Culet (armour)

Piece of plate armour protecting the buttocks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Culet (armour)

A culet (also spelled culette) is a piece of plate armour consisting of small, horizontal lames that protect the small of the back or the buttocks.[1] Usually a skirt of chain mail or a mail brayette was worn underneath.[2]

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The lower section of this armour is the culet.
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The lower section of this armour is the hoguine.

This armour was also referred to as a garde de rein[3] or garde rein,[4][2] or hoguine.[5]

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