Half armor

Half armor of Sir John Smythe, England around 1585

As half Harnisch also half Harnisch , Pikenierharnisch is a supported by infantry officers on foot or on horseback Armor type of 16th century called. The designs that were specially made for riders are known as Küriss .

description

The half armor consisted of an open or closed balaclava , chest without arming hooks , back, armor , collar with armpits or symmetrical shoulders, mittens or gloves and "pushed" lap (thigh armor ) with or without knee tiles (disc-shaped knee armor).

Facilitating variety without Armzeuge is the slavish half Harnisch , of the simple foot-soldiers and the urban vigilante was in use. Its parts included an open balaclava, an armpit collar , a chest without arm hooks, a back and laps. Towards the end of the 16th century, the servant half-armor changed through minor modifications to the pikeman armor of the southern German type, which the imperial - Habsburg pikemen wore until the 1640s.

Typology

The half-armor is a collective name for protective weapons within the group of armaments that are used to cover the body. Subgroups of harnesses have developed in different time periods, cultures and usage-related. In particular, the following are known:

• Half armor a group of armor used by foot soldiers and horsemen.
  • Heavy pikeman armor is a variant of the half-Harish used by foot soldiers.
  • Küriss a variant of the half armor for cavalry.
  • Cuirass a variant that only protected the chest and stomach area.

Examples of other prehistoric, ancient, medieval and early modern armaments:

• Textile armor
• Leather armor
• Bell armor
• Flap armor
• Muscle armor
• Lamellar armor
• Scale armor
• Chain armor
• Rail or clasp armor
• Brigantine
• Record skirt
• Plate armor
• Piercing and racing gear
• Japanese armor ( Yoroi )
• Step armor made of silk ( Mongolian warfare )

Especially since the late Middle Ages , plate armor that was suitable for a specific use emerged, see: Types of plate armor .

literature

• Deutsches Historisches Museum, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation 962 to 1806: Old Empire and New States 1495 to 1806 , Sandstein Verlag, 2006, ISBN 9783937602622
• Wendelin Boeheim, Handbook of Arms , Nachdr. D. Ed. Leipzig 1890, Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, page 161, ISBN 978-3-201-00257-8
• Beaufort-Spontin , Christian: Harness and weapon of Europe. Military equipment in the 17th century . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich 1982 ISBN 3-7814-0209-6
• Kühnel, Harry (Ed.): Picture dictionary of clothing and armor . Kröner, Stuttgart 1992 ISBN 3-520-45301-0
• Thomas, Bruno / Gamber, Ortwin: The Innsbruck art of platters . Exhibition catalog of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1954

See also

• Plate armor