Culet (armour)

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A culet is a piece of plate armour consisting of small, horizontal lamés that protect the small of the back or the buttocks.

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Components of medieval armour
Head
Armet · Barbute · Bascinet · Hounskull · Burgonet · Cervelliere · Close helm · Great helm · Mail coif · Nasal Helm · Sallet · Spangenhelm
Visor · Falling buffe · Nossel
Neck
Torso
Brigandine · Cuirass · Culet · Fauld · Hauberk · Codpiece · Lance rest
Arms
Legs
Chausses · Cuisses · Greave · Poleyn · Sabaton · Schynbald · Tasset
Tonnlets · Bases (both used for tournament)
Component pieces


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