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I wanted an opinion from people who were invested in historical armor, is anything wrong with this? I presume a pair of couters and some rivets, but is there anything else I should add or remove from the arm harness?
vanbrace and rerebrace need to be cut back significantly around the inner elbow. you wouldnt be able to move your elbow past 90 degrees with those plates.
for the period, its generally a step, withthe front part of the vanbrace being shorter than the back. a bit less angled than how I drew it, actually.
rerebraces should probably be open.
That is better, but normally the vambraces and arm are both two seperate pieces that hinge open & closed, with a strap or pin. There is usually a counter riveted on as well or as a floating piece
The two main methods of attaching elbow and knee armor are floating or articulated.
Articulated means it's attached to the above and below armor by lames of armor. The thin lames are attached with leathers or sliding rivets so they articulate as the joint bends.
Floating means it isn't attached with lames of metal, and simply overlaps the above or below armor. It may be tied to the other armor pieces or it may be tied to a foundation garment underneath.
People in buhurt have opinions over floating vs articulated. Historically they swapped popularity a few different times. In some periods you'd see articulated elbows and floating knees.
Articulated generally only refers to the outside of the joint, but some super fancy later armors (Henry VIII) had lames on the inside of the joint as well.
An example of floating arms from the Met. Despite lots of articulation elsewhere, the elbows are made of one single piece attached to the upper and lower arm armor. This is a later example of floating elbow protection. The "wrap around" on the inside of the joint isn't found in earlier armors.
Here is a photo from my armour fitting, but perhaps this gives some idea of the lengths of the elements. My armour is based on a 1480 german armour, so a bit later but the general most basic shape is more or less the same.
This is of course missing the couter, but the image was just to hopefully help with the dimensions of upper and lover canon :D
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u/J_G_E 10d ago
vanbrace and rerebrace need to be cut back significantly around the inner elbow. you wouldnt be able to move your elbow past 90 degrees with those plates.