Couter
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Large couter(The left couter on this armour has large wings to protect the inside of the arm.)[1] |
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Smaller couter(The right couter here is smaller.)[2]
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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.
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