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Covers the lower leg, front and back, made from a variety of materials, but later most often plate. Cuisse: Plate that cover the thighs, made of various materials depending upon period. Sabaton or solleret: Covers the foot, often mail or plate. Tasset or tuille: Bands hanging from faulds or breastplate to protect the upper legs. Various ...
Because most leg armor had to be pulled on from the foot, rather than snapped on such as a breastplate, a chausse might have been considered to be worn on the foot. Steel shin plates called schynbalds came into use during the mid-13th century. [8] Unlike greaves, schynbalds protected only the front of the lower leg. These early plate additions ...
The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. [1] Greaves were used to counteract this.
Medieval armor often offered protection for all of the limbs, including metal boots for the lower legs, gauntlets for the hands and wrists, and greaves for the legs. Today, protection of limbs from bombs is provided by a bombsuit .
Italian cuisse, circa 1450. Cuisses (/ k w ɪ s /; / k w i s /; French:) are a form of medieval armour worn to protect the thigh. [1] The word is the plural of the French word cuisse meaning 'thigh'.
Fragments of segmented iron armor have been found at Pergamon and dated to the early 1st century BCE, albeit it is uncertain if they formed part of a limb armor or a cuirass. [7] [8] Fragments of the upper cuisse (thigh-guard) of an iron manica for the leg have been found in the excavations at Gamla, dated to the second half of the 1st century BCE.
Such armor was quite expensive due to the cost of materials, such as iron wire, and the time and skill required for its manufacture. As a result, common foot soldiers were rarely equipped with it. By the mid-12th century, hauberks had expanded to include longer sleeves and more protection for the legs. [13]
Chaps (/ ˈ ʃ æ p s / or / ˈ tʃ æ p s /) are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over pants with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers, they have no seat (the term "assless chaps" is a tautology ) and are not joined at the crotch.