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Tasset Of A 15th Century Suit |
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| Tasset(upper thigh guard), tuile-shaped of a 15th century suit. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. | |
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Small Tasset In Plates |
| Small tasset in plates, end of 15th century; used also in the 16th century. | |
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Cuish Or Thigh Plate With Knee-Cap |
| Cuish or thigh-plate, with knee-cap, and greave. It is double or hinged, which slows its manufacture to be later than 1500. | |
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Greave With Soleret |
| Greave with soleret. The soleret is of the shape called bec-de-cane end of the 16th century. | |
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Large Tilting Cuishe |
| Large tilting cuishe, belonging to a suit of armour called Maximilienne, beginning of the 16th century. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. | |
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Large Cuisse For Tilting |
| Large cuisse or thigh-piece for tilting, of Maximilian armor of the beginning of the 16th century. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. | |
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German Leg Piece For Tournaments |
| German leg piece for tournaments, end of 15th century. This was worn over the greaves of the armor, so as to shield the leg from collision with the barrier. | |
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16th Century Large Cuisse For Tilting |
| Large cuisse for tilting, beginning of the 16th century. Collection M. le Conte de Nieuwerkerke. | |
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Persian Greave From Schah Nameh |
| Persian greave from a 16th century manuscript Schah Nameh. In the Library of Munich. |