Sabaton
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 Sabaton facts

• Fourteenth and fifteenth century sabatons typically end in a tapered point well past the actual toes of the wearer's foot, following fashionable shoe shapes of the fourteenth century
• Sabatons of the first half of sixteenth century end at the tip of the toe and may be wider than the actual foot
• They were the first piece of armour to be put on, and were made of riveted iron plates called lames
• At least in theory, French princes and dukes were allowed to have toes of Gothic sabatons 2
• 5 feet (0
• 76 m) long, lords (barons and higher) 2 feet long and gentry only 1-foot (0
• 30 m) long
• The sabaton was not commonly used by knights or men at arms fighting on foot
• Instead, many would simply wear leather shoes or boots
• Heavy or pointy metal footwear would severely hinder movement and mobility on the ground, particularly under wet or muddy conditions