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Splinted-brigg arms with Elbows - HMB

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This pair of 14th Century banded arms in the splint style are complete with steel banded leather vambrace, and rearbrace with solid steel elbow cop and fan plate that offers the best movement and arm protection for re-enactors. Made from 1 tempered sping steel.

These pair of banded legs have been made to suit these 14thC arms.

Length Overall: 520mm (20.5") ~ 580mm (22.75")
Upper Arm circumference: 400mm (15.75")
Elbow Diameter: up to 140mm (5")
Lower Arm circumference: 400mm (15.75")
Wrist to Elbow Length: 200mm (8")
Elbow to top of Rerebrace Length: 300mm (11.75")
Because the braces are tied to the elbow, the overall length is adjustable, and could easily be shortened by up to 100mm.
Weight: 3.2kg (pair)

Combat Rating: 10 out of 10


Arm protection


Historical Sources: Brigandine-and-splint arm protection appeared as an alternative to plate armor due to the fact that plate protection for limbs could be made not by every blacksmith. But everyone could rivet, in the "along the bone" direction, metal strips (splints) to leather vambraces, thus creating splint protection for limbs. Such protection was supplemented with metal elbow pads and gloves of similar or plate type. Due to the fact that this type of protection was less stiff than plate protection, blacksmiths did their best to ensure the splint protection looked nice, usually decorating it with rivets. A curious thing is that splint vambraces were known in Europe before the XIVth century, but in the time of Dark Ages they disappeared for centuries. Only when plate protection appeared they returned as an alternative. At the same time, splint vambraces remained in use in the Byzantine Empire and the East.

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