Historic armor -under -game -fantasy -anime -modern -car -tank -motorcycle -food -case -vape1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Gauntlet – This was the armour to defend the hand, which evolved out of a chain mail mitten. Helmet - Crucial for taking and deflecting critical blows to the head, helmets often only left a thins lit for the knight to see through. To protect these around the armpit a knight would wear a pair of these mini shields. Vambrace – These tubular parts of the suit of armour were lightweight and provided much-needed arm defence.īesagew – To aid mobility in combat, full suits of armour left gaps around joints. ![]() Parts of a suit of armourīreastplate – Ornate with elaborate designs common throughout the 15th Century, the breastplate was fashioned out of hardened steel to deflect blows. In fact, as guns became more and more widespread, the plate mail armour was increasingly phased-out due to its inability to stop fired rounds, ending up by the 17th Century reduced to purely ceremonial roles and historical re-enactments. This trend became much more common after the style of wearing a cloth surcoat over suits of armour phased out at the end of the 14th Century, allowing knights to show-off their power in the form of ornate decoration.Įncased within plate armour such as this, a knight was only vulnerable to powerful steel crossbows and, due to the rapid increase in gunpowder technology during the 16th Century, handguns and muskets. Kings, princes, dignitaries and successful knights often commissioned armour personally, and these suits were often inlaid with personalized etchings or engravings. The Italian style was referred to as ‘Milanese’ – due to the armour smiths’ proximity to Milan – and was more decorative and lighter than their German counterparts. German sets of armour, such as the one featured here, were referred to as ‘Gothic’ in style and featured brutal, jagged lines and pointed tips. There were two centres of armour production during the middle ages, the south of Germany and the north of Italy. ![]()
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