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Limb armour consisting of strips of metal ("splints") are attached to a fabric (cloth or leather) backing ("foundation"). The splints are narrow metal strips arranged longitudinally, pierced for riveting or sewing to the foundation. Splint armour is most commonly found as greaves or vambraces.
Splint armour (also splinted armour, splint armor, or splinted armor) is armour consisting of strips of metal (splints) attached to a cloth or leather backing. It is most commonly found as limb armour such as greaves or vambraces.
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Where do we find splint armour most commonly? On the limbs, often forearms and shins, where it's even more important to minimise the weight than on the upper arms or thighs. Note the orientation of the splints along the limb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Suneate.JPG.
What's the current research on splint armour? I love the looks of European splint armor ( this set by u/LackFundsPleaseHelp is something I aspire to), like the time period and I will probably never again have a big forge to temper a full breastplate, but I definitely can forge and temper 50cm strips of steel.
Mail and plate armour (plated mail, plated chainmail, splinted mail/chainmail) is a type of mail with embedded plates. Armour of this type has been used in the Middle East, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Greater Iran, India, Eastern Europe, and Nusantara.
Historically, splint armor was usually leather backed, but there are archaeological finds of splint armor with cloth backing, particularly among the Japanese. Keep in mind, though, that splint armor was generally limited to limb armor, with greaves and vambraces being the most common components.
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