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Splint armour, also referred to as splinted armour. Splint armour first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BCE. [1] Limb armor consisting of strips of metal, or splints, which are attached to a fabric or leather backing or covering. The splints are narrow metal strips arranged...
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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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. Contents. Description. Splint mail/splinted mail. See also. References. Bibliography. Description.
Laminar armour (from Latin language: laminae - layer), sometimes confusingly referred to as "banded mail", is an armour made from horizontal overlapping rows or bands of solid armour plates, as opposed to lamellar armour which is made from individual armor scales laced together to form a solid looking strip of armor.
Mail (chainmail, maille) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. Contents. 1 History. 2 Etymology. 3 Mail armour in Europe. 4 Mail armour in Asia. 4.1 Mail armour (kusari) in Japan. 5 Effectiveness. 6 Manufacture. 7 Modern uses. 7.1 Practical uses. 7.1.1 Stab-proof vests.
A rerebrace (sometimes known as an upper cannon[1]) is a piece of armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). Splint rerebraces were a feature of Byzantine armour in the Early Medieval period. The rerebrace seems to have re-emerged in England, in the early 14th century.[2]) As...
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, Ottoman Empire, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Greater Iran, India, Eastern Europe, Philippines and by the Moors.
