Arm Harness “Tristan”
Article- Area of usageSports
- Area of coverageForearm, elbow, half of the shoulder
- RegionEurope
- Period of usage14-15 century
- Weight
- Area of usageSports
- Area of coverageForearm, elbow, half of the shoulder
- RegionEurope
- Period of usage14-15 century
- Weight
Plate arm harness “Tristan” – our development, used by many fighters of national teams in foot fight. For jousting we recommend using plate arm harness with elbow which protects inner part of the joint.
Plate arm harness “Tristan” – our development, used by many fighters of national teams in foot fight. For jousting we recommend using plate arm harness with elbow which protects inner part of the joint.
Description
This is historic stylization for full-contact medieval fight, based on the plate arm protection from Churburg. Pay attention that the bracers do not have loops. It makes the product less expensive and more importantly, even if the strap on the bracer gets cut down, protection will stay on the arm.
This plate armor is our workshop’s development. We created it based on medieval ones adding some our solutions. But introducing our elements we stand by the main rule – in medieval times these innovations would be appropriate and could be produced.
Plate arm harness has pretty standard assembly. On the movable rivets the “transition” parts are attached to the elbow. Bracers and biceps are attached on these parts. On the edge of the biceps and on the inside of the elbow there’s forge-rolling. In general, shape of the bracers repeats the shape of the person’s forearm. Not exactly, as the hand needs to move and the muscles enlarge while strained. That is why we adjust the harness more loosely to the body.
For the full arm protection you should wear shoulders. You can use plate shoulders “Tristan” or others with the same principle. With such protection you can withstand load of hits and don’t get traumatized. The main thing to remember is that the harness does not provide 100% protection. Try to block the hits with shield or weapon, choose the right stand and avoid hits in the inner part of elbow.
If you are interested in sports aspect of this hobby, such plate arm protection will work for you perfectly. But if you are reenactor to the core of your soul, pay more attention to the plate arm harness “Churburg”.