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2. 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.

3. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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   Guard of vambrace: An additional layer of armour that goes over cowter, in which case it is proper to speak of the lower cannon of the vambrace which is the forearm guard, and the upper cannon of vambrace which is the rerebrace. Leg: Chausses: Mail hosen, either knee-high or covering the whole leg. Poleyn: 13th

4. 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.

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 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 ...

7. Forearm (firearm component) - Wikipedia

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   The wood forearm of a Browning BLR. In firearms, the forearm (also known as the fore-end/forend, handguard or forestock) is a section of a gunstock between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used as a gripping surface to hold the gun steady and is usually made out of heat-insulating material such as wood or reinforced plastic.