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  2. Manica (armguard) - Wikipedia

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    A manica (Latin: manica, "sleeve"; [1] Greek: χεῖρες, kheires, "sleeves") was a type of iron or copper-alloy laminated arm guard with curved, overlapping metal segments or plates fastened to leather straps worn by ancient and late antique heavy cavalry, infantry, and gladiators.

  3. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Plate that covers the section of upper arm from elbow to area covered by shoulder armour. Besagew: Circular plate that covers the armpit, typically worn with spaulders. See also rondel. Vambrace or lower cannon (of vambrace) 14th: Forearm guard. May be solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing.

  4. Vambrace - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Bracer - Wikipedia

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    A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm. It protects the archer's forearm against injury by accidental whipping from the bowstring or the fletching of the arrow while shooting , and also prevents the loose sleeve from ...

  6. Ancient Greek military personal equipment - Wikipedia

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    Paintings of Ancient Macedonian soldiers, arms, and armaments, from the tomb of Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki in Greece, 4th century BC. The primary weapon that was used by Greek troops was a two-to-three meter spear with a leaf-shaped blade at one end and a short spike at the other known as the doru.

  7. Ancient Roman military clothing - Wikipedia

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    Lorica manica (arm guards) Lorica plumata (a form of scale armour resembling feathers) Lorica segmentata (segmented armour) Lorica squamata (scale armour) Lorica musculata (muscle armour) Pteruges, perhaps mostly for senior ranks, formed a defensive skirt of leather or multi-layered fabric (linen) strips or lappets worn dependant from the ...

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