Defense for the Lower Left Forearm (Vambrace)

Unknown

ca. 1400–1425 · Steel · Arms and Armor

This piece is notable for the early presence of stop-ribs, the two curved struts riveted to the outer and inner plates. These were designed to stop the point of a weapon from sliding into a vulnerable joint or gap between the plates.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1400–1425

Medium

Steel

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928