VEMBRACES

[garrelt]

Yes Matt

From that Period on there is some clear evidence of Splinted protection.
What is also a little bit strange is that there is evidence of lower leg guard(s), written and Archaeological, from the whole Roman era but so little from protecting the lower arm/hand.
This is also strange because the bones in the lower leg are almost the same length as those from the lower arm, so a lower leg guard could easily be fitted to the lower arm.
There are more scratches of weapon contact on my Vambraces than on my lower leg guard.
Same goes for my metal Manica that I use as a Gladiator.
And yes my main defensive weapon is my shield, big or small.
But in a full battle with about 400 fighters on the field things can happen.
After Wolin my weapon hand protective glove had to be repaired after being in contact with a 2 handed axe and my lamella needs a complete rebuild.
A lot of the Rawhide, which hold the plates together, was broken due to the impact force of the fighting.