Couter
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A couter of an Austrian imperial armour, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
The couter (also spelled "cowter") is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour. Initially just a curved piece of metal, as plate armor progressed the couter became an articulated joint. Couters were popular by the 1320s.Template:Sfn
In fighting reenactment groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism, a couter/cowter is often called an elbow cop.Template:Citation needed