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Protection for calf and shin. - One type of
buturlik is shown here. This was a kind of ponozhi, protection for the calf or shins. There were
three kinds of such shin and calf protection armor. This was also called a
burulik. The word is of Turkic origin and the armor was used by Mongols
and Tatars. One type was made of three long pieces connected with metal rings
so that the assembly protected the whole leg from ankle to knee. The second was
composed of one, wide plate in front and two narrow plates to each side. The
third was made of only one piece and protected the outside, exposed side of the
calf. It was held in place by leather straps around the leg. In Western Europe
such armor was known from ancient times under the term, greaves.
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