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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Pushed, pushed |
| Use: | Type of armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Europe , Plattner |
| Distribution: | Europe, Orient, |
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The loader or "pushed" is a construction method that was used on various components and assemblies of armor . The drawers are divided into two versions:
- pushed up
The plates are superimposed with the sharply ground edges (for files) upwards.
- pushed down
The panels overlap with the edges down.
description
The design of "pushing" armor pieces arose around the 15th century. The first versions were developed earlier, but they do not fall under the attachments described here . These are known as “leather drawers” and served as a cushion between two overlapping armor rails . The shovels in use from the 15th century onwards are known as "iron shovels". The purpose of the development was to design the immovable parts of plate armor in such a way that better mobility was enabled for the person wearing the armor. The deficiencies of the previously existing leather drawers should be avoided here. The disadvantage of this earlier armor was that the plates did overlap, but the plates separated when moved and presented an opening that could be used for puncturing. The following parts were pushed constructed: neck portion of the helmet , neck protection, chin strap fastening, annular collar , shoulders , Armzeug , leg stuff , gauntlets , Hoguine , Tassets and iron shoes .
Emergence
The first batch of helmets were made around 1520 on versions of the iron hats worn by mercenary armies. In these, the fastenings to which the chin straps were attached consisted of small, pushed plates. In the 16th century the ring collar (armor collar) was created, the lower edge of which was pushed in to make it more comfortable to wear. This design was retained on the ring collar up to the point in time when armor was abandoned. Neck protection was attached to the Burgundy hoods (also known as Zischägge ) in the 16th century . Around 1560, when the balaclavas were in use, the face-protecting beards that were useful for this type of helmet were also constructed pushed in most versions .
The most important area where the Geschübe used were the armor and their sections. The armpits can be traced back to the 15th century. They existed on gauntlets around the 15th century, when the thumb areas were pushed in the Hentzen to give the thumb the freedom it needed to grip the weapons firmly . In the 16th century, all gauntlets in the finger, thumb and back of the hand were designed to be pushed. The high point in the manufacture of gauntlets was reached around 1570 when the palm of the hand was armored when pushed.
The armor were also from the 15th century Geschübe used. Crustaceans ( Latin: Crustacea) served as a model , from which the term “crayfish” for the first pushed-on breast armor comes from. In Italy the lower part of the lentner was replaced by a plate around 1380 , around 1430 it already consisted of two plates and, since it was made of two parts overlapping (shifted), formed the first pushed breastplate. In the 16th century, the thigh armor ( tassettes , leg pockets) were flexibly connected to the breast armor. These tassettes were also pushed to make the leg armor ( leg armor ) more mobile. In all of the leg witnesses that emerged around the 15th century, the closed thigh armor (dichlinge) was pushed slightly above the knee and around the knee joint. Due to these turrets , the leg armor was very mobile and the wearer could walk and ride almost without restrictions. This design lasted up to the later half and three-quarter armor, in which the thigh and lower leg armor were again manufactured and tightened separately. The gauntlets were also pushed in their different manifestations. With the half and three-quarter armor, the leg pockets run down to the knees and are pushed as a whole .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boeheim. Handbook of Armory. P. 62.
- ↑ Boeheim: Handbook of Arms. Pp. 38-60.
- ↑ Boeheim: Handbook of Arms. Pp. 80-86.
- ↑ Boeheim: Handbook of Arms. Pp. 111-121, 145-162.
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The historical development of the weapon system from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. (= Seemann's craft handbooks. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
- Auguste Demmin : The historical development of war weapons from the Stone Age to the invention of the needle gun. A handbook of armory. Seemann, Leipzig 1869.
- Leonid Tarassuk, Claude Blair (Eds.): The complete encyclopedia of arms & weapons. The most comprehensive reference work ever published on arms and armor. Bonanza Books, New York NY 1986, ISBN 978-0-517-48776-1 .