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Forging Gothic Platecraft Lexicon
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  • 1. Type of ring-shaped brooch reminiscent of medieval clasping devices
  • 2. Fastening method joining armor plates like tiny metallic anchors
  • 3. Protective handwear that knights ‘throw down’ to issue a challenge
  • 5. Upper arm sleeve forged from metal to parry heavy blows
  • 6. Hybrid weapon and armor component, a polearm with axe and spike
  • 7. Framework supporting flat armor panels, like a trellis for steel
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  • 4. Metal front body armor piece guarding the vital thorax area
  • 8. Neck armor that ‘gargles’ protection around the jugular
  • 9. Metalworking technique, hammering from reverse for embossed design
  • 10. Forearm guard, defending limbs from sword’s sweeping arcs
  • 11. Interlinked loops forming flexible defense, often alloyed steel
  • 12. Small protective plate employed to shield the neck or side

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