Cuisse “15th century”
Article- Area of usage:reenactment and sports
- Area of coverage:thigh and knee joint
- Region:Europe
- Period of usage:15th century
- Area of usage:reenactment and sports
- Area of coverage:thigh and knee joint
- Region:Europe
- Period of usage:15th century
This is a stylization. The ribs on the guardrail of the knee are borrowed from the Museum of Arts of Philadelphia, the example for the main part is a plate leg armor from Army Museum in Paris.
This is a stylization. The ribs on the guardrail of the knee are borrowed from the Museum of Arts of Philadelphia, the example for the main part is a plate leg armor from Army Museum in Paris.
Description
The plate cuisse has a complicated structure: the upper parts are assembled on the sliding rivets, the main detail has a triangle rolling, the side part is opened with the two ornamented loops. The side guardrail on the plate knee has hardened ribs. The vertical rib comes through the whole thigh.
The general geometry is specific for the European plate leg armor. And whereas the plate cuisse “Tristan” are made to be quite simple, here we have not only functionality, but elegance as well.