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Greek greaves of “Denda”, c. 500 BCE, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 4330) A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg . Description
Splint armor is most commonly found as greaves or vambraces. It first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BC [ 1 ] then in the Swedish Migration Era ; [ 2 ] and again in the 14th century as part of transitional armour , where it was also used to form cuisses and rerebraces .
Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.
The SW99O variant does not incorporate a de-cocking button as the other models do. The firearm is in a constant double-action mode, and the trigger has the same long heavy trigger pull as the SW99 in double action mode, and will reset as such with each cycle. This firearm can be compared to the P99 DAO/P990. [3]
Edo period samurai were in charge of internal security and would wear various types of kusari gusoku (chain armour) and shin and arm protection as well as forehead protectors . [ 26 ] Armour continued to be worn and used in Japan until the end of the samurai era ( Meiji era ) in the 1860s, with the last use of samurai armour happening in 1877 ...
A shin guard or shin pad is a piece of equipment worn on the front of an athlete's shin to protect it from injury. These are commonly used in sports including association football , baseball , ice hockey , field hockey , lacrosse , cricket and mountain bike trials .
Aselsan Man-Pack ESM/ELINT System ARES-2LC/T Manpack electronic signals intelligence system. [262] Aselsan PUHU The PUHU Manpack Direction Finding (DF) System has been developed by Aselsan to support tactical combat units in operational areas. [250] Aselsan PUHU 3-LT Electronic attack system integrated on Otokar Arma 6x6 vehicle. [263] [264]
Greaves was, with James John Lonsdale, joint author of A Letter to the Lord Chancellor, London, 1854, 8vo. [1] [21] Greaves was a man "of high legal attainments" [22] and was "known as a gentleman of great learning, ability, and research". [23] [24] Greaves was a "splendid polymath". [25] He was an antiquarian. [26]