Arm Armor “Landskneht”
Article- Area of usage:reenactment
- Area of coverage:arm protection
- Region:Europe
- Period of usage:16th century
- Weight:around 5000 g.
- Area of usage:reenactment
- Area of coverage:arm protection
- Region:Europe
- Period of usage:16th century
- Weight:around 5000 g.
The arm protection which was quite widespread in Germany of the 16th century. There’s the protection for the wrist, but without thumbs.
The arm protection which was quite widespread in Germany of the 16th century. There’s the protection for the wrist, but without thumbs.
Description
Such protection was in mass production for the German infantry of the 16th century. Often the steel was not even polished. There’s the protection for the wrist, but without thumbs. On the bracers there’s the cutout, most likely its function was to slide the wrist plates up in the bracer, allowing the hands move freely for everyday business.
Examples from museum
Here is how the armor “Landskneht” looks like on the guy on the left
