Couter
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The couter is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour
. Initially just a curved piece of metal
, as plate armor progressed the couter became an articulated joint.
Plate armour
Plate armour is a historical type of personal armour made from iron or steel plates.While there are early predecessors such the Roman-era lorica segmentata, full plate armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of...
. Initially just a curved piece of metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
, as plate armor progressed the couter became an articulated joint.