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A '''rerebrace''' is a defence for the upper arm. It might be attached to the [[couter]] and [[vambrace]] to form an ''arm harness'' and this arrangement might be referred to as a [[vambrace]]. |
A '''rerebrace''' is a defence for the upper arm. It might be attached to the [[couter]] and [[vambrace]] to form an ''arm harness'' and this arrangement might be referred to as a [[vambrace]]. The first rerebraces appear in the early part of the [[14th century]]. |
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A modern term for this piece of [[armour]] is the upper cannon of the [[vambrace]] |
A modern term for this piece of [[armour]] is the upper cannon of the [[vambrace]] |
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[[category:armour]][[category:full harness]][[category:14th century]][[Category:artefact (medieval)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 9 June 2006
A rerebrace is a defence for the upper arm. It might be attached to the couter and vambrace to form an arm harness and this arrangement might be referred to as a vambrace. The first rerebraces appear in the early part of the 14th century.
A modern term for this piece of armour is the upper cannon of the vambrace
