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A left-arm vambrace; the bend would be placed at the knight's elbow An ornate German (16th century) vambrace made for Costume Armor. Vambraces (French: avant-bras, sometimes known as lower cannons in the Middle Ages) or forearm guards are tubular or gutter defences for the forearm worn as part of a suit of plate armour that were often connected to gauntlets.
A left-arm vambrace; the bend would be placed at the knight's elbow. David Bell, writing in Mallorn, analyses the battle, concluding that "the Captains of the West were lucky", as Napoleon had reportedly asked that his generals should be. He notes that if Aragorn had been late, the battle would have been lost.
Arm: Couter or cowter: Plate that guards the elbow. Eventually became articulated. May be covered by guard of vambrace (see below). Spaulder: Bands of plate that cover the shoulder and part of upper arm but not the armpit. Pauldron: 15th: Covers the shoulder (with a dome shaped piece called a shoulder cop), armpit and sometimes the back and ...
German King Günther von Schwarzburg with splinted bracers and greaves. Splint armour (also splinted armour, splint armor, or splinted armor) is armour consisting of strips of metal ("splints") attached to a cloth or leather backing.
Left greave of a Greek Hoplite. This example has elaborate decoration in repoussé (a technique in which metal is impressed from the rear to form a raised design), including a lion's face over the knee and lines emphasizing the calf muscles. Tiny holes lining the top and bottom edges secured a fabric lining and leather straps.
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French close helmet of the later split-visor type, c. 1555–1560. The close helmet or close helm is a type of combat helmet that was worn by knights and other men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance eras.