Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance), ca. 1490, Landshut, German, Landshut, Steel, H. 16 3/8 in. ( cm); W. 11 3/8 in. ( cm

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Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance), ca. 1490, Landshut, German, Landshut, Steel, H. 16 3/8 in. ( cm); W. 11 3/8 in. ( cm), Shafted Weapons, 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 hit

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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