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Steel Vambraces
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Steel Vambraces. These steel lower arm guards will go with a large range of period outfits and weapons. They are nicely formed and lined with leather. Vambraces come in a pair. Straps on the inner arm adjust to fit just about anyone. When the head and hands were protected by armor, the lower arm was one of the prime targets in swordplay. In many cases it was the only piece of armor worn, most often along with a mail shirt. Vambraces were first developed in the ancient world mainly by the Romans, but only formally named during the early 14th century, as part of a suit of plate. The vambraces were made of either leather, sometimes reinforced with longitudinal strips of hardened hide or metal, or from a single piece of worked steel and worn with other pieces of armor. Vambraces are usually called forearm guards, with or without separate couters or elbow guards. |
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