Illustrated Bible History

Ancient Weapons and Warfare - Leg Thigh Guards



Tasset Of A 15th Century Suit Tasset Of A 15th Century Suit
Tasset(upper thigh guard), tuile-shaped of a 15th century suit. From Museum of Artillery in Paris.
Small Tasset In Plates Small Tasset In Plates
Small tasset in plates, end of 15th century; used also in the 16th century.
Cuish Or Thigh Plate With Knee-Cap 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.
Greave With Soleret Greave With Soleret
Greave with soleret. The soleret is of the shape called bec-de-cane end of the 16th century.
Large Tilting Cuishe 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.
Large Cuisse For Tilting 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.
German Leg Piece For Tournaments 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.
16th Century Large Cuisse For Tilting 16th Century Large Cuisse For Tilting
Large cuisse for tilting, beginning of the 16th century. Collection M. le Conte de Nieuwerkerke.
Persian Greave From Schah Nameh Persian Greave From Schah Nameh
Persian greave from a 16th century manuscript Schah Nameh. In the Library of Munich.