armorers
Military equipment craftspeople
Armorers are people who make, repair, or maintain armor and weapons.
Historically, armorers crafted suits of armor and bladed weapons for knights and soldiers.
In modern military contexts, an armorer maintains and repairs firearms and other weapons systems.
Film and theater armorers handle weapons on set, ensuring safety during productions involving guns or swords.
Metal-shaping block
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
tempering · quenching · grindstone · workbench · riveting · polishing · etching · engraving
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
titanium · leather · mail · chainmail · plate · alloy · ingot · rivets
Metal torso protection
- helmetProtective head covering
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
- greavesFried fat residue
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
vambrace · pauldron · sabaton · hauberk · gorget · brigandine · shield · visor
anvil
Metal-shaping block
bellows · tempering · quenching · grindstone · workbench · riveting · polishing · etching · engraving · filigree
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
brass · titanium · leather · mail · chainmail · plate · alloy · ingot · rivets · buckles
breastplate
Metal torso protection
cuirass · vambrace · pauldron · sabaton · hauberk · gorget · brigandine · shield · visor · plackart
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
Byzantine · Ottoman · Persian · Mughal · crusader · gladiator · legionnaire · knight · shogunate · Toledo
weapons
Tools for fighting
crossbows · muskets · cavalry · infantry · knights · soldiers · garrison · regiment · arsenal · quartermaster
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- gun culturehunters, collectors, target shooters, gunsmiths, reloaders
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
- tradesmenwelders, machinists, carpenters, plumbers, electricians
armorerswarriors
People engaged in battle
soldiers · combatants · fighters · knights · men-at-arms