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Armour
Armour
Q: In a suit of armour, which part of the body is protected by the … ?
A:
Bas(c)inet, sallet, armet or morion
Head
Visor
Face
Gorget
Throat
Haute piece
Shoulder / neck
Pauldron
Breast / shoulder
Rerebrace
Upper arm
Couter
Elbow
Vambrace
Lower arm
Gauntlet
Hand
Culet
Buttocks
Cuisse
Thigh
Poleyn
Knee
Greave
Lower leg (shin)
Sabaton
Foot
The biggest suit of armour in the Royal Armouries collection was made for an
Elephant
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