Renaissance
Further information: Maximilian armour and Gendarme (historical)Renaissance-era Maximilian armour was typically denoted by fluting and decorative etching, as opposed to the plainer finish on 15th-century white armour. This era also saw the use of closed helms, as opposed to the 15th-century-style sallets and barbutes.
A Renaissance-era full suit of plate armour would have consisted of a helmet, a gorget (or bevor), pauldrons (or spaulders), couters, vambraces, gauntlets, a cuirass (back and breastplate) with a fauld, tassets and a culet, a mail skirt, cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons. A complete suit of plate armour made from well-tempered steel would weigh around 20 kg (44 pounds). The wearer of such a suit remains highly agile, able to move freely, jump and run, the weight being well spread over the body
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