Faulds (armour)

For the 1944 explosion at RAF Fauld (Staffordshire), see RAF Fauld Explosion.

Newly made replica faulds

Breastplate with faulds attached below

Faulds are a piece of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. They take the form of bands of metal surrounding both legs, potentially surrounding the entire hips in a form similar to a skirt.

External links

Cleveland Museum of Art glossary of arms and armour

Components of medieval armour

Head	Armet Barbute Bascinet Burgonet Cervelliere Enclosed helmet Close helmet Great helm Frog mouth Hounskull Lobster tail pot Mail coif Morion Nasal helmet Sallet Spangenhelm Kettle hat

Face	Visor Falling buffe

Neck	Aventail Bevor Gorget Pixane

Torso	Breastplate Brigandine Cuirass Culet Pauncer Plackart Fauld Hauberk Codpiece Lance rest Coat of plates Jack of plate

Arms	Ailette Besagew Couter Gauntlet Pauldron Rerebrace Spaulder Vambrace

Legs	Bases Chausses Cuisses Greave Poleyn Sabaton Schynbald Tasset

Pieces	Gousset Lame Rondel

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