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The advantages of the demi-gaunt are that it allows better dexterity and is lighter than a full gauntlet, but the disadvantage is that the fingers are not as well protected. In a 2021-2022 a well-preserved and nearly-intact 14th-century gauntlet was discovered near Switzerland's Kyburg Castle. [2]
Side rivets allowed the gauntlet to be a flexible glove. [4] It is made of iron and was likely attached to an interior textile or leather glove. [1] [4] [3] Because the gauntlet shows evidence of creation by a skilled craftsman, and such armor was expensive, the gauntlet probably belonged to a member of the nobility or another person of high ...
14th: Forearm guard. May be solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing. Bracers made of leather were most commonly worn by archers to protect against snapping bowstrings. Developed in antiquity but named in the 14th century. 'Vambrace' may also sometimes refer to parts of armour that together cover the lower and upper arms ...
At the end of the 14th century, towards the end of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), even senior samurai often used lightweight dō-maru. [ 2 ] In the Kamakura period (1185–1333), the most simple style of armor called hara-ate ( 腹当 ) appeared, which protected only the front of the torso and the sides of the abdomen, and was worn by lower ...
Reduced plate armour, typically consisting of a breastplate, a burgonet, morion or cabasset and gauntlets, however, also became popular among 16th-century mercenaries, and there are many references to so-called munition armour being ordered for infantrymen at a fraction of the cost of full plate armour. This mass-produced armour was often ...
Gauntlet (glove), protective gloves used as a form of armor 14th-century gauntlet , a well-preserved and nearly-intact example found in Switzerland Running the gauntlet , a form of physical punishment
Early brigandines appeared towards the end of the 14th century, but survived beyond this transitional period between mail and plate, and came into even wider use in the 15th century, continuing into the 16th century. 15th-century brigandines are generally front-opening garments with the rivets arranged in triangular groups of three, while 16th ...
By the second half of the 14th century, the coat of plates became affordable enough to be worn by soldiers of lesser status, like the Gotland's militiamen or the urban militia of Paris. After being replaced by plate armour amongst the elite, similar garments could still be found in the 15th century, as the brigandine.