Engineering:Elbow cop

Modern usage, normally used by the Society for Creative Anachronism for the term couter, it is the portion of armour which covers the elbow joints, usually integral to a complete arm harness. As part of a complete armour that covers the whole arm, it is known as a cannon. The term knee cop is also used to refer to the article of armour that covers just the knee, the correct historical term for this is poleyn.

External links

• http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/simple_knees_rainald/
• http://www.beautifuliron.com/images/DiagramGothicArmour1germanisches.JPG