ages through to the corselet worn by the British Life Guards on ceremonial parades. The cuirass was in common use throughout Europe in the 14th century. In England it fell into disuse in the time of Charles II, and in France a little later. It was reintroduced by Napoleon I, and the achievements of his cuirassiers led to its adoption for regiments of heavy cavalry in most European armies. In the British army only the 1st and 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Blue wear the cuirass.
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Habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of chain-mail, shorter than the hauberk, and worn by squires and archers during the Middle Ages.
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The hauberk was a jacket of chain-mail with loose sleeves, first introduced by the Normans. There were two models, the small hauberk reached to the hips and had sleeves with extended to the elbow, and the large hauberk which reached down to the knees and had sleeves which extended a little below the elbow and also a hood.
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Ring-mail was a form of defensive armour worn during the 13th and 14th centuries. It was composed of small rings of steel sewn edgeways upon a strong garment of leather or quilted cloth. It differed from chain-mail in that the rings were not interlaced.
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The tuck was a long-bladed, narrow sword developed during the 15th century as a sword capable of penetrating between the individual armour plates or rings of chain-mail. The blade was very long and narrow, and three or four edged.
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A coif is a close-fitting cap. During the Middle Ages a coif was worn under a veil by women and by knights beneath a chain-mail hood. Today coifs are worn by nuns.
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A gauntlet is a glove with an extended cuff which covers the wrist. The original gauntlet was part of a medieval knight's armour and was made of chain-mail or armour plate.
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