_Guyders_, straps to fasten the various pieces that went to make up the suit of plate armour, also gussets.
_Gynours_, the servers of catapults and the like siege engines.
_Hake, demi-hake_, O.E. the former an arquebus, the latter a short firearm, XVI cent.
{ a long-shafted weapon with crescent-shaped blade on one _Halebarde_, { side and a hook or spur on the other, surmounted _Halbert_, { by a spear-head; sometimes found with double blade, _Harlbart_, { XV and XVI cent.
_Hand and half sword_, see bastard sword.
_Hansart_, O.F. a missile weapon of the javelin order, =R=.
_Harnischekappe_, Germ. the padded cap worn under the tilting-helm.
_Harthstake_, a rake or poker for the forge.
_Haubergeon_, } short { shirt of chain mail, XI to XII cent. _Hauberk_, } long {
_Haulse-col_, } Fr. see gorget. _Hausse-col_, }
_Hausecol de mailes_, Fr. see standard of mail.
_Haustement_, Fr. a close-fitting undergarment to which the hose and the chausses were fastened with points.
_Haute cloueure_, Fr. high-proof armour, especially mail.
_Heaume_, a heavy helm without movable visor and only an eye-slit or occularium, mostly used for tilting.
_Hinterfluge_, Germ. the back-plate of the pauldron.
_Holy-water sprinkle_, a shaft of wood fitted with an iron spike-studded ball, XVI cent.
_Hosting harness_, armour for war as distinct from that of the joust.
_Hufken_, a light head-piece worn by archers, XVI cent.
_Huque_, long surcoat worn over the armour, XV cent.
_Huvette_, Fr. a head-piece of leather or cloth stiffened with wicker or metal, XIV cent.
_Jack_, a loose-fitting tunic of leather, either quilted or reinforced with plates of metal or horn.
_Jamboys_, skirts of plate, XVI cent., see bases.
_Jarnac, Brassard à la_, a jointless arm-piece of plate reaching from shoulder to wrist.
_Jarnac, Coup de_, a cut on the back of the leg or a “hamstringing cut.”
_Jazerant_, body-armour made of small plates, of the brigandine type.
_Kamm_, Germ. the crest or ridge of the helmet as distinct from the heraldic crest.
_Kehlstück_, Germ. the neck-plate in the front of an armet.
_Kettyl-hat_, a wide-brimmed steel war-hat, XIV cent.
_Knee-cops_, { knee-defences of plate, first worn _Kniebuckel_, Germ. { over chain-mail chaussons, and _Kniestück_, Germ. { afterwards with complete plate armour.