_Bilbo_, a small rapier. _Bill_, a weapon with scythe-like blade and six-foot shaft. _Billette_, F., see toggle. _Biro_, O.F., a dart, javelin, or arrow, =R=. _Bisacuta_, } the military pick or two-edged axe, _Bisague_, O.F., } XIII-XIV cent. _Bishop’s mantle_, a cape of mail. _Blacon_, O.F., a buckler or shield, =R=. _Blanc haubert_, Fr., coat of mail. _Blanchon_, O.F., a kind of pike, =R=. _Blank wafte_, Germ. see arme blanche. _Boetes_, boxes, =H=. _Bohordicum_, a burlesque joust in which sham lances (bohours) were used. _Bombarde_, an early form of ordnance resembling a mortar. _Bonbicinium_, see bascinet. _Bordon_, } _Bordonasse_, } a lance used for jousting. _Borto_, } _Boson_, an arrow with a blunt point. _Bossoirs_, the bosses on the peytral of a horse. _Botafogo_, Sp. see linstock. _Botta a_, It. } armour proof against sword, axe, or _Botte à_, Fr. } lance blow. _Botte cassée_, Fr., armour proof against all weapons, “high proof.” _Botton_, a button or buckle for fastening the gorget to the breast-piece. _Bouche_, the hole cut in the corner of the shield through which to point the lance; also the circular hole in the vamplate. _Boucles_, Fr. see genouillière. _Boudrier_, Fr. see bandolier. _Bougeran_, } buckram used for tournament armour. _Bougran_, } _Bougon_, } blunt-headed arrow for shooting game. _Boujon_, } _Bougeon_, } _Boujon_, } a crossbow quarrel, =R=. _Boulon_, } _Bourdonasse_, Fr. see bordon. _Bourlet_, Fr. a coif. _Bourlet_, Fr. the swell of the muzzle of a cannon. _Bourlette_, Fr. a mace. _Bourrelet, à_, Fr. a method of attaching two plates together sliding in burrs or slots. _Boutefeu_, Fr. linstock. _Bouterolle_, Fr. the chape of a sword. _Boutreaux_, Fr. the pendent strips of leather or fabric which decorated the horse-trappings of the XV-XVI cent., =G=. _Bracciale_, It. brassard. _Bracciaiuola_, It. a small shield with arm-guard and “sword-breaker” in one piece. _Bracciali_, It. see brassard. _Bracconnière_, Fr. see taces. _Bracelet_, Fr. the ring of metal which joined the vambrace to the rerebrace, the elbow-cop, =C=. _Bracer_, a leathern wrist-guard used by archers of the long-bow. _Bracheta_, O.It. } see brayette. _Braghetta_, } _Brandistocco_, It. a three-pronged spear, a swine-feather. _Braquemart_, a short, broad-bladed cutting sword. _Brasalot_, O.F. see elbow-cop. _Brassard_, the whole arm-defence, including vambrace, elbow-cop, and rerebrace. _Brasselet_, see bracer. _Bratspiess_, Germ. see ranseur. _Brayette_, O.F. for codpiece. _Brazale_, Sp. brassard. _Brechenmesser_, Germ. see falcione. _Brechränder_, Germ, neck-guards on the pauldrons. _Bretelles_, Fr. straps for joining breast and back pieces. _Briccola_, O.It. a tiller or crossbow to shoot stones or arrows, =F=.