Vambrace
Vambraces (sometimes known as lower cannons in the Middle Ages) are "tubular" or "gutter" defenses for the forearm, developed first in the ancient world mainly by the Romans, but only formally named during the early 14th century, as part of a suit of
plate armour. They were made of either
leather, sometimes reinforced with longitudinal strips of hardened hide or metal (a crafting method named "
splinted armour"), or from a single piece of worked steel and worn with other pieces of
armour. Vambraces are generally called forearm guards, with or without separate
couters.
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vambrace
Noun
1. cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
(synonym) lower cannon
(hypernym) cannon
(part-holonym) body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
Vambrace
(n.)
The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Vambrace
"tubular" or "gutter" defenses for the forearm, developing first during the 14th century. During the whole
transitional period , many materials were experimented with
leather, sometimes reinforced with longitudinal strips;
iron; with or without separate
couters. Generally laced directly to the underlying
mail, by 1335 in England the mail was reduced and the
vambrace was attached to the couter via
lames and
rivets (see
arm harness). The use of iron was essentially introduced at that time.
Splinted vambraces were popular in Germany and in Italy during the whole of the 14th century, featuring heavy, possibly tooled leather and reinforced with longitudinal strips of metal. (Blair p. 64)
vambrace
Eng: vambrace
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