Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance) ca. 1490 Matthes Deutsch German The vamplate, for a lance used in the Scharfrennen (a joust fought on horseback with sharpened lances), has an upper plate designed to break away on impact, signaling to the judges and the audience a well-aimed Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance) 22282

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