Pikeman glove
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Pikeman glove, elbow gauntlet, elbow gauntlets |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Persian Empire , armourers |
| Distribution: | Europe, India , Persian Empire |
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The pikeman gloves and elbow gauntlets are protective weapons from the Persian Empire. An Indian counterpart is known as the Bazu Band .
description
The pikemen's gloves are usually made of steel and chain armor . In contrast to the usual gauntlets , they are made much longer and protect the arm up to above the elbow . The hand area is worked like other gauntlets, the joints on the wrist are provided to offer better mobility. The armor that runs over the forearm is usually in two parts, it can be closed over the arm and then locked. In other versions such as the Perso-Indian Bazu Band (see picture info box) the splint on the inside of the forearm is shorter than the one on the top. The glove does not consist of plate armor , but of chain armor. These gloves, as well as the inside of the bracers, are often padded with a thick brocade fabric, and they are locked with leather straps. The European versions are often worn by pikemen , hence the name pikeman glove.
literature
- Charles John Ffoulkes: The Armourer and His Craft. Methuen, London 1912, p. 159 (Reprinted. Cosimo Inc., New York NY 2008, ISBN 978-1-60520-412-3 ).
- Harold L. Peterson: Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783. Unabridged republished edition, with a new introduction by Beverly A. Straube. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2000, ISBN 0-486-41244-X , p. 136.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 216-217.