_Pheon_, a barbed javelin used by the sergeant-at-arms. _Picca_, It. see pike. _Picière_, Fr. see peytral. _Pieces of advantage_, reinforcing pieces for the joust. _Pied de biche_, Fr. see goat’s-foot lever. _Pied de chèvre_, a crowbar. _Pike_, a long-shafted weapon used by footmen only. It had a lance-like head, and was shod at the butt-end with iron for fixing in the ground to receive cavalry, XIV-XVIII cent. _Pike-guard_, a ridge of metal set upright on the pauldrons, on the left side, erroneously called pasguard. _Pile_, the head of the arrow. _Pistolese_, a large dagger or knife, =F=. _Pizane_, Fr. breastplate. _Placard_, } a reinforcing breastplate, XVI-XVII cent. _Placcate_, } _Plater_, the maker of armour plates as distinct from the armourer who made up the plates into armour. _Platner_, Germ. armourer. _Plastron_, the upper portion of the cuirass when it is formed of two pieces. _Plastron-de-fer_, a defence of plate, usually circular, worn on the breast under or over the hauberk. _Plates, Pair of_, back and breast plates, XIV-XV cent. _Platine_, Fr. the lock of a firelock. _Plommée_, Fr. a leaden mace; also holy-water sprinkler. _Poignard_, a dagger. _Poinçon_, the stamp or trade-mark of the armourer. _Points_, laces for securing the gussets of mail to the undergarment, and also the lambrequin to the helm. _Poire_, Fr. a pear-shaped button through which the laces passed that held the shield to the left breast, XVI cent. _Poitrel_, breast-armour for a horse. _Poldermitton_, a defence for the inner bend of the right arm, used in the joust. _Pole-axe_, a long-shafted axe with beak and spear point. _Poleynes_, see knee-cops, XIII-XIV cent. _Polion_, some part of the crossbow. _Pommel_, the finishing knob of the sword-grip; also the fore peak of the saddle. _Pompes_, see poleynes. _Pontale_, the chape of a sword or dagger; also the tag on an arming-point or lance, =F=. _Porte-panache_, Fr. the plume-holder on the helmet. _Posolino_, It. see croupière. _Pot_, a broad-brimmed helmet worn by pikemen, XVII cent. _Poulaine, À la_, sollerets with extremely pointed toes, XIV cent. _Pourpoint_, a padded and quilted garment of leather or linen. _Pourpointerie_, quilted material with metal studs at the intersection of the quilting seams. _Pryke-spur_, a spur with a single point and no rowel. _Pugio_, } It. a small dagger. _Pugnale_, } _Pully-pieces_, } see poleynes. _Putty-pieces_, } _Pusane_, } see pizane. _Puzane_, } Q _Quadrelle_, It. a small mace with leaf-like projections, also quarrel. _Quarrel_, the bolt or projectile used with the crossbow. _Quetyll_, O.E. a knife. _Queue_, a projecting hook on the back-piece of the cuirass to take the butt-end of the lance when held in rest. _Quijotes_, Sp. see cuisse. _Quillions_, the cross-hilt of the sword. R